Crooked Teeth (album) explained

Crooked Teeth
Type:	studio
Artist:	Papa Roach
Cover:	PapaRoachCrookedTeeth.jpg
Border:	yes
Alt:	A girl screaming with "PAPA ROACH" with a line crossing her eyes. A cockroach is seen in the background.
Released:	May 19, 2017
Studio:	Steakhouse Studios, North Hollywood, California
Length:	33:53
Label:	Eleven Seven
Prev Title:	F.E.A.R.
Prev Year:	2015
Next Title:	Who Do You Trust?
Next Year:	2019

Crooked Teeth is the ninth studio album by American rock band Papa Roach. It was released on May 19, 2017 through Eleven Seven Music.^[1] Crooked Teeth debuted at number 20 in the US and UK.

Release

The title track of the album was released as a promotional single on November 1, 2016.^[2] The album's first single, "Help" was released on February 17, 2017, and topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart in April 2017.^[3] A second single, "American Dreams", was released in April, and peaked at number three at the same chart. On November 12, 2017, a third single, "Born for Greatness" was released and topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart in January 2018. The album debuted at number 20 on the Billboard 200 and number one on the Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums chart, selling 23,000 equivalent units, 18,000 in pure album sales.^[4]

Reception

The album has received generally positive reviews from critics. Loudwire praised the album's mix of old and new sounds from the band, concluding that "It's obvious Papa Roach aren’t straying too far outside of the lines of what made them so appealing in both the beginning of their career and in recent years, but at almost a quarter century into the game when so many of their peers have been forgotten, they continue to stay relevant. What’s most compelling about the band, other than their more than admirable longevity, is continually trying to find the balance between the then and the now. On Crooked Teeth, it’s by far the closest they've come to giving fans of both eras an equal helping of each, which is no easy feat."^[5]

Personnel

Papa Roach

Jacoby Shaddix – lead vocals
Jerry Horton – guitar, backing vocals
Tobin Esperance – bass, backing vocals
Tony Palermo – drums

Additional musicians

Anthony Esperance – additional guitars
Skylar Grey – additional vocals on "Periscope"
Machine Gun Kelly – additional vocals on "Sunrise Trailer Park"

Technical personnel

Nicholas "RAS" Furlong – production, arrangements, executive producer
Colin "Colin Brittain" Cunningham – production, arrangements, engineering, mixing on "My Medication", "Periscope", and "None of the Above"
Jason Evigan – production and arrangements on "Born for Greatness"
Josh Wilbur – mixing on "Break the Fall", "Crooked Teeth", "Born for Greatness", "American Dreams", and "Help"
Lewis Kovac – executive producer, management for 10th Street Entertainment
Darren Craig – design and layout
Butch Rufus – cover model
Ian Dietrich – management for 10th Street Entertainment

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Crooked Teeth*
Chart (2017)	Peak position
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ)^[6]	3
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)^[7]	2

Year-end charts

Notes and References

Web site: Papa Roach Detail Ninth Studio Album 'Crooked Teeth'. Loudwire. March 24, 2017 . March 26, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170326135831/http://loudwire.com/papa-roach-detail-crooked-teeth-album-help-lyric-video/. March 26, 2017. live.
Web site: Papa Roach Release Dynamic New Song 'Crooked Teeth' . . November 1, 2016 . November 4, 2016 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20161104051550/http://loudwire.com/papa-roach-new-song-crooked-teeth/ . November 4, 2016.
Web site: Papa Roach, Imagine Dragons Nab Airplay Chart No. 1s. billboard.com. May 19, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170514194424/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7752319/papa-roach-imagine-dragons-airplay-number-one-rock. May 14, 2017. live.
Linkin Park, Papa Roach Rule Rock Album Charts. . June 15, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180613070132/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7817537/linkin-park-papa-roach-rock-album-charts. June 13, 2018. live.
Web site: Papa Roach, 'Crooked Teeth' - Album Review. Loudwire. June 5, 2017 . June 15, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180616030708/http://loudwire.com/papa-roach-crooked-teeth-album-review/. June 16, 2018. live.
Web site: NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart. Recorded Music NZ. May 29, 2017. May 26, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170613144510/http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=4366. June 13, 2017. live.
Web site: Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40. Official Charts Company. 26 May 2017. 26 October 2021.
YEAR-END CHARTS: Hard Rock Albums (2017). Billboard. November 9, 2022.