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No Fuel Left for the Pilgrims

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No Fuel Left for the Pilgrims
Studio album by
Released3 March 1989 (Denmark)
8 September 1989 (international)
RecordedAutumn 1988
StudioMedley Studio, Copenhagen
Genre
Length40:55
LabelMedley (Denmark)
Warner Bros. (international)
Producer
  • D-A-D
  • Nick Foss
  • Lars Overgaard
D-A-D chronology
D.A.D. Draws a Circle
(1987)
No Fuel Left for the Pilgrims
(1989)
Riskin' It All
(1991)
Singles from No Fuel Left For The Pilgrims
  1. "Sleeping My Day Away"
    Released: 1989
  2. "Girl Nation"
    Released: 1989
  3. "Jihad"
    Released: 1990 (Australia)
Alternative cover
1989 Danish release
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

No Fuel Left for the Pilgrims is the third (and first international) studio album by Danish rock band D-A-D. The album was released on 3 March 1989 in Denmark by Medley Records[3] and worldwide on 8 September 1989 by Warner Bros.[4] The band was still called Disneyland After Dark on the original Danish release but changed their name to D-A-D for the international release to avoid a lawsuit from The Walt Disney Company.[3] For the international version tracks 1, 3, 4 & 7 were remixed by Chris Lord-Alge at Image Recording in Los Angeles.

It was the band's most popular release, largely due to the inclusion of the minor hits "Rim of Hell" and "Sleeping My Day Away". The album reached #116 on the US Billboard 200 chart,[5] while the album's first single "Sleeping My Day Away" reached #23 on Billboard's Album Rock Tracks chart[6] and #87 on the UK Singles Chart.[7] The album has sold 600,000 copies worldwide, including 275,000 in Denmark and 100,000 in the US.[8]

Tracks from this album were recorded live for the Osaka After Dark EP, released the following year.[3]

In 2019, the album was featured on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 50 Greatest Hair Metal Albums of All Time.[2]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by D-A-D

No.TitleLength
1."Sleeping My Day Away"4:21
2."Jihad"2:56
3."Point of View"3:58
4."Rim of Hell"4:33
5."ZCMI"2:45
6."True Believer"2:21
7."Girl Nation"3:40
8."Lords of the Atlas"3:18
9."Overmuch"3:47
10."Siamese Twin"2:41
11."Wild Talk"4:03
12."Ill Will"2:03

Personnel

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Adapted from the album's liner notes.[9]

D-A-D
  • Jesper Binzer – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Stig Pedersen – bass, backing vocals
  • Jacob Binzer – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Peter L. Jensen – drums
Technical
  • D-A-D – producer, mixing, arrangements
  • Nick Foss – producer, mixing
  • Lars Overgaard – co-producer, engineer, mixing
  • Poul Bruun – mixing
  • Chris Lord-Alge – remixing (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 7 on international edition)
  • Jeremy Allom – engineer
  • Rene Cambony – engineer
  • Axel Strandberg – engineer
  • Oli Poulsen – engineer
  • John Kronholm – engineer
  • Thomas Brekling – engineer
  • Man Overboard – cover design
  • Lars Colberg – cover photography
  • Ulf Bjerre – cover photography

Charts

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Chart (1989-1990) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 29
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[11] 35
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 25
US Billboard 200[13] 116
Chart (2011) Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[14] 38

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[15] 2× Platinum 40,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ a b Rivadavia, Eduardo. "D:A:D - No Fuel Left For The Pilgrims". AllMusic. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "50 Greatest Hair Metal Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. October 13, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "D-A-D: The Band - No fuel left for the pilgrims". dad.dk. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  4. ^ "Billboard 200: September 30, 1989 (New entry)". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  5. ^ "Billboard 200: November 25, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  6. ^ "Album Rock Tracks: October 21, 1989" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  7. ^ "DAD". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  8. ^ Tuxen, Henrik (1998). "D:A:D har sat kursen - Tilbage på sporet". Gaffa: 42–43. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  9. ^ "No Fuel Left For The Pilgrims". Discogs. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  10. ^ "Australiancharts.com – D-A-D – No Fuel Left for the Pilgrims". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  11. ^ "Charts.nz – D-A-D – No Fuel Left for the Pilgrims". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  12. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – D-A-D – No Fuel Left for the Pilgrims". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  13. ^ "D.A.D. Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  14. ^ "D-A-D: No Fuel Left for the Pilgrims" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  15. ^ "Danish album certifications – D-A-D – No Fuel Left for the Pilgrims". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
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