Kettle Whistle
Compilation album by
Jane's Addiction
ReleasedNovember 4, 1997
Recorded1986 – August 1997
GenreAlternative rock
Length74:27
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerJane's Addiction
Jane's Addiction chronology
Live and Rare
(1991) 		Kettle Whistle
(1997) 		Strays
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[3]
NME6/10[4]
Pitchfork6.8/10[5]
Robert ChristgauC+[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
USA Today[8]

Kettle Whistle is a compilation album by alternative rock band Jane's Addiction, released November 4, 1997, on Warner Bros. Issued to coincide with the 1997 "Relapse" tour, the album – originally titled It's My Party[9] – includes new, alternate, unreleased and live tracks.

Certified gold in the U.S., for sales in excess of 500,000, Kettle Whistle is the only Jane's release to feature Flea on bass (he plays trumpet on Nothing's Shocking). The liner notes feature an anecdotal article on the band by Henry Rollins.

Background

When asked about the material on the album in a November 1997 Guitar World interview, Dave Navarro stated, "Almost all of it was chosen by Stephen [Perkins] who is, like, the Jane’s Addiction archivist. He basically has every demo tape and every board tape from every show. He put together what he thought was a nice, well-rounded ensemble of live stuff, studio outtakes, remixes, demos and things that never made it to record. At this moment, some of it’s still open to debate. Given the amount of material, I don’t think the three of us are ever going to be totally in agreement about every single cut. But I feel proud of and stand behind every piece of music that we made."[10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, Eric Avery and Stephen Perkins, except where noted. Songs are new, album-exclusive recordings except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Kettle Whistle"Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, Stephen Perkins, Flea7:47
2."Ocean Size" (Nothing's Shocking Demo, 1988) 4:31
3."My Cat's Name Is Maceo" (Out-take, 1987 - Add'l recording 1997) 4:23
4."Had a Dad" (Nothing's Shocking Out-take, 1988) 3:45
5."So What!"Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, Stephen Perkins, Flea4:41
6."Jane Says" (Live at Irvine Meadows, 1991) 6:31
7."Mountain Song" (Dudes Soundtrack, 1986) 4:08
8."Slow Divers" (Jane's Addiction Out-take, 1987 (Live) - Add'l recording 1997) 4:35
9."Three Days" (Live at Hollywood Palladium, 1990) 12:06
10."Ain't No Right" (Live at Hollywood Palladium, 1990) 3:23
11."Up the Beach" (Live at Hollywood Palladium, 1990) 3:20
12."Stop!" (Live at Hollywood Palladium, 1990) 4:23
13."Been Caught Stealing" (Ritual de lo habitual Out-take, 1989) 4:20
14."Whores" (Live at the Pyramid, 1986) 3:58
15."City" (Soul Kiss, 1988) 2:30
Total length:74:27

Track information

Personnel

Jane's Addiction

Additional musicians

Charts

Chart (1997) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] 64
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[12] 42
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[13] 23
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[14] 40
UK Albums (OCC)[15] 199
US Billboard 200[16] 21

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[17] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Kettle Whistle at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
  2. ^ Kot, Greg (1997-10-31). "Jane's Addiction Kettle Whistle". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2013-02-23.
  3. ^ Mirkin, Steven (1997-11-14). "Kettle Whistle Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2009-04-25. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
  4. ^ "Jane's Addiction - Kettle Whistle CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
  5. ^ Wisdom, James P. (1999-12-31). "Kettle Whistle". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 2008-07-18. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
  6. ^ "CG: jane's addiction". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
  7. ^ Chonin, Neva (1997-12-11). "Kettle Whistle". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
  8. ^ Gundersen, Edna (1997-11-18). "Album whets the 'Whistle' for classic Jane's Addiction". USA Today. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  9. ^ "News: Jane's are on the boil!". Kerrang! #666. 20 September 1997. p. 6.
  10. ^ 11/1997 Guitar World
  11. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 143.
  12. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 3387". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  13. ^ "Charts.nz – Jane's Addiction – Kettle Whistle". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  14. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Jane's Addiction – Kettle Whistle". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  15. ^ "Chart Log UK 1994–2010: Jessie J – JX". zobbel.de. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  16. ^ "Jane's Addiction Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  17. ^ "American album certifications – Jane's Addiction – Kettle Whistle". Recording Industry Association of America.
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