Saturate (Breaking Benjamin album)

Saturate
Studio album by Breaking Benjamin
Released	August 27, 2002 (2002-08-27)
Recorded	April–May 2002 at Larrabee East in Los Angeles, CA and Royaltone Studios in North Hollywood, CA
Genre	Alternative metal, post-grunge
Length	49:22
Label	Hollywood
Producer	Ulrich Wild
Breaking Benjamin chronology
Breaking Benjamin (2001) Saturate (2002) We Are Not Alone (2004) Singles from Saturate "Polyamorous" Released: July 16, 2002 (2002-07-16) "Skin" Released: February 18, 2003 (2003-02-18) "Medicate" Released: May 6, 2003 (2003-05-06)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Bullz-Eye	[2]
Ultimate Guitar	[3]
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Saturate is the debut album by American rock band Breaking Benjamin. It was released on August 27, 2002 (2002-08-27) through Hollywood Records, and featured the singles "Polyamorous", "Skin", and "Medicate". The original release of Saturate contained "Forever" as a separate track, whereas the newer enhanced versions came with the "Polyamorous" music video and ultimately featured the song embedded with "Shallow Bay". The album title is derived from a lyric in the song, "Wish I May". On September 14, 2002, Saturate peaked on the Billboard 200 and Heatseekers charts at #136 and #2, respectively.^[4]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Benjamin Burnley, all music composed by Breaking Benjamin.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Wish I May"	3:58
2.	"Medicate"	3:45
3.	"Polyamorous"	2:56
4.	"Skin"	3:20
5.	"Natural Life"	4:00
6.	"Next to Nothing"	3:43
7.	"Water"	4:12
8.	"Home"	3:37
9.	"Phase"	4:31
10.	"No Games"	3:35
11.	"Sugarcoat"	3:38
12.	"Shallow Bay"	4:05
13.	"Forever"	3:55
Total length:		49:22

Personnel

Breaking Benjamin

• Benjamin Burnley - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Aaron Fink - Lead guitar, backing vocals
• Mark James Klepaski - bass, backing vocals
• Jeremy Hummel - drums, backing vocals

Production

• Produced and engineered by Ulrich Wild
• Tracks recorded April-May 2002 at Larrabee East in Los Angeles, California
• Assistant engineering by Ted regier and Alex Reverberi
• Vocals recorded May 2002 at Royaltone Studios in North Hollywood, California
• Assistant engineering by Chris Wonzer
• Additional vocal production on Shallow Bay by Bret Alexander and Paul Smith at Saturation Acres, PA
• All songs Mixed by Chris Lord-Alge at Image Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA
• Mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Marcussen Mastering
• String arrangements by Susie Katayama and Benjamin Burnley

Chart positions

Album Chart (2002) Peak position The Billboard 200[5] 136 Top Heatseekers[6] 2

Singles Year Song US Alt. [7] US Main. 2002 "Polyamorous" 31 19 2003 "Skin" 37 24

References

1. ^ Taylor, Jason D.. Saturate (Breaking Benjamin album) at Allmusic. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
2. ^ Farley, Mike. "Saturate Review". bullz-eye.com. http://www.bullz-eye.com/cdreviews/farley/breaking_benjamin-saturate.htm. Retrieved July 10, 2011. 
3. ^ "Saturate Review". Ultimate Guitar. February 16, 2009. http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/breaking_benjamin/saturate/index.html. Retrieved July 10, 2011. 
4. ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=_AwEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA83&lpg=PA83&dq=Breaking+Benjamin+Saturate+Sep+14+2002+soundscan&source=bl&ots=BUUmy66Xvg&sig=dxIyD5mkdmtCT0LCgjnEx_kJBvQ&hl=en&ei=ahpcTueqEcyLsALY4qQZ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CB4Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false
5. ^ "Saturate - Breaking Benjamin". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/album/breaking-benjamin/saturate/547885#/album/breaking-benjamin/saturate/547885. 
6. ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=_AwEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA83&lpg=PA85&dq=Breaking+Benjamin+Saturate+Sep+14+2002+soundscan&source=bl&ots=BUUmy66Xvg&sig=dxIyD5mkdmtCT0LCgjnEx_kJBvQ&hl=en&ei=ahpcTueqEcyLsALY4qQZ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CB4Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false
7. ^ "Breaking Benjamin Alternative Songs Chart History". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/artist/breaking-benjamin/490453#/artist/breaking-benjamin/chart-history/490453?f=377&g=Singles.