Album of the Year, released in 1997 (see 1997 in music), was the sixth and final studio album by Faith No More.

The title of this album displays the band's sense of irony, as the majority of the members of Faith No More were ultimately unhappy with the outcome of "Album of the Year" and the direction it had taken them. Vocalist Mike Patton was quoted as saying that Faith No More's demise could be partially related to a mutual feeling of artistic futility as a group: "We were starting to make bad music."

The album flopped in the United States, although it sold respectable numbers in Europe and Australia, pushing the overall sales figures of this album to just over a million.

Liner art

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The liner art for the album jacket depicts the funeral of an old man, with the words "pravda vítězí" (truth lives on) adorning the coffin. The statement is the motto of the Czech Republic, and the photographs are from the funeral of Czechoslovakia's first president, Tomáš Masaryk. The use of the imagery on the album art is representative of an end to a golden age — namely, the band's.

One rather persistent but ultimately false claim among the fans of the band attributes the photography belonging to Lenin's funeral. The band did acknowledge the similarity of facial features, however.

Track listing

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1. "Collision" (Hudson/Patton)
2. "Stripsearch" (Hudson/Patton/Bordin/Gould)
3. "Last Cup of Sorrow" (Patton/Gould)
4. "Naked in Front of the Computer" (Patton)
5. "Helpless" (Patton/Bordin/Gould)
6. "Mouth to Mouth" (Hudson/Patton/Bordin/Gould)
7. "Ashes to Ashes" (Hudson/Patton/Bordin/Gould/Bottum)
8. "She Loves Me Not" (Patton/Bordin/Gould)
9. "Got That Feeling" (Patton)
10. "Paths of Glory" (Hudson/Patton/Bordin/Gould/Bottum)
11. "Home Sick Home" (Patton)
12. "Pristina" (Patton/Gould)

The Japanese version of this album contains additional tracks "The Big Kahuna" and "Light Up and Let Go", which were released elsewhere as B-sides to the "Ashes to Ashes" single.

Personnel

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• Mike Bordin - drums
• Roddy Bottum - keyboards
• Billy Gould - bass guitar
• Jon Hudson - guitar
• Mike Patton - vocals

Chart positions

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Album

Year	Album	Chart	Position
1997	Album of the Year	The Billboard 200	No. 41
1997	Album of the Year	Australia Top 50	No. 1
1997	Album of the Year	UK Mainstream	No. 7
1997	Album of the Year	Germany	No. 2
1997	Album of the Year	Czech Republic Top 40	No. 1
1997	Album of the Year	Sweden Top 50	No. 11

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1997	"Ashes to Ashes"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	No. 23
1997	"Last Cup of Sorrow"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	No. 14
1997	"Ashes to Ashes"	Australia Top 50	No. 8
1997	"Last Cup of Sorrow"	Australia Top 50	No. 62
1997	"Ashes to Ashes"	UK Top 100	No. 15
1997	"Last Cup of Sorrow	UK Top 100	No. 51

References & external links

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• Faith No More Frequently Answered Questions

Faith No More albums | 1997 albums

Album of the Year | Album of the Year