Superhero Brother

Superhero Brother
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 24, 2008 (2008-06-24)
Recorded2008
Length45:20
LabelBrushfire
Producer
  • Chris DiBeneditto
  • Pete Donnelly
G. Love & Special Sauce chronology
Electric Mile
(2001)
Superhero Brother
(2008)
Long Way Down
(2009)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic65/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Los Angeles Times[3]
musicOMH[4]
Now[5]
PopMatters5/10[6]

Superhero Brother is the eighth studio album by American rock band G. Love & Special Sauce. It was released on June 24, 2008 via Brushfire Records. Recorded at Philadelphonic Studios and Long View Farms Studios, it was produced by Chris DiBeneditto and Pete Donnelly. In the United States, the album peaked at number 63 on the Billboard 200 and number 24 on the Top Rock Albums charts.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Communication"Garrett DuttonChris DiBeneditto3:21
2."City Livin'"
  • Dutton
  • Jeffrey Clemens
  • James Prescott
  • Mark Boyce
Chris DiBeneditto4:05
3."Wiggle Worm"
  • Dutton
  • Clemens
  • Prescott
  • Boyce
Chris DiBeneditto4:05
4."Peace, Love and Happiness"
  • Dutton
  • Jasper Thomas
  • Chris DiBeneditto
  • Pete Donnelly
3:42
5."Soft and Sweet"DuttonChris DiBeneditto3:21
6."Wontcha Come Home"
Chris DiBeneditto2:32
7."Crumble"DuttonChris DiBeneditto4:47
8."What We Need"DuttonChris DiBeneditto3:20
9."Grandmother"DuttonChris DiBeneditto2:42
10."Georgia Brown"DuttonChris DiBeneditto3:16
11."Who's Got the Weed"
Chris DiBeneditto5:45
12."Superhero Brother"DuttonChris DiBeneditto4:24
Total length:45:20

Personnel

  • Garrett "G. Love" Dutton – vocals, guitar, harmonica, handclaps, whistle, beatboxing
  • Jeffrey Clemens – backing vocals, drums, percussion, handclaps
  • Jimi "Jazz" Prescott – string bass, electric bass, handclaps
  • Mark Boyce – backing vocals, piano, organ, analogue synthesizer, clavinet, handclaps
  • Chris DiBeneditto – backing vocals, percussion, handclaps, producer, recording, mixing
  • Pete Donelly – backing vocals, percussion, handclaps, producer, recording
  • Fred Berman – percussion & handclaps
  • Daniel Delacruz – saxophone
  • Sheffer Bruton – trombone
  • Christofer "C-Money" Welter – trumpet
  • Tre "Slimkid3" Hardson – vocals
  • Aaron Dembe – recording
  • Chris Athens – mastering
  • Jay Franco – mastering assistant
  • Kurt Bradley – mastering assistant
  • Autumn de Wilde – photography
  • Scott Soens – photography

Charts

Chart (2008) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[7] 63
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[8] 24

References

  1. ^ "Critic Reviews for Superhero Brother - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  2. ^ Westergaard, Sean. "Superhero Brother - G. Love & Special Sauce". AllMusic. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  3. ^ Wood, Mikael (June 24, 2008). "New CDs: Watson Twins, G. Love, Motley Crue, Hacienda Brothers". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  4. ^ Hogwood, Ben (August 11, 2008). "G-Love - Superhero Brother | Album Reviews". musicOMH. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  5. ^ "G. LOVE & SPECIAL SAUCE - NOW Magazine". NOW Toronto. August 6, 2008. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  6. ^ Tacopino, Joe (August 3, 2008). "G. Love and Special Sauce: Superhero Brother » PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  7. ^ "G Love Special Sauce Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  8. ^ "G Love Special Sauce Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2025.