Wreck of the Day

Wreck of the Day is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Anna Nalick, first released in the United States on April 19, 2005 by Columbia Records. It was produced by ex-Blind Melon members Brad Smith and Christopher Thorn at their own Studio Wishbone.

In 2006, an expanded version of the album was released to stores. This expanded version included a rearranged version of the title track, three added demo songs, and new cover art. As of August 2, 2006, the album has sold 623,668 copies.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Rolling Stone	^[2]

The album was generally well received by music critics, earning a 3/5 star rating from Rolling Stone.

Chart performance

Wreck of the Day debuted at number 20 on the Billboard 200. The album charted for 27 weeks and was certified Gold by the RIAA on September 9, 2005.^[3] The album recharted for two weeks in March 2006 though and then again for three weeks in July and August, bringing its chart run to 33 weeks.^[4]

Track listing

Standard edition
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Breathe (2 AM)"	4:40
2.	"Citadel"	2:46
3.	"Paper Bag"	3:27
4.	"Wreck of the Day"	4:06
5.	"Satellite"	4:00
6.	"Forever Love (Digame)"	3:16
7.	"In the Rough"	4:09
8.	"In My Head"	4:07
9.	"Bleed"	3:56
10.	"Catalyst"	3:39
11.	"Consider This"	3:35
Total length:		41:44

2006 Re-Release
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Wreck Of The Day" ('06)	4:09
13.	"Drink Me" (Acoustic Version)	3:02
14.	"Soldier" (Demo Version)	5:18
15.	"More Than Melody" (Demo Version)	2:36
Total length:		56:46

Japan bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Drink Me" (Acoustic Version)	3:02
13.	"Catalyst" (Acoustic Version)	3:31
Total length:		48:17

Production

Produced & Recorded By Eric Rosse, Christopher Thorn & Brad Smith
Mixed By Mark Endert
Mastered By Steve Marcussen

Personnel

Anna Nalick: Acoustic Guitars, All Vocals
Christopher Thorn, Stuart Mathis, Lyle Workman: Guitars
Brad Smith: Bass & Percussion
Zak Rae, Eric Rosse: Keyboards, Piano, Organ, Harmonium
Joey Waronker, Matt Chamberlain: Drums
Cello: Cameron Stone
String Arrangements: Eric Rosse & Cameron Stone
Percussion: Christopher Nalick

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
	Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[5]	130
	New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[6]	14
US Billboard 200^[7]	22

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)	Position
US Billboard 200^[8]	148

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)^[3]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

References

↑ Allmusic review
↑ Rolling Stone review
1 2 "American album certifications – Anna Nalick – Wreck of the Day". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
↑ Billboard Music Charts - Latest Music News - Music Videos
↑ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2005-07-17" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
↑ "Charts.org.nz – Vanessa Carlton – Wreck of the Day". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
↑ "Anna Nalick – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Anna Nalick. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
↑ "Billboard 200 Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2016-08-13.

Anna Nalick; "Wreck Of The Day" CD Liner Notes. 2005, Columbia Records.

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