Album Cover Art

Let's look at what made #9 on Gigwise.com's list of the sexiest and dirtiest album covers (Gigwise comments in quotes):

9. Sugar Ray: ‘Lemonade and Brownies’ – "Kind of a sexier, less seedy version of Pulp’s ‘This Is Hardcore’ released some three years later, Sugar Ray’s 1995 effort features actress Nicole Eggert (of Baywatch fame) on the cover. Despite the attention-grabbing cover, the album was ultimately a critical and commercial flop. Perhaps, in this instance, sex doesn’t sell."

Lemonade and Brownies is the name of Sugar Ray's debut album, released in 1995. DJ Lethal (House of Pain, Limp Bizkit) produced for the album, providing all of the DJing. Actress Nicole Eggert is featured on the cover. Even though the album did not chart and was a commercial and critical failure for Atlantic, the band stayed on the label, going on to huge success. Who says hard work doesn't pay off?