Breakdown (Melissa Etheridge album)

Breakdown
Studio album by Melissa Etheridge
Released	October 5, 1999
Recorded	1998–1999
Studio	A&M Studios, Los Angeles, California Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Rock
Length	53:50
Label	Island
Producer	Melissa Etheridge, John Shanks
Melissa Etheridge chronology
Your Little Secret (1995) Breakdown (1999) Skin (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	C+[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]
Uncut	[4]
USA Today	[5]

Breakdown is the sixth album by singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge, released in 1999 (see 1999 in music). A Limited Edition version of the album was simultaneously released featuring three bonus tracks.

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