Welcome to Blue Island

Welcome to Blue Island
Studio album by
Enuff Z'nuff
ReleasedJune 24, 2003
Recorded2001–2002
GenreHard rock, power pop
Length54:42
LabelPerris Records
ProducerChip Z'Nuff, Donnie Vie
Enuff Z'nuff chronology
10
(2000) 		Welcome to Blue Island
(2003) 		?
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Welcome to Blue Island was the final recording of new studio material by Enuff Z'nuff before lead singer Donnie Vie left the group in 2002. As a result, Vie did not tour to support the album. However, the band continued playing shows at this time with lead guitarist Monaco taking over vocal duties. As was common for the band, Welcome To Blue Island was released first in Japan, where it charted at No. 90.[2]

The U.S. version of the album with several bonus tracks came in June 2003 on the Perris Records label, where it became the label's top seller of 2004.[3] The song "87 Days" is a live acoustic performance for a radio show with BulletBoys lead singer Marq Torien on co-vocals and future Guns N' Roses guitarist DJ Ashba on guitar. The songs "Roll Me," "Can't Wait," and "Z Overture" would all be used in the 2011 film Dahmer Vs. Gacy.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Donnie Vie and Chip Z'Nuff, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Saturday"3:21
2."Can't Wait"4:12
3."Good Times (Are Hard to Find)" (Vie)5:30
4."Sanibel Island"4:14
5."I've Fallen in Love Again"5:53
6."Roll Me"2:55
7."Roller Bladin' in the Shade"4:44
8."Man Without a Heart"3:57
9."Z Overture"3:27
10."Zentemental Journey" (Vie)4:19
11."The Sun" (Vie)2:05
U.S. Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."You've Got to Hide Your Love Away (Live)" (John Lennon/Paul McCartney)2:27
13."87 Days (Live)"3:18
14."All Apologies (Studio Outtake)" (Kurt Cobain)3:09
15."July 1970" (Vie)1:12

Personnel

  • Donnie Vie – lead vocals, guitars and keyboards
  • Chip Z'Nuff – bass guitar, guitars and vocals
  • Johnny Monaco – lead guitar
  • Ricky Parent – drums

Additional personnel

Production

  • Produced by Stemz & Seedz (Chip Z'Nuff and Donnie Vie)
  • Mixing – Chris Steinmetz, Jeff Luif, and Chris Shepard
  • Engineering – Chris Steinmetz, Jeff Luif, Dave Maragus

Release history

Country Release date
Japan July 17, 2002
United Kingdom September 23, 2002
United States June 24, 2003

References

  1. ^ Prato, Greg. Review: Welcome To Blue Island. Allmusic. Accessed on July 8, 2011.
  2. ^ Oricon Music Charts for Enuff Z'Nuff Welcome To Blue Island. Accessed June 27, 2011.
  3. ^ Perris Records catalog description for Welcome To Blue Island. Accessed July 8, 2011.