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Breakdown (Melissa Etheridge album)

Breakdown is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge, released by Island Records on October 5, 1999. A critical and commercial success, the album peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard 200, went Gold, and earned four Grammy Award nominations. A Limited-Edition version of the album was simultaneously released featuring three bonus tracks.

Track listing
All songs by Melissa Etheridge, except where noted • "Breakdown" – 3:54 • "Angels Would Fall" (Etheridge, Shanks) – 4:39 • "Stronger Than Me" – 4:08 • "Into the Dark" – 4:59 • "Enough of Me" – 4:39 • "Truth of the Heart" (Etheridge, Shanks) – 4:31 • "Mama I'm Strange" – 4:29 • "Scarecrow" – 5:21 • "How Would I Know" – 4:15 • "My Lover" – 5:45 • "Sleep" – 7:10 [standard pressing] / 4:39 [Limited Edition pressing] • "Touch and Go"* – 4:36 • "Cherry Avenue"* – 4:29 • "Beloved"* – 7:54 * Limited Edition bonus tracks ==Personnel==
Personnel
• Melissa Etheridge – acoustic guitar, vocals • Kenny Aronoff – drums, marimba, shaker • Jon Brion – guitar • Mark Browne – bass guitar • Matt Chamberlain – drums • Steve Ferrone – percussion, drums • Rami Jaffee – keyboards • Jim Keltner – drums • Greg Leisz – guitar, mandolin, lap steel guitar, pedal steel guitar • Brian MacLeod – percussion, drum loopPino Palladino – bass guitar • John Shanksdulcimer, guitar, harp, marimba, background vocals • Patrick Warren – keyboards • Gota Yashiki – programming ==Production==
Production
• Producers: Melissa Etheridge, John Shanks • Engineers: Marc DeSisto, Greg Goldman • Assistant engineers: John Aguto, Tom Nellen, Geoff Walcha • Mixing: Bob Clearmountain, Tom Lord-Alge, Chris Lord-Alge • Mastering: Bob Ludwig • studio technician: Brett Allen • Art direction: Scott Denton Cardew • Artwork: Scott Denton Cardew • Photography: Barbara Green, Rocky Schenck • Hair stylist: Bernhard Tammé ==Charts==
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