title: Skin (Melissa Etheridge album)
text: # Skin (Melissa Etheridge album)
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Aggregate scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | Metacritic | (73/100) |
  | Review scores ||
  | Source | Rating |
  | AllMusic | |
  | Entertainment Weekly | B− |
  | PopMatters | |
  | Q | |
  | Rolling Stone | |
  
  Skin is the seventh album by singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge, released in 2001. The album explores the pain, confusion, grief, and recovery Etheridge went through following her split from Julie Cypher, her companion of 12 years. "Heal Me" features background vocals by Laura Dern and Meg Ryan. Etheridge plays almost all the instruments and penned all the songs. Skin peaked at number nine on the Billboard 200.
  
  ## Track listing
  
  All tracks are written by Melissa Ethrridge.
  
  There is one known outtake titled 'Whispers in the Heart' 'My Heart' or 'Heart Whispers'
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Melissa Etheridge – guitar, harmonica, mandolin, keyboards, vocals, background vocals
  * Kenny Aronoff – drums
  * Mark Browne – bass guitar
  * David Cole – keyboards, programming
  * Abe Laboriel Jr. – programming
  * Meg Ryan – background vocals on "Heal Me"
  * Laura Dern – background vocals on "Heal Me"
  * Gota Yashiki – programming
  
  ## Production
  
  * Producers: Melissa Etheridge, David N. Cole
  * Engineer: David N. Cole
  * Assistant engineers: Steve Genewick, Charles Paakkari
  * Mixing: David N. Cole, Chris Lord-Alge, Sylvia Massy, Matt Silva
  * Mastering: Ted Jensen
  * Drum programming: David N. Cole
  * Production coordination: Steven Girmant
  * Assistants: Charles Paakkari, Matt Silva
  * Art direction: Rick Patrick
  * Photography: Dan Winters
  
  ## Charts
  
  | Chart (2001) | Peak position |
  | - | - |
  | Australian Albums (ARIA) | 30 |
  | Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) | 35 |
  | Canadian Albums Chart | 18 |
  | Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) | 30 |
  | German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | 10 |
  | Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) | 65 |
  | US Billboard 200 | 9 |
  
  Singles – Billboard (North America)
  
  | Year | Single | Chart | Position |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 2001 | "I Want to Be in Love" | Adult Top 40 | 20 |
  