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Cakewalk by House of Freaks
Cakewalk is an album by House of Freaks, released in 1991. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 7 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Rocking Chair”, on 7 lists with a best position of #1508.
Cakewalk was House of Freaks' first album for a major label, released in 1991, and the Richmond, Virginia two-man band of Bryan Harvey on guitar and vocals and Johnny Hott on percussion filled out the room a little for the occasion. Dennis Herring produced, Bob Rupe of the Silos came in on bass, and Mark Linkous pitched in on the sessions too. Hott even stepped up to sing lead for the first time, on "My House".
Harvey's lyrics turn more personal here, though his taste for Southern Gothic still shows: he borrowed the title of "A Good Man" from Flannery O'Connor. Critics liked the arrangements, busy one minute and bare the next, and "Rocking Chair" climbed to number 11 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart. The sales never followed, and the album was a commercial letdown. Former Long Ryders guitarist Stephen McCarthy joined them on the road to promote it.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Cakewalk on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocking Chair | 7 | #1508 | – | 1999–2005 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.