fear is an album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 by Toad the Wet Sprocket

Toad the Wet Sprocket

Toad the Wet Sprocket is an American alternative rock band formed in 1986. The band consists of singer/guitarist Glen Phillips, guitarist Todd Nichols, bassist Dean Dinning, and drummer Randy Guss. The band enjoyed chart success in the 1990s with the singles "Walk on the Ocean," "All I Want,"...

 that Columbia Records

Columbia Records

Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...

 released in 1991. The album was preceded by the single "Is It For Me", which failed to chart well.

Its best known single, the second commercial release "All I Want", which reached #15 on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

, helped launch their career. On November 6, 1992, fear was certified gold

RIAA certification

In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards...

 and on September 1, 1994, it was certified platinum.

Track listing

All songs written by Toad the Wet Sprocket.

1. "Walk on the Ocean
   Walk on the Ocean
   "Walk on the Ocean" is a song by the rock group Toad the Wet Sprocket on their 1991 album Fear. It was also on the compilation album Almost Kinda Acoustic....
   
   " – 3:00
2. "Is It For Me?" – 3:24
3. "Butterflies" – 4:26
4. "Nightingale Song" – 2:03
5. "Hold Her Down" – 3:07
6. "Pray Your Gods" – 5:03
7. "Before You Were Born" – 3:44
8. "Something to Say" – 4:02
9. "In My Ear" – 3:10
10. "All I Want
    All I Want (Toad the Wet Sprocket song)
    "All I Want" is a 1992 song by alternative rock band Toad the Wet Sprocket from their successful 1991 album Fear.-Charts:"All I Want" was Toad the Wet Sprocket's first successful song...
    
    " – 3:17
11. "Stories I Tell" – 5:35
12. "I Will Not Take These Things for Granted" – 5:46

The sessions produced songs that were not released on fear. "Good Intentions" was released on the Friends

Friends discography

Friends Again is a 1999 soundtrack album. It is the second F.R.I.E.N.D.S. soundtrack, released after Friends Original TV Soundtrack .-Track listing:# "Introduction"#*Friends Again# "Every Word Means No"#*Smash Mouth# "Delicious"...

 television show soundtrack. Several of these outtakes were used as B-sides to the singles from fear and later appeared on the band's 1995 rarities compilation In Light Syrup. A number still remain unreleased.

Credits

• Glen Phillips: Lead Vocals, Guitars, Mandolin
• Todd Nichols: Guitars, Mandolin
• Dean Dinning: Bass, Keyboards
• Randy Guss: Drums, Percussion
• With-Laurel Franklin: Spoken Word, Additional Vocals

Production

• Produced By Gavin McKillop
• Engineered By Don Evans, Gavin McKillop & Bjorn Thorsrud
• Mixed By Gavin McKillop

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1992	Heatseekers	1
The Billboard 200	49

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1992	"All I Want"	Adult Contemporary	14
		Mainstream Rock Tracks	22
		Modern Rock Tracks	22
		The Billboard Hot 100	15
		Top 40 Mainstream	4
1993	"Walk on the Ocean"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	27
		The Billboard Hot 100	18
		Top 40 Mainstream	10