Gordon (album)
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| Gordon | ||
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| Missing image Gordon.jpg Album cover | ||
| Album by Barenaked Ladies | ||
| Released | July 28, 1992 | |
| Recorded | Spring 1992 | |
| Genre | Alternative Rock | |
| Length | 58 min 15 sec | |
| Record label | Reprise | |
| Producer | Barenaked Ladies, Scott Dibble, Michael-Philip Wojewoda, Robin Billinton | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| AMG | 4/5 | link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47D1ED847A47E20E0B11A40DEB561F61A8F1AACD83E284541D1B43844C30E79EC40A6D8B1E8B800E203E3FE2EBB580DCCC8EE56F8906F373E8DE4A664284F36&uid=MIDMR0410220930&sql=10:deozefqkhgfo~T1) |
| Barenaked Ladies Chronology | ||
| Gordon (1992) | Maybe You Should Drive (1994) | |
Gordon was the debut CD and first major-label album by Barenaked Ladies. It was released in 1992 in Canada and went double platinum in record time. Many of the band's signature tracks appeared on the disc, including "If I Had $1000000", "Be My Yoko Ono", "What A Good Boy", "Grade 9" and "Brian Wilson".
The only track recorded for the album but left off the finished record is a remake of the Public Enemy song "Fight the Power" (a shorter version of this song appeared on the successful Yellow Tape). Although left off the album, it later appeared on the sountrack for the movie The Coneheads and was later released as a promo-only single ("promo" meaning only issued to radio stations and as free giveaways).
The album was a massive success in Canada, where it topped the album charts for 8 weeks and sold over a million copies. Although US interest was virtually nil, with Gordon never charting there at all, the album eventually did earn a gold record in America after their sudden rise to fame there in 1998.
Note: The original album cover featured a goofy photo of the band and was later re-released as simply a ball.
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Track listing
- "Hello City" (Page, Robertson) - 3:22
- "Enid" (Page, Robertson) - 4:07
- "Grade 9" (Creeggan, Creeggan, Page, Robertson, Stewart) - 2:53
- "Brian Wilson" (Page) - 4:47
- "Be My Yoko Ono" (Page, Robertson) - 2:45
- "Wrap Your Arms Around Me" (Creeggan, Page, Robertson) - 4:35
- "What a Good Boy" (Page, Robertson) - 3:52
- "The King of Bedside Manor" (Page, Robertson) - 2:24
- "Box Set" (Page) - 4:48
- "I Love You" (Creeggan, Creeggan, Page, Robertson) - 4:08
- "New Kid (On the Block)" (Dibble, Page, Robertson) - 4:12
- "Blame It on Me" (Page, Robertson) - 3:54
- "The Flag" (Page) - 3:53
- "If I Had $1000000" (Page, Robertson) - 4:27
- "Crazy" (Robertson, Wilson) - 4:08
- "Dat Fodder" (Hidden track, CD only - Features studio outtakes and general band goofiness).
Personnel
Barenaked Ladies
- Steven Page - synthesizer, guitar, sound effects, vocals, shaker
- Ed Robertson - synthesizer, guitar, sound effects, vocals, shaker, cowbell
- Jim Creeggan - sound effects, vocals, double bass, shaker
- Andy Creeggan - organ, piano, conga, sound effects, tambourine, triangle, vocals, claves, cuica, shaker, guiro, finger cymbals, cabasa
- Tyler Stewart - drums, sound effects, vocals, shaker
Additional Personnel
- Dave Allen - fiddle, vocals
- Mike Barber - vocals
- Gregor Beresford - vocals
- Arlene Bishop - vocals
- Chris Brown - organ, vocals
- Meryn Cadell - vocals
- Dave Clark - vocals
- Naida Creeggan - vocals
- Matt DeMatteo - vocals
- Kate Fenner - vocals
- Mike Ford - vocals
- Murray Foster - vocals
- Jian Ghomeshi - vocals
- Nic Gotham - alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
- Gene Hardy - tenor saxophone, vocals
- Sally Lee - vocals
- David Matheson - vocals
- Lewis Melville - pedal steel, steel guitar, vocals
- Jason Mercer - vocals
- Keith Nakonechy - vocals
- Blair Packham - vocals
- Steve Pitkin - vocals
- Jason Plumb - vocals
- Tannis Slimmon - vocals
- Wayne Stokes - vocals
- Martin Tielli - guitar, vocals
- Tim Vesely - vocals
- Tom Walsh - trombone
- Tim Wilson - bagpipes
- Bob Wiseman - accordion, vocals
- Michael-Philip Wojewoda - bass, keyboards, sound effects, tambourine, vocals, shaker, keyboard bass
Production
- Producers: Barenaked Ladies, Scott Dibble, Michael-Philip Wojewoda, Robin Billinton
- Engineer: Michael-Philip Wojewoda
- Remixing: Michael-Philip Wojewoda
- Mastering: Greg Calbi
Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1992 | The Record Canadian album charts | 1 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1992 | "Enid" | CFTR Top Hits of 1992 | 16 |
| 1992 | "Grade Nine" | CFTR Top Hits of 1992 | 42 |
| 1992 | "Be My Yoko Ono" | CFTR Top Hits of 1992 | 48 |