All the Pain Money Can Buy
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 10, 1998
Recorded1997
Genre
Length42:03
LabelHollywood
Producer
Fastball chronology
Make Your Mama Proud
(1996)
All the Pain Money Can Buy
(1998)
The Harsh Light of Day
(2000)
Singles from All the Pain Money Can Buy
  1. "The Way"
    Released: January 7, 1998[1]
  2. "Fire Escape"
    Released: July 20, 1998[2]
  3. "Out of My Head"
    Released: January 25, 1999[3]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Chicago Tribune[5]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[6]
Pitchfork5.1/10[7]
Q[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
The Village VoiceC+[10]

All the Pain Money Can Buy is the second studio album by American rock band Fastball, released on March 10, 1998, on Hollywood Records. The album includes the hit singles "The Way" (1998), "Fire Escape" (1998), and "Out of My Head" (1999). The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in June 1998 and went Platinum in September of the same year, making it Fastball's most successful release.[11]

Track listing

  1. "The Way" – 4:17 (Tony Scalzo)
  2. "Fire Escape" – 3:21 (Miles Zuniga)
  3. "Better Than It Was" – 2:48 (Scalzo)
  4. "Which Way to the Top?" (Featuring Poe) – 3:50 (Zuniga, Jeff Groves)
  5. "Sooner or Later" – 2:39 (Zuniga)
  6. "Warm Fuzzy Feeling" – 1:55 (Scalzo)
  7. "Slow Drag" – 3:37 (Zuniga)
  8. "G.O.D. (Good Old Days)" – 3:31 (Scalzo)
  9. "Charlie, The Methadone Man" – 3:17 (Zuniga)
  10. "Out of My Head" – 2:32 (Scalzo)
  11. "Damaged Goods" – 3:02 (Zuniga)
  12. "Nowhere Road" – 3:25 (Scalzo)
  13. "Sweetwater, Texas" – 3:53 (Zuniga)

Bonus tracks

  1. "Freeloader Freddy"
  2. "This Guy's in Love with You" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
  3. "Sweetwater, Texas" (live) (Zuniga)

Bonus tracks (2018 reissue)

  1. "Quit Your Job"
  2. "Freeloader Freddie"
  3. "The Way" (cassette demo)
  4. "Fire Escape" (demo)
  5. "Slow Drag" (demo)
  6. "Sweetwater, Texas" (demo)
  7. "Androgynous"
  8. "This Guy's in Love with You"
  9. "The Way" (unpaved acoustic version)

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[12]

Fastball

  • Tony Scalzo – vocals (lead on 1, 3, 6, 8, 12), bass guitar, keyboards
  • Miles Zuniga – vocals (lead on 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13), guitar
  • Joey Shuffield – drums, percussion

Additional Musicians

  • Kim Bullard - organ, keyboards, programming
  • Bennett Salvay - electric piano, horn arrangement
  • Poe - vocals on "Which Way to the Top?"
  • Walt Vincent - piano on "Sooner or Later"
  • Guy Fantasy - background vocals on "Sooner or Later"
  • Dennis Farias - trumpet on "G.O.D. (Good Old Days)"
  • Rick Braun - trumpet on "G.O.D. (Good Old Days)"
  • Nick Lane - trombone on "G.O.D. (Good Old Days)"
  • Doug Norwine - tenor sax on "G.O.D. (Good Old Days)"
  • Greg Smith - baritone sax on "G.O.D. (Good Old Days)"
  • Erika Duke-Kirkpatrick - cello on "Charlie, the Methadone Man"

Production

Charts

Chart (1998) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[13] 84
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[14] 18
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[15] 28
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 22
UK Albums (OCC)[17] 108
US Billboard 200[18] 29

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[19] Platinum 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[20] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. Reece, Doug (April 25, 1998). "Hollywood Has a Hit with Rockers Fastball". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 17. p. 92. 'The Way,' which shipped to modern rock and triple-A stations Jan. 7...
  2. "Fire Escape". Radio & Records. No. 1257. July 17, 1998. p. 146. Modern Rock, AAA and Rock Radio July 20!
  3. "Adds for January 25 & 26". Gavin Report. No. 2239. January 22, 1999. p. 36.
  4. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "All the Pain Money Can Buy – Fastball". AllMusic. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  5. Kot, Greg (March 6, 1998). "Fastball: All the Pain Money Can Buy (Hollywood)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  6. Willman, Chris (April 17, 1998). "All the Pain Money Can Buy". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
  7. Mirov, Nick. "Fastball: All The Pain Money Can Buy: Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  8. "Fastball: All the Pain Money Can Buy". Q (146): 116. November 1998.
  9. Randall, Mac (April 16, 1998). "Fastball: All The Pain Money Can Buy". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 22, 2008. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
  10. Christgau, Robert (December 1, 1998). "Consumer Guide: Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  11. RIAA Gold & Platinum Database RIAA. Accessed February 19, 2012.
  12. All the Pain Money Can Buy (liner notes). Fastball. Hollywood. 1998. HR-62130-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  14. "Fastball Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  15. "Fastball: All the Pain Money Can Buy" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  16. "Swedishcharts.com – Fastball – All the Pain Money Can Buy". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  17. Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: Adam F – FYA". zobbel.de. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  18. "Fastball Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  19. "Canadian album certifications – Fastball – All the Pain Money Can Buy". Music Canada. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  20. "American album certifications – Fastball – All the Pain Money Can Buy". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 13, 2020.


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