Editing Pressure Chief

{{Infobox album
| name         = Pressure Chief
| type         = studio
| artist       = [[Cake (band)|Cake]]
| cover        = Cake Pressure Chief.jpg
| alt          = 
| released     = October 5, 2004
| recorded     = 
| venue        = 
| studio       = 
| genre        = 
* [[Alternative rock]]
* [[post-punk]]
* [[new wave music|new wave]]
* [[indie rock]]
* [[experimental rock]]
| length       = 36:16
| label        = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| producer     = Cake
| prev_title   = [[Comfort Eagle]]
| prev_year    = 2001
| next_title   = [[B-Sides and Rarities (Cake album)|B-Sides and Rarities]]
| next_year    = 2007
| misc         = {{Singles
 | name        = Pressure Chief
 | type        = studio
 | single1     = [[No Phone]]
 | single1date = August 24, 2004
 | single2     = Carbon Monoxide
 | single2date = 2004
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| MC = 52/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/pressure-chief/cake/critic-reviews|title=Critic Reviews for Pressure Chief|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=April 10, 2021}}</ref>
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="AM">{{cite web|last=Loftus |first=Johnny |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/pressure-chief-mw0000307017 |title=Pressure Chief – Cake |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |date=2004-10-05 |access-date=April 10, 2021}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]''
| rev2Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="MC"/>
| rev3 = [[musicOMH]]
| rev3Score = favorable<ref>{{cite web|last=Welsh|first=David|url=http://www.musicomh.com/albums/cake.htm |title=Cake – Pressure Chief &#124; album reviews |publisher=musicOMH |access-date=2012-03-05}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]''
| rev4Score = {{Rating|1|5}}<ref name="MC"/>
| rev5 = ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]''
| rev5Score = favorable<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2004/10/cake-pressure-chief.html |title=Cake – Pressure Chief :: Music :: Reviews :: Paste |work=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] |date=2004-10-01 |access-date=2012-03-05}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev6Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Hoard|first=Christian|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/cake/albums/album/6514034/review/6537317/pressure_chief|title=Cake: Pressure Chief : Music Reviews|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=2004-10-28|access-date=2012-07-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060819144959/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/cake/albums/album/6514034/review/6537317/pressure_chief|archive-date=2006-08-19|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''Sputnikmusic''
| rev7score={{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/3820/Cake-Pressure-Chief/|title=Sputnikmusic Review|website=Sputnikmusic|date=October 3, 2005|access-date=April 10, 2021}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[Stylus Magazine]]''
| rev8Score = B−<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Ross|first=R. S.|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=2392|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041110214858/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=2392 |title=Cake – Pressure Chief – Review |magazine=Stylus Magazine|archive-date=November 10, 2004 |date=2004-10-05 |access-date=2012-03-05}}</ref>
| rev9 = [[Tiny Mix Tapes]]
| rev9Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="TMT">{{cite web|last=Weir|first=Matt|url=http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/cake-pressure-chief|title=Cake – Pressure Chief |publisher=[[Tiny Mix Tapes]] |access-date=2012-07-29}}</ref>
}}

'''''Pressure Chief''''' is the fifth [[studio album]] by American band [[Cake (band)|Cake]]. It was released on October 5, 2004, pushed back from its original August release date. It was produced by the band and recorded in a converted house in Sacramento. The lead single, "[[No Phone]]" peaked at No. 13 on the U.S. [[Billboard magazine|Billboard]] [[Modern Rock Tracks chart]]. The second single "Carbon Monoxide" garnered some airplay but failed to crack the Modern Rock Tracks top 40. The album was the band's second and last record under [[Columbia Records]].

The songs "She'll Hang the Baskets" and "Tougher Than It Is" were both originally written for Cake's 1998 record ''[[Prolonging the Magic]]''. A bonus disc, ''Extra Value'', was included in limited pre-orders of ''Pressure Chief''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cake - Extra Value|url=https://www.discogs.com/Cake-Extra-Value/release/595094|access-date=2020-07-10|website=Discogs|language=en}}</ref>

On its opening week, ''Pressure Chief'' sold about 46,000 copies, debuting and peaking at number 17 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref name="Yahoo">{{cite web  | last = Grein  | first = Paul  | title = Week Ending Jan. 16, 2011: Albums: Even Lower  | publisher = [[Yahoo! News]]  | date = January 19, 2011  | url = http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/73781/week-ending-jan-16-2011-albums-even-lower/  | accessdate = January 19, 2011 }}</ref> However, it fell to No. 55 the following week. By the next month, the album had only sold 91,478 copies.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-09-05|title=Sludge Scans for November 2004 {{!}} Metal Sludge|url=http://www.metalsludge.tv/?p=30376|access-date=2022-02-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140905073858/http://www.metalsludge.tv/?p=30376 |archive-date=2014-09-05 }}</ref>

==Critical reception==
''Pressure Chief'' was met with "mixed or average" reviews from critics. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an [[weighted arithmetic mean|average]] score of 52 based on 8 reviews.<ref name="MC"/>

In a review for [[AllMusic]], Johnny Loftus wrote: "''Pressure Chief'' marks Cake's tenth year with a set of sardonic, engaging alternative pop that shows the Sacramento band's economical sound unwilted after all these years."<ref name="AM"/> Matt Weir of ''[[Tiny Mix Tapes]]'' gave a three-and-a-half stars out of five, calling the release the "weakest effort" by the band."<ref name="TMT"/>

==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| title1 = Wheels
| writer1 = [[John McCrea (musician)|John McCrea]], Carlos Forster
| length1 = 3:18
| title2 = [[No Phone]]
| writer2 = McCrea, [[Xan McCurdy]]
| length2 = 3:52
| title3 = Take It All Away
| writer3 = McCrea, Forster, Garth Klippert
| length3 = 3:58
| title4 = Dime
| writer4 = McCrea
| length4 = 3:37
| title5 = Carbon Monoxide
| writer5 = McCrea
| length5 = 3:10
| title6 = [[The Guitar Man]]
| writer6 = [[David Gates]]
| length6 = 3:54
| title7 = Waiting
| writer7 = McCrea, [[Vince DiFiore]]
| length7 = 3:56
| title8 = She'll Hang the Baskets
| writer8 = McCrea
| length8 = 2:43
| title9 = End of the Movie
| writer9 = McCrea
| length9 = 1:50
| title10 = Palm of Your Hand
| writer10 = McCrea
| length10 = 2:57
| title11 = Tougher Than It Is
| writer11 = McCrea, [[Gabe Nelson|Gabriel Nelson]]
| length11 = 3:00
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Japan bonus tracks
| title12 = Carbon Monoxide|note12=Karaoke Version
| length12 = 3:10
| title13 = No Phone|note13=Karaoke Version
| length13 = 3:10
| title14 = Wheels|note14=Karaoke Version
| length14 = 3:17
| title15 = Take It All Away|note15=Karaoke Version
| length15 = 3:57
}}

==Personnel==
;Cake
*[[John McCrea (musician)|John McCrea]] – acoustic guitar, keyboard, percussion, lead vocals, cover design
*[[Vince DiFiore]] – trumpet, melodica, keyboard, percussion, background vocals
*[[Xan McCurdy]] – electric and acoustic guitar, bass, drums, keyboard, background vocals
*[[Gabe Nelson]] – bass, keyboard, drums, electric and acoustic guitar, background vocals

;Additional musicians
*[[!!!|Tyler Pope]] – additional keyboard, percussion and guitar (on "No Phone", "Dime", "The Guitar Man", and "Palm Of Your Hand")
*[[Chuck Prophet]] – electric guitar (on "She'll Hang The Baskets")
*[[Paulo Baldi]] – drums (on "No Phone", and "Carbon Monoxide")
*Matt McCord – drums (on "The Guitar Man")
*Todd Roper – drums on (on "She'll Hang The Baskets", and "Tougher Than It Is")
*Greg Vincent – pedal steel guitar (on "She'll Hang The Baskets", and "Palm Of Your Hand")

;Additional personnel
*Cake – Arranger, Producer, Engineer, Mixing
*Craig Long – Engineer, Mixing
*Mark Needham – Engineer, Mixing
*Patrick Olguin – Engineer, Mixing
*Kirt Shearer – Engineer, Mixing
*Don C. Tyler – Mastering

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Chart performance for ''Pressure Chief''
|-
! Chart (2004)
! Peak<br/>position
|-
{{album chart|France|79|artist=Cake|album=Pressure Chief|rowheader=true|access-date=April 10, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Germany4|95|id=5198|artist=Cake|album=Pressure Chief|rowheader=true|access-date=April 10, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|44|artist=Cake|album=Pressure Chief|rowheader=true|access-date=April 10, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|17|artist=Cake|rowheader=true|access-date=April 10, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardAlbumSales|17|artist=Cake|rowheader=true|access-date=April 10, 2021}}
|}

'''Singles''' – Billboard (United States)
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Single
!Chart
!Position
|-
|2004
|"No Phone"
|Modern Rock Tracks
| style="text-align:center;"|13
|}

==Television performances==
*"No Phone" on ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' with [[Jay Leno]] on Monday, October 4, 2004
*"Wheels" on ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]''
*"No Phone" on ''[[The Late Late Show (CBS TV series)|The Late Late Show]]'' (with guest host [[Tom Arnold (actor)|Tom Arnold]]) on Tuesday, October 5, 2004

==Appearances in other media ==
* The song "Wheels" is featured in the soundtrack of the film ''[[I Love You, Man]]''.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{allMusic|class=album|id=r713232|label=''Pressure Chief''}}
* ''[http://last.fm/music/CAKE/Pressure+Chief Pressure Chief]'' on [[Last.fm]]
* {{Metacritic album}}

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[[Category:2004 albums]]
[[Category:Cake (band) albums]]
[[Category:Columbia Records albums]]