Album · Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Red Hot Chili Peppers by Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Red Hot Chili Peppers is an album by Red Hot Chili Peppers, released in 1984. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 15 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “True Men Don't Kill Coyotes”, on 15 lists with a best position of #225.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers' self-titled debut landed on August 10, 1984, on EMI America and Enigma, and the band that made it wasn't quite the band that started out. Founding guitarist Hillel Slovak and drummer Jack Irons were tied up with other bands, so Anthony Kiedis and Flea went in with Jack Sherman on guitar and Cliff Martinez behind the kit. Gang of Four guitarist Andy Gill produced.
What comes out is a wiry, jittery collision of funk and punk, Flea's bass snapping like a live wire while Kiedis half-raps, half-yelps over the top. "True Men Don't Kill Coyotes" is the calling card. Sherman's stay was short: this is the only Chili Peppers album he plays on, he was fired after the tour, and Slovak was back in time for Freaky Styley.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The Red Hot Chili Peppers on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | True Men Don't Kill Coyotes | 15 | #225 | – | 1999–2021 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.