Fireman
Studio album by
Released1993
GenreAlternative rock
Length43:23
LabelIndependent
I.R.S. Records
HHead chronology
Fireman
(1993)
Jerk
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Fireman is the first album by the Canadian alternative rock band hHead.[2][3] It was released in 1993 (then re-released in 1994 by I.R.S. Records).[4] The album was a success on Canada's independent record charts, selling more than 10,000 copies.[5][6]

It was first released independently as a cassette by hHead themselves and then released under Jam Entertainment Records. After hHead signed to I.R.S. in 1994 to release Jerk, they also re-released the CD version of Fireman. There was also a version that had 14 tracks (Under Jam Entertainment Records).

The album was recorded in a few days in northern California.[7][8] Video clips for "Flower" and "Collide" were made. hHead supported the album with a Canadian tour.[9] Fireman helped the band win $100,000 from CFNY-FM.[10]

Track listing

  1. "Superstar" - 5:23
  2. "Collide" - 4:03
  3. "Fireman" - 3:43
  4. "Jockstrap" - 4:17
  5. "Burn" - 4:07^
  6. "Flower" - 5:28
  7. "Brain" - 5:13^
  8. "Parking" - 3:57
  9. "Moron" - 7:12
  • Brain was only released on the cassette and 14-track version of the album.

Alternate Track Listing

  1. "Superstar" - 5:23
  2. "Collide" - 4:03
  3. "Fireman" - 3:43
  4. "Jockstrap" - 4:17
  5. "Burn" - 4:07
  6. "Flower" - 5:28
  7. "Brain" - 5:13
  8. "Parking" - 3:57
  9. "Moron" - 7:12
  10. "Shotgun" - 3:33
  11. "Ohh" - 4:31
  12. "'Dis" - 4:03
  13. "Life" - 5:52
  14. "Rat" - 4:43

References

  1. "hHead - Fireman [EP] Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" via www.allmusic.com.
  2. Stoute, Lenny (27 May 1993). "T.O. trio making hHeadway". Toronto Star. p. WO11.
  3. Berman, Stuart (April 27, 2009). "This Book is Broken: A Broken Social Scene Story". House of Anansi via Google Books.
  4. "hHead Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  5. Saxberg, Lynn (20 Jan 1994). "Toronto radio station CFNY-FM recently awarded...". Ottawa Citizen. p. H2.
  6. Sadilek, Bernie (14 Nov 1994). "Success dictates there's no time for hHead games". The Record. Kitchener. p. C6.
  7. Kastner, Jamie (December 1, 1994). "AA HHEAD OF THE GAME". Entertainment. Toronto Sun. p. 92.
  8. Bliss, Karen (Nov 1994). "hHead gets mMetaphysical". Words & Music. 1 (10): 5.
  9. Grant, Kieran (September 4, 1993). "HHEAD RROAD HHORRORS". Toronto Sun. p. S2.
  10. Hepburn, Karen (October 23, 1993). "Soaring". Toronto Sun. p. S12.
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