Barenaked Ladies - Gordon CD

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Gordon is the debut studio album by Canadian band Barenaked Ladies. It was released through Sire Records on July 28, 1992. After The Yellow Tape was certified platinum in Canada, the group won a contest hosted by a local radio station. With the winnings, Barenaked Ladies were able to hire producer Michael Phillip Wojewoda and record the album at Le Studio, north of Montreal. Though most of the album was recorded without incident, difficulty with "The King of Bedside Manor" caused the band to record the track naked—a tradition they would continue on other albums. Horn parts, guest vocalists, and nods to other bands including Rush allowed Barenaked Ladies to expand on the sound they had developed while touring. "They had a real clarity about what they wanted [the album] to be... I just captured what it is they do," said Wojewoda.

1."Hello City"  Steven Page3:22

2."Enid"  Steven Page4:07

3."Grade 9" (Jim Creeggan, Andy Creeggan, Steven Page, Ed Robertson, Tyler Stewart)Steven Page, Ed Robertson2:53

4."Brian Wilson" (Steven Page)Steven Page4:47

5."Be My Yoko Ono"  Steven Page, Ed Robertson2:45

6."Wrap Your Arms Around Me" (Jim Creeggan, Steven Page, Ed Robertson)Ed Robertson4:35

7."What a Good Boy"  Steven Page3:52

8."The King of Bedside Manor"  Steven Page, Ed Robertson2:24

9."Box Set" (Steven Page)Steven Page4:48

10."I Love You" (Jim Creeggan, Andy Creeggan, Steven Page, Ed Robertson)Steven Page, Jim Creeggan, Andy Creeggan4:08

11."New Kid (On the Block)" ((Scott Dibble, Steven Page, Ed Robertson))Steven Page4:13

12."Blame It on Me"  Steven Page, Ed Robertson3:54

13."The Flag" (Steven Page)Steven Page3:53

14."If I Had $1000000"  Steven Page, Ed Robertson4:27

15."Crazy" (Ed Robertson, Tim Wilson)Ed Robertson4:08

Personnel

Barenaked Ladies

• Steven Page - vocals (all tracks), guitar (tracks 4,7,8), shaker (track 8), wat-ups (track 1), moronic intro synth (track 2), cartoon noises (track 8), secret noises (track 15)
• Ed Robertson - guitar (all tracks), vocals (all tracks), shaker (track 8), cowbell (track 9), bionic intro synth (track 2), crowd noise (track 3), funky mouth (track 3)
• Jim Creeggan - double bass (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,14,15), acro double bass (track 13), vocals (tracks 1,2,3,4,5,6,8,9,10,11,13,14,15), shaker (track 8), secret noises (track 15)
• Andy Creeggan - organ (tracks 3,7), piano (tracks 1,2,3,7,9,10,11,14,15), conga (tracks 1,4,5,8,9,11,12), tambourine (tracks 5,6,8) triangle (track 6), vocals (tracks 1,2,3,4,5,6,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15), Claves (track 9), cuica (track 2), shaker (tracks 6,8,11,12), mark tree (track 6), guiro (track 9), finger cymbals (track 6), cabasa (track 6), vibraphone (track 9), scat (track 10), wat'ups (track 1), marimba (track 12), mbira (track 12), suitcase (track 13), secret noises (track 15)
• Tyler Stewart - drums (tracks 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,14,15), vocals (tracks 3,8), shaker (track 8), wat'ups (track 1), bass drum (track 13), snare drum (track 13)