Brushfire Fairytales

Brushfire Fairytales is the debut album by singer-songwriter Jack Johnson. It was released in 2001 through Enjoy Records, a label that was later renamed Everloving Recordings.^[3]

Brushfire Fairytales
Studio album by Jack Johnson
Released	February 1, 2001[1]
Recorded	December 2000
Genre	Folk rock
Length	45:53
Label	Everloving
Producer	JP Plunier
Jack Johnson chronology
Brushfire Fairytales (2001) On and On (2003)
Singles from Brushfire Fairytales
"Flake" Released: 2002 "Bubble Toes" Released: 2003

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

The album's primary musicians are Johnson (vocals/guitars/piano), Adam Topol (drums/percussion) and Merlo Podlewski (bass). It was produced by J. P. Plunier, recorded and mixed by Todd Burke, with assistant engineers Andrew Alekel & Chad Essig. It was recorded near Hollywood and Vine just north of 6400 Sunset at 1520 N Cahuenga in Los Angeles at Grandmaster Recorders (formerly Bijou Studios in Hollywood), King Sound, and mastered by Dave Collins.^[4] Guests include Tommy Jordan (steel drums on "Flake") and Ben Harper (slide guitar on "Flake").^[5] The single "Flake" was Jack Johnson's first.^[5]

In a retrospective review by The Quietus, reviewer David Bennun credits Brushfire Fairytales with helping to popularize a strain of "sensitive [and] authentic... indie-folk" that would later lead to artists such as Ed Sheeran, Passenger, and Mumford & Sons.^[6]

Track listing

All songs written by Jack Johnson.

1. "Inaudible Melodies" – 3:35
2. "Middle Man" – 3:14
3. "Posters" – 3:13
4. "Sexy Plexi" – 2:07
5. "Flake" – 4:40
6. "Bubble Toes" – 3:56
7. "Fortunate Fool" – 3:48
8. "The News" – 2:26
9. "Drink the Water" – 3:21
10. "Mudfootball" (for Moe Lerner) – 3:03
11. "F-Stop Blues" – 3:10
12. "Losing Hope" – 3:52
13. "It's All Understood" – 5:28

Japan bonus track

14. "Inaudible Melodies" (live)^[7] – 3:27

UK bonus tracks

14. "Flake" (live) – 4:29
15. "Inaudible Melodies" (live) – 3:27

Personnel

• Jack Johnson – vocals, guitars, piano on "It's All Understood"
• Adam Topol – drums, percussion
• Merlo Podlewski – bass guitar

Additional musicians

• Sam Beam – backing vocals on "It's All Understood" (uncredited on album)
• Ben Harper – slide guitar on "Flake"
• Tommy Jordan – steel drums on "Flake"
• Christopher Yeoh – mandolin

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2001–2008) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 13 French Albums (SNEP)[9] 178 Irish Albums (IRMA)[10] 39 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[11] 1 UK Albums (OCC)[12] 39 US Billboard 200[13] 34

Year-end charts Chart (2002) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[14] 78 Canadian Alternative Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[15] 85 US Billboard 200[16] 92 Chart (2003) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[17] 41 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[18] 7

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[19]	3× Platinum	210,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[20]	2× Platinum	200,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[21]	4× Platinum	60,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[22]	Platinum	300,000‡
United States (RIAA)[23]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.