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1996 studio album by Barenaked Ladies From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Born on a Pirate Ship is the third full-length studio album by Barenaked Ladies (BNL), featuring the songs "Shoe Box", "The Old Apartment", "When I Fall" and "Break Your Heart". "The Old Apartment" would become BNL's first US hit in 1997.
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Released | March 19, 1996 | |||
Recorded | April–July 1995 | |||
Studio | The Gas Station, Toronto Reaction Studios, Toronto Manta Eastern, Toronto Right Tracks Studio, Saskatoon | |||
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Length | 51:39 | |||
Label | Reprise | |||
Producer | Barenaked Ladies, Michael Phillip Wojewoda | |||
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Born on a Pirate Ship was recorded as a four-piece quartet, following the departure of keyboardist Andy Creeggan.[4] Kevin Hearn is not credited on the album, but joined the group for the 1995 tour preceding the album's release in time to be thanked in the liner notes for "injecting new spirit."
Steven Page and Ed Robertson returned to writing together, as they did upon the band's formation, but had abandoned following the release of Gordon.[4]
The album is also an enhanced CD. The data track contains audio samples from the band's previous two CDs, a short montage of press photos, several of the band's music videos, a short trivia quiz, and a pair of "behind the scenes" videos from the band. Similar content was included and expanded upon on the Shoe Box E.P.; however, the format of the enhanced CD used in the creation of that CD renders the data track inaccessible on modern operating systems.
Although a moderate hit in Canada reaching No. 12, the album managed No. 111 in the US. Born on a Pirate Ship was awarded gold status in the U.S. in 2000.
The title and front cover photo refers to a vulgar joke that was popular around the time the band members were children. One kid would instruct another to pull back the corners of their mouth with their fingers (but not stick their tongue out) and say, "I was born on a pirate ship." The result would sound like them saying, "I was born on a pile o' shit." Sometimes "with a bunch of apples" would be added at the end, which would come out as "with a bunch of assholes."[5]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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1. | "Stomach vs. Heart" | Steven Page | 2:29 | |
2. | "Straw Hat and Old Dirty Hank" | Steven Page | 3:23 | |
3. | "I Know" | Ed Robertson | 3:02 | |
4. | "This Is Where It Ends" | Steven Page | 2:53 | |
5. | "When I Fall" | Ed Robertson | 4:04 | |
6. | "I Live with It Every Day" |
| Steven Page | 4:30 |
7. | "The Old Apartment" | Steven Page | 3:29 | |
8. | "Call Me Calmly" | Page | Steven Page | 2:52 |
9. | "Break Your Heart" (Originally recorded for Maybe You Should Drive) | Page | Steven Page | 4:57 |
10. | "Spider in My Room" | Jim Creeggan | Jim Creeggan | 4:03 |
11. | "Same Thing" (Originally recorded for Maybe You Should Drive) | Robertson | Ed Robertson | 4:01 |
12. | "Just a Toy" | Steven Page | 3:42 | |
13. | "In the Drink" | Creeggan | Jim Creeggan | 5:12 |
14. | "Shoe Box" | Steven Page | 2:57 |
All tracks are written by Steven Page and Ed Robertson, except where noted
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"The Old Apartment"
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"Shoe Box"
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Album
Year | Chart | Position |
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1996 | Canada Albums | 12[6] |
1996 | Heatseekers | 4[citation needed] |
1996 | Billboard 200 | 111[citation needed] |
Singles
Year | Chart | Position |
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"The Old Apartment" | Billboard Hot 100 | 88[citation needed] |
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