Swimming with the Sharks

Self-titled is the debut studio album by American hard rock band Bulla, released in 1996 by MCA/Trauma Records. This is the only album with drummer Matt Price and the first with guitarist Doug Lawrence (brother of current guitarist Bill). The album contains their big hits such as "Let It Die", "Lithium", "Real World", "Sandbox" and "Suit".

Songs

 * Original version

Disc two (demos and outtakes):
 * Remastered version
 * Disc one contains the original album except the interludes (tracks 3 and 5) and some songs ("Deuce Bag" and "Bad Company")
 * 1) "Big Devil" (D. Lawrence, John) (included as a B-side for "Suit" single)
 * 2) "Pentagram" (Mike Sullivan) (included as a B-side for "Real World" single)
 * 3) "Liquid Guy" (John, S. Miller) (included as a B-side for "Lithium" single)
 * 4) "Lonely Avenue" (M. Price, M. Sullivan) (included as a B-side for "Let It Die" single)
 * 5) "Big Devil" (demo version, with John on lead vocals)
 * 6) "Suit" (demo version, with Mike on lead vocals)
 * 7) "Real World" (demo version, with Stanley on lead vocals)
 * 8) "Sandbox" (dubstep version)
 * 9) "Sandbox" (demo version, with John on lead vocals)
 * 10) "Let It Die" (demo version)
 * 11) "Great Provider" (Ed Robertson, Steven Page) (demo 1995, with Mike on lead vocals)
 * 12) "Psycho Killer" (Chris Frantz, David Byrne, Tina Weymouth)
 * 13) "Suit" (1995 demo)
 * 14) "Stewardess"

Credits

 * Bulla
 * Stanley Miller - lead vocals (2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14), acoustic guitar (on "Let It Die" and "Me Against the World") , electric guitar (1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14) , flute on "The Knife", percussion (5, 6, 10, 13, 15)
 * Matt Price - drums, background vocals (5, 6, 11, 12, 14)
 * Doug Lawrence - guitar, background vocals (4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 15)
 * John Langley - bass, background vocals (2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 15)
 * Michael Sullivan - lead vocals (5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16), keyboards, harmonium on "Let It Die (outro)", piano, samplers


 * Additional musicians
 * Brendan O'Brien - additional vocals on "Bad Company", Hammond organ and handclaps on "Let It Die", piano
 * Mark Gordon, Mauro Refosco - percussion
 * Kevin Sullivan - accordion and handclaps on "Let It Die" and additional vocals on "Let It Die", "Suit" and "Sandbox"
 * Michael Philip Wojewoda - additional (lead on "Big Devil") vocals on interlude 2 and "Let It Die" and "Sandbox", handclaps on "Let It Die", synth


 * Productionna
 * Michael Philip Wojewoda - production
 * Eddie Kramer - engineering
 * Brendan O'Brien - engineering, mixing
 * Chris Lord-Alge - mixing
 * George Marino - mastering