Gish

Gish
Studio album by
the Smashing Pumpkins
ReleasedMay 28, 1991 (1991-05-28)
RecordedDecember 1990 – March 1991
StudioSmart (Madison, Wisconsin)
Genre
Length45:45
Label
Producer
the Smashing Pumpkins chronology
Early 1989 Demos
(1989)		 Gish
(1991)		 Lull
(1991)
Singles from Gish
  1. "Siva"
    Released: August 19, 1991
  2. "I Am One"
    Released: August 24, 1992
Alternate cover

Gish is the debut studio album by American rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. It was released on May 28, 1991.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Billy Corgan, except "I Am One", written by Corgan and James Iha.

No.TitleLength
1."I Am One"4:07
2."Siva"4:20
3."Rhinoceros"6:32
4."Bury Me"4:48
5."Crush"3:34
6."Suffer"5:10
7."Snail"5:10
8."Tristessa"3:33
9."Window Paine"5:51
10."Daydream"3:08
Total length:46:13

All tracks are written by Corgan, except where noted.

2011 Reissue bonus CD – Trippin' Through the Stars
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Starla" (2011 mix) 11:01
2."Siva" (Peel Session) 4:49
3."Honeyspider" (Reel Time Demos/2011 mix) 2:54
4."Hippy Trippy" ("Crush" Music Box demo) 3:33
5."Snail" (live radio performance) 5:48
6."Plume" (2011 mix)
  • Corgan
  • Iha
3:34
7."Bury Me" (Reel Time Demos/2011 mix) 4:18
8."Daydream" (Old House demo) 2:05
9."Tristessa" (Sub Pop single/2011 mix) 3:48
10."Girl Named Sandoz" (Peel Session) (Eric Burdon & The Animals cover)
3:35
11."Jesus is the Sun" (Apartment demo) 2:55
12."Blue" (Gish sessions demo) 4:07
13."Smiley" (Gish sessions demo) 3:36
14."I Am One" (Reel Time Demos/2011 mix)
  • Corgan
  • Iha
4:21
15."Seam" ("Suffer" Apartment demo) 4:09
16."La Dolly Vita" (2011 mix) 4:18
17."Pulseczar" (Gish sessions demo) 2:32
18."Drown" (alternate guitar solo) 8:17
2011 Reissue bonus DVD – Live at the Metro (August 25, 1990)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Am One"
  • Corgan
  • Iha
 
2."Snail"  
3."Rhinoceros"  
4."Bury Me"  
5."Tristessa"  
6."Window Paine"  
7."Razor"  
8."Sookie Sookie" (Steppenwolf cover)
 
9."Godzilla" (Blue Öyster Cult cover)Donald Roeser 
10."Crush" (filmed in Billy's living room, July 27, 1993)  

Personnel

Those involved in the making of Gish are:

The Smashing Pumpkins

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Chart performance for Gish
Chart (1991) Peak
position
US Billboard 200 195
US Billboard Heatseekers Albums 6
Chart (1994) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart 51
New Zealand RIANZ Top 40 40
Chart (2011) Peak
position
US Billboard 200 146
US Billboard Top Pop Catalog Albums 20

Certifications

Certifications for Gish
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) Silver 60,000^
United States (RIAA) Platinum 1,000,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Notes

  1. ↑ "Daydream" ends at 1:57. A hidden track called "I’m Going Crazy" starts at 2:07

References

  1. ↑ Gish (LP liner notes). The Smashing Pumpkins. New York: Caroline Records. 1991.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia’s Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 257.
  3. ↑ "Artist Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  4. ↑ "British album certifications – The Smashing Pumpkins – Gish". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Formats field. Type Gish The Smashing Pumpkins in the "Search:" field.
  5. ↑ "American album certifications – Smashing Pumpkins – Gish". Recording Industry Association of America.