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{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
Name = Euphoria Morning |
Type = [[Album]] |
Artist = [[Chris Cornell]] |
Cover = ChrisCornell-EuphoriaMorning.jpg |
Released = [[September 21]], [[1999]] |
Recorded = 1998–1999 |
Genre = [[Alternative rock]] |
Length = 50:55 |
Label = [[Interscope]] |
Producer = [[Chris Cornell]], Natasha Shneider & Alain Johannes |
Reviews =
*[[Allmusic]] {{rating-5|4}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:zrfm96oohep1 link]
* ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' {{rating-5|3.5}} [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/chriscornell/albums/album/117330/review/5944598/euphoria_morning link]
*''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' (B+) [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,270851,00.html link]
*''[[Q (magazine)|Q magazine]]'' {{Rating-5|3}} <small>10/99, p.117</small>
*[[Robert Christgau]] (C+) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=chris+cornell link]
*''[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]'' {{Rating-5|3}} <small>10/99, p.77</small> |
Last album = |
This album = '''''Euphoria Morning''''' <br /> (1999) |
Next album = ''[[Chris Cornell: Unplugged in Sweden|Unplugged In Sweden]]'' <br /> (2006)|
}}
'''''Euphoria Morning''''' is the first solo album released by [[Chris Cornell]]. It was released [[September 21]] [[1999]] through [[A&M Records]]. While a large success critically, it did not sell nearly as well as Cornell's albums with [[Soundgarden]]. It is Cornell's only album between the split of [[Soundgarden]] until he joined members of [[Rage Against the Machine]] in forming [[Audioslave]]. "Can't Change Me" was nominated for "Best Male Rock Vocal Performance" at the 2000 [[Grammy]] Awards. During his 2007 solo tour, Cornell stated that "Wave Goodbye" was written as a tribute to [[Jeff Buckley]], who drowned in 1997. "Flutter Girl" was an outtake from ''[[Superunknown]]'', the 1994 Soundgarden album. ''Euphoria Morning'' sold over 75,000 copies in its first week of release and eventually sold 343,000 copies in the U.S. alone.
==Track listing==
{| class="wikitable"
! #
! Song
! Length
! Credits
|-
|01
|"[[Can't Change Me]]"
|<center>3:23</center>
|[[Chris Cornell]]
|-
|02
|"[[Flutter Girl]]"
|<center>4:25</center>
|[[Chris Cornell|Cornell]], [[Alain Johannes|Johannes]], [[Natasha Shneider|Shneider]]
|-
|03
|"[[Preaching the End of the World]]"
|<center>4:41</center>
|[[Chris Cornell]]
|-
|04
|"Follow My Way"
|<center>5:10</center>
|[[Chris Cornell|Cornell]], [[Alain Johannes|Johannes]], [[Natasha Shneider|Shneider]]
|-
|05
|"When I'm Down"
|<center>4:20</center>
|[[Chris Cornell]]
|-
|06
|"Mission"
|<center>4:05</center>
|[[Chris Cornell|Cornell]], [[Alain Johannes|Johannes]], [[Natasha Shneider|Shneider]]
|-
|07
|"Wave Goodbye"
|<center>3:43</center>
|[[Chris Cornell]]
|-
|08
|"Moonchild"
|<center>4:02</center>
|[[Chris Cornell]]
|-
|09
|"Sweet Euphoria"
|<center>3:08</center>
|[[Chris Cornell]]
|-
|10
|"Disappearing One"
|<center>3:48</center>
|[[Chris Cornell|Cornell]], [[Alain Johannes|Johannes]], [[Natasha Shneider|Shneider]]
|-
|11
|"Pillow of Your Bones"
|<center>4:29</center>
|[[Chris Cornell|Cornell]], [[Alain Johannes|Johannes]], [[Natasha Shneider|Shneider]]
|-
|12
|"Steel Rain"
|<center>5:41</center>
|[[Chris Cornell]]
|-
|}
== Japanese bonus tracks: ==
# "Sunshower" - 5:52
# "Can't Change Me" (French version) – 3:47
* "Can't Change Me" (French version) is also found on [[international]] versions
==Personnel==
====Major contributors====
*Chris Cornell - Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica
*[[Alain Johannes]] - Guitar, Bass, Backing vocals, [[Theremin]], [[Mandolin]], [[Clarinet]], [[Tabla]]
*[[Natasha Shneider]] - Keyboards, Bass, Backing vocals, [[Tambourine]], [[Timpani]]
*[[Ric Markmann]] - Bass
*[[Josh Freese]] - Drums
====Appearing on one track only====
*[[Jason Falkner]] - Bass
*[[Matt Cameron]] - Drums
*[[Greg Upchurch]] - Drums
*[[Victor Indrizzo]] - Drums
*[[Bill Rieflin]] - Drums
*[[Misha Shneider]] - [[Bayan (accordion)|Bayan]] ("Can't Change Me" French version)
==Charts==
=== Album ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|Chart
|align="left" valign="top"|Rank
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|<small>[[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<small></sup>
|align="left" valign="top"|31
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|<small>[[Billboard 200|US]]<small></sup>
|align="left" valign="top"|18
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|<sup><small>[[Switzerland|SWI]]<small></sup>
|align="left" valign="top"|49
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|<sup><small>[[Sweden|SWE]]<small></sup>
|align="left" valign="top"|10
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|<sup><small>[[Norway|NOR]]<small></sup><ref>[http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?key=57927&cat=a Norwegian Billboard.com]</ref>
|align="left" valign="top"|8
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|<small>[[Finland|FIN]]<small>
|align="left" valign="top"|26
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|<small>[[Netherland|NLD]]<small>
|align="left" valign="top"|89
|-
|align="left" valign="top"|<small>[[New Zealand|NZ]]<small>
|align="left" valign="top"|15
|}
=== Singles ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Song
!Chart
!Peak
|-
|1998
|Sunshower
|[[Modern Rock Tracks|US ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks]]
|12
|-
|1998
|Sunshower
|[[Mainstream Rock Tracks|US ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock Tracks]]
|8
|-
|1999
|Can't Change Me
|[[Mainstream Rock Tracks|US ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock Tracks]]
| 5
|-
|1999
|Can't Change Me
|[[Modern Rock Tracks|US ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks]]
|7
|-
|1999
|Can't Change Me
|[[Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles|US ''Billboard'' Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles]]
|2
|-
|1999
|Can't Change Me
|[[UK Singles Chart]]
|62
|}
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