NO DOUBT - The Beacon Street Collection CD

The Beacon Street Collection is the second studio album by American rock band No Doubt, released in March 1995. It was released independently by the band under their own record label, Beacon Street Records. It was produced by No Doubt themselves and recorded in a homemade recording studio in the garage of their house on Beacon Avenue in Anaheim, California, from which the album takes its name. Additional recording and mixing were done at Clear Lake Audio in North Hollywood, California with engineer Colin "Dog" Mitchell.

The album was released during a time in which the band were receiving little attention from their record label, Interscope Records, and were not getting a chance to record a second album. Interscope were disillusioned with the band after the commercial failure of their first album, No Doubt. No Doubt had written large numbers of songs and knew that they would not make it onto any Interscope album, so they built their own studio and recorded the album there. Two singles were released from it: "Squeal" and "Doghouse" on 7-inch vinyl.

The album sold over 100,000 copies in 1995, over three times as many as their first album sold. This success ensured that Interscope financed the band's third album, Tragic Kingdom, which was a massive success, selling 16 million copies worldwide and attracting extensive interest in the band. The Beacon Street Collection was re-released in 1997 as part of the band's back catalog.

1."Open the Gate"  Eric Stefani, Gwen Stefani, Tom Dumont, Tony Kanal, Adrian Young3:40

2."Blue in the Face"  E. Stefani4:35

3."Total Hate '95" (featuring Bradley Nowell of Sublime)John Spence, Chris Leal, Gabriel Gonzalez, Bradley Nowell3:18

4."Stricken"  E. Stefani, Kanal, G. Stefani, Dumont4:06

5."Greener Pastures"  Kanal, G. Stefani5:05

6."By the Way"  Dumont, G. Stefani4:29

7."Snakes"  Kanal, G. Stefani4:37

8."That's Just Me"  Eric Keyes, E. Stefani4:08

9."Squeal"  E. Stefani2:38

10."Doghouse"  E. Stefani4:26

Personnel

• Gwen Stefani - vocals
• Tom Dumont - guitar
• Tony Kanal - bass
• Adrian Young - percussion, drums
• Eric Stefani - keyboard
• Phil Jordan - trumpet
• Eric Carpenter - saxophone

Additional personnel

• Bradley Nowell - vocals
• Gabrial McNair - percussion, trombone
• Gerard Boisse- baritone, tenor, soprano saxophones