Hoist (album)
Hoist (stylized as (HOIST)) is the fifth studio album by the American rock band Phish, released on March 29, 1994, by Elektra Records. At the time of its release, Hoist was Phish's best selling album to date, peaking at No. 34 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. The album was certified gold by the RIAA on August 19, 1996, and remains the band's best-selling studio release, outsold in their discography only by the platinum-certified A Live One.
| Hoist | ||||
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| Studio album by Phish | ||||
| Released | March 29, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | October–November 1993 | |||
| Studio | American Recording Co. (Woodland Hills, California) | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 50:28 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Producer | Paul Fox | |||
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| Singles from Hoist | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Chicago Tribune | |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| Entertainment Weekly | C+ |
| Los Angeles Times | |
| The Village Voice | |
The album includes "Down with Disease", the band's breakthrough single on American rock radio, reaching the top 40 of Billboard magazine's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in June 1994. The band filmed their only official music video for the song, directed by bassist Mike Gordon, which received some airplay on MTV.