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Gift is the third studio album and major label debut album by American alternative metal band Taproot. It was released on June 27, 2000. "I" and "Again & Again" were minor Mainstream Rock singles. The album has sold at least 250,000 copies.[9]

Gift
Studio album by Taproot
Released	June 27, 2000
Recorded	January–March 2000 at Master Control Recording in Burbank, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Nu metal[1]
Length	43:22
Label	Atlantic Velvet Hammer
Producer	Ulrich Wild David Benveniste
Taproot chronology
Upon Us (1999) Gift (2000) Welcome (2002)
Singles from Gift
"Again & Again" Released: April 28, 2000 "I" Released: January 20, 2001

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Alternative Press	[3]
Drowned in Sound	(10/10)[4]
Kerrang	[5]
PopMatters	(average)[6]
Rolling Stone	[7]
Blabbermouth	8/10[8]

Background, writing and recording

Taproot singer Stephen Richards told CMJ New Music Report that the songs on Gift were written in 1997, playing the songs for a few years. He claimed that "Dragged Down" and "Now" were the only songs written specifically for Gift. Taproot spent six weeks working on Gift.[9]

Music and lyrics

Described as a nu metal album,[9][10] the album's lyrical themes are primarily about topics such as depression and disliking life.[2][9] Taproot's vocalist Stephen Richards' vocals on the album Gift have been compared to vocalists such as Chino Moreno, Trent Reznor, Jonathan Davis and Mike Patton.[2][7][9] The album consists of vocal styles such as singing, rapping, growling and screaming.[2][4][9]

Track listing

Notes

• Tracks 2, 6, 7, 9 and 11 are re-recordings of early songs the appeared on the demos, "...Something More Than Nothing" and "Upon Us". Both were released in 1998 and 1999.
• A b-side, "Day By Day", can be found on the Dracula 2000 soundtrack, CD single for "Again & Again" and the Japanese release of "Gift". It would later be released as a digital single in 2020 as part of the Warner Bros. Archive series.
• Other b-sides entitled "Thrift Whore", "Strive", and "Get Me" can be found through file-sharing networks. These recordings, along with "Day By Day", would later be officially released on the 2018 boxset Besides.[11]

Credits

• Tom Baker - Digital editing, mastering[12]
• Frank Gryner - Assistant engineer[12]
• Scott Humphrey - Mixing[12]
• Ted Reiger - Assistant engineer[12]
• Stephen Richards - Programming, vocals[12]
• Edward Smith - Photography[12]
• Ulrich Wild - Engineer, mixing, producer[12]

Charts

Album - Billboard (United States)

Year	Chart	Position
2000	Heatseekers[13]	#6
2000	The Billboard 200[13]	#160

Singles - Billboard (United States)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
2000	"Again & Again"	Mainstream Rock Tracks[14]	#39
2001	"I"	Mainstream Rock Tracks[14]	#34

References

На других языках

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- [en] Gift (Taproot album)

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[ru] Gift (альбом)

«Gift» (рус. Подарок) — первый полноценный студийный альбом рок-группы Taproot, выпущенный 27 июня 2000 года на лейблах Atlantic Records и Velvet Hammer. По всему миру было продано более 250,000 копий альбома[1].

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