Parachute is the first album by the band Guster, released in 1994. Four thousand copies were released under the band name Gus (the band had to change its name shortly afterward when another artist signed a record contract under that name). Those copies are considered very rare by Guster fans. The stuffed animal on the cover of the album is a childhood toy of the percussionist Brian Rosenworcel and is lovingly referred to as "The Big Friend." It has become a mascot of sorts for the band. Critical reception The Boston Globe named the album the best local debut of 1994. Track listing "Fall in Two" "Mona Lisa" "Love for Me" "Window" "Eden" "Scars & Stitches" "The Prize" "Dissolve" "Cocoon" "Happy Frappy" "Parachute" Personnel Jay Bellerose - drums Mike Denneen - chamberlin Scott Davis Clayton Scoble - electric guitar, 12-string guitar Michael Rivard - upright bass Adam Gardner - vocals, guitar Brian Rosenworcel - bongos, percussion Ryan Miller - vocals, guitar Andy Custer - electric bass Dejan Kralj - guitar Goran Kralj - vocals, guitar, piano Jeff Murphy Milt Sutton Morgan Dawley Scott Schwebel - drums, percussion Steve Garrett - cello Tom Swafford - violin Wes Yoakam - vocals, guitar, keyboards Miscellaneous In the early years of music file sharing, a form of bait and switch involving Parachute occurred. In the comments of the song Guster - Parachute [Best Quality] on YouTube, many people report of having downloaded Coldplay's – Parachutes album via online music sharing platforms. In lieu of the real Track 7 – Parachutes, Guster's Track 11 – Parachute from their Parachute album had been inserted instead. By searching for the lyrics of the misplaced song, some fans eventually uncovered that it was actually Parachute from Guster and unrelated to the Parachutes song from Coldplay. People discovering the true artist after years of confusion seemed pleased to find out the origin of the song. This is supported by select quotes from users on YouTube: It is unclear if this was an intentional replacement—for either marketing or trolling purposes—or an accident. References Guster albums 1995 debut albums