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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox album<br />
| name = Letters from Chutney<br />
| type = studio<br />
| artist = [[Finger Eleven|Rainbow Butt Monkeys]]<br />
| cover = RainbowButtMonkeysLetters.jpg<br />
| alt = An image of three ladies riding tractors. The band's name is written cursively above and the album's title is on the lower right corner, both colored yellow.<br />
| released = April 19, 1995<br />
| recorded = 1994–1995<br />
| studio = Mainway Studio <small>([[Burlington, Ontario]])</small><br>[[Metalworks Studios|Metalworks]] <small>([[Mississauga|Mississauga, Ontario]])</small><br />
| genre = [[Rock music|Rock]], [[pop metal]]<br />
| length = 49:57<br />
| label = [[Mercury Records|Mercury]]<br />
| producer = John Punter, Atilla Turi<br />
| prev_title =<br />
| prev_year =<br />
| next_title = [[Tip (album)|Tip]]<br />
| next_year = 1997<br />
| misc = {{Singles<br />
| name = Letters from Chutney<br />
| type = studio<br />
| single1 = Circles<br />
| single1date = 1995<br />
| single2 = As Far as I Can Spit<br />
| single2date = 1996<br />
| single3 = Danananana<br />
| single3date = 1996<br />
}}<br />
}}<br />
'''''Letters from Chutney''''' is the debut album by the [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[Rock music|rock]] band Rainbow Butt Monkeys, later known as [[Finger Eleven]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stoute |first1=Lenny |title=Reviews |work=Toronto Star |date=15 Feb 1996 |page=H7}}</ref> It features a different sound than Finger Eleven's subsequent albums, with rock, pop, and metal influences. The album is currently out of print, though available for special order. The album produced three singles, all of which had videos released. The name of the album comes from a dog with a missing eye that the band found on the side of the road. They gave it the name Chutney. The album peaked at No. 45 on the ''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'' [[Canadian Albums Chart]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.9229&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.9229.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.9229|title=Top Albums/CDs - Volume 61, No. 19 Jun 12, 1995|magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|accessdate=January 16, 2024}}</ref><br />
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==Critical reception==<br />
{{Album ratings<br />
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]<br />
|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r449309|pure_url=yes}}|title=Letters from Chutney - Rainbow Butt Monkeys|publisher=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref><br />
|rev2 = ''[[Rock Hard (magazine)|Rock Hard]]''<br />
|rev2score = 8.0/10<ref name="Rock Hard">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rockhard.de/reviews/rainbow-butt-monkeys-letters-from-chutney_195917.html|title=Letters from Chutney review|publisher=Rock Hard|accessdate=3 August 2019}}</ref><br />
}}<br />
''[[The Ottawa Citizen]]'' determined that "this is music that settles firmly on the metal edge of pop."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Saxberg |first1=Lynn |title=These Monkeys run on high-octane power |work=The Ottawa Citizen |date=13 May 1995 |page=D3}}</ref><br />
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==Track listing==<br />
<br />
All songs by Rainbow Butt Monkeys.<br />
{{Track list<br />
|title1 = As Far as I Can Spit <br />
|length1 = 3:56<br />
|title2 = Danananana <br />
|length2 = 4:54<br />
|title3 = Brat <br />
|length3 = 3:57<br />
|title4 = Circles <br />
|length4 = 4:31<br />
|title5 = Spiderprints <br />
|length5 = 4:01<br />
|title6 = Nibber <br />
|length6 = 3:34<br />
|title7 = Dropping <br />
|length7 = 3:41<br />
|title8 = St. Louis <br />
|length8 = 3:15<br />
|title9 = Scrumpy <br />
|length9 = 3:22<br />
|title10 = Cake <br />
|length10 = 4:08<br />
|title11 = Cookin' in the Kitchen <br />
|length11 = 5:22<br />
|title12 = Let's Pretend <br />
|length12 = 5:16<br />
}}<br />
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==Personnel==<br />
Adapted from the liner notes of ''Letters from Chutney''.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Letters from Chutney|others=Rainbow Butt Monkeys|publisher=Mercury|year=1995|type=liner notes|id=314 526 783-2}}</ref><br />
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'''Rainbow Butt Monkeys'''<br />
* Scott Anderson – vocals<br />
* [[James Black (guitarist)|James Black]] – guitar, vocals<br />
* Rick Jackett – guitar<br />
* Sean Anderson – bass<br />
* Rob Gommerman – drums<br />
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'''Production'''<br />
* John Punter – engineering, mixing<br />
* Atilla Turi – engineering<br />
* L. Stu Young – engineering<br />
* Sean McKim – engineering, assistant engineer<br />
* Andre Plante – engineering, assistant engineer<br />
* Kurtys Kidd – assistant engineer<br />
* David Tedesco – assistant engineer<br />
* Bill Kipper – mastering<br />
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'''Artwork'''<br />
* Cy Anderson – cover<br />
* [[Andrew MacNaughtan]] – band photography<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:1995 debut albums]]<br />
[[Category:Finger Eleven albums]]<br />
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[[Category:Albums recorded at Metalworks Studios]]</div>imported>Caro7200