Brushfire Fairytales [Japanese Bonus Track] (2002)

About this title: Jack Johnson, the multi-talented American guy who likes to surf and play music, makes an honest impression on his debut album, Brushfire Fairytales. He's not focused on any genre in particular, but stays close to acoustic simplicities. Ben Harper's producer, J.P. Plunier, lends a hand and perfects Johnson's basic songwriting into a charming and inviting soundscape of songs most personal to Johnson. It's poetically abrasive, especially on tracks like "Sexy Plexi" and "Fortunate Fool." He's a bit of a lovesucker, but Brushfire Fairytales isn't necessarily constructed to be on that target. Jack ... read more

Tracks:

1. Inaudible Melodies [Johnson]
2. Middle Man [Johnson]
3. Posters [Johnson]
4. Sexy Plexi [Johnson]
5. Flake [Johnson]
6. Bubble Toes [Johnson]
7. Fortunate Fool [Johnson]
8. The News [Johnson]
9. Drink the Water [Johnson]
10. Mudfootball (For Moe Lerner) [Johnson]
11. F-Stop Blues [Johnson]
12. Losing Hope [Johnson]
13. It's All Understood [Johnson]
14. Inaudible Melodies [Live] [Johnson]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.