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Discs1
GenreRock, Alternative
Rank−
Released2001-06-19
Record labelAtlantic Records
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Last updatedAugust 27th, 2014
AboutShangri-La Dee Da is the fifth studio album by American hard rock band Stone Temple Pilots. It was produced by Brendan O'Brien and released on June 19, 2001, by Atlantic Records.
Shangri-La Dee Da was originally planned to be a double album dedicated to the memory of Andrew Wood, but the concept was vetoed by Atlantic Records. While recording the album, the band also worked on a documentary and coffee table book. Neither was released, however, and limited footage was made available through the band's official website in the form of live performance-based music videos. Despite not selling as well as previous Stone Temple Pilots albums such as Core, Purple, Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop, and No. 4, Shangri-La Dee Da was certified Gold by the RIAA and the CRIA and was a commercial success for the band.
In late 2000, lead singer Scott Weiland said that the band planned to record a double album. Shortly after work got underway, bassist Robert DeLeo said that goal looked realistic, stating:
"Scott's in a space right now where we're not cramming to just get a single record done — he's in a space where I think a double record is possible."
The band's label, Atlantic, was hesitant about the idea and the band eventually conceded
Shangri-La Dee Da was originally planned to be a double album dedicated to the memory of Andrew Wood, but the concept was vetoed by Atlantic Records. While recording the album, the band also worked on a documentary and coffee table book. Neither was released, however, and limited footage was made available through the band's official website in the form of live performance-based music videos. Despite not selling as well as previous Stone Temple Pilots albums such as Core, Purple, Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop, and No. 4, Shangri-La Dee Da was certified Gold by the RIAA and the CRIA and was a commercial success for the band.
In late 2000, lead singer Scott Weiland said that the band planned to record a double album. Shortly after work got underway, bassist Robert DeLeo said that goal looked realistic, stating:
"Scott's in a space right now where we're not cramming to just get a single record done — he's in a space where I think a double record is possible."
The band's label, Atlantic, was hesitant about the idea and the band eventually conceded