ITunes Originals – Barenaked Ladies
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iTunes Originals – Barenaked Ladies is a 2006 iTunes Originals
release from the band Barenaked Ladies
. The 27-track release features four previously released album songs, ten exclusive new recordings of songs, thirteen spoken word tracks, and the iTunes Originals introduction track. The material spans the band's entire career.
's Fresh Baked Woods studio while the band was recording the bed tracks for Barenaked Ladies Are Me
. The songs represent the band's career fairly comprehensively, including songs from each of their albums to that point, four songs ("Be My Yoko Ono
", "Alternative Girlfriend", "One Week", and "For You") recorded acoustically around one microphone ("Alternative Girlfriend" and "One Week" in their alternate bluegass versions), a new song ("I Can I Will I Do") from the album they were recording at the time, and a song performed solo by bassist Jim Creeggan
. The introductory track features background music that appears to be drawn from the song "Maybe You're Right", which was among the songs being recorded for the new album.
The spoken word tracks are mainly by frontmen Steven Page and Ed Robertson
together, though one ("Feeling Twitterpated"), preceding his own song, is by Creeggan. The tracks discuss the bands history, from the meeting of founding members Page and Robertson through many of the major milestones thereafter. The tracks also discuss the significance and meaning of the songs featured in the release.
ITunes Originals
iTunes Originals is a series of digital releases available exclusively through the iTunes Store. It was developed and produced by longtime KCRW DJ and film music supervisor Chris Douridas, who recruited Stephen Marsh to provide audio mastering for the albums. Each release features the music of a...
release from the band Barenaked Ladies
Barenaked Ladies
Barenaked Ladies is a Canadian alternative rock band. The band is currently composed of Jim Creeggan, Kevin Hearn, Ed Robertson, and Tyler Stewart. Barenaked Ladies formed in 1988 in Scarborough, Ontario, then a suburban municipality outside the City of Toronto...
. The 27-track release features four previously released album songs, ten exclusive new recordings of songs, thirteen spoken word tracks, and the iTunes Originals introduction track. The material spans the band's entire career.
Contents
The live songs and the interviews were recorded at Steven PageSteven Page
Steven Jay Page , is a Canadian musician. Along with Ed Robertson, he was a founding member, lead singer, guitarist, and a primary songwriter of the music group Barenaked Ladies ; he left the band in 2009 to pursue a solo career....
's Fresh Baked Woods studio while the band was recording the bed tracks for Barenaked Ladies Are Me
Barenaked Ladies Are Me
Barenaked Ladies Are Me is the seventh full-length original-material studio album by Barenaked Ladies. It was their first original-material album since 2003's Everything to Everyone. It was released in September 2006 internationally...
. The songs represent the band's career fairly comprehensively, including songs from each of their albums to that point, four songs ("Be My Yoko Ono
Be My Yoko Ono
"Be My Yoko Ono" is a song by the Canadian musical group Barenaked Ladies.The song was written by Steven Page and Ed Robertson and first appeared on their 1989 demo tape, Buck Naked...
", "Alternative Girlfriend", "One Week", and "For You") recorded acoustically around one microphone ("Alternative Girlfriend" and "One Week" in their alternate bluegass versions), a new song ("I Can I Will I Do") from the album they were recording at the time, and a song performed solo by bassist Jim Creeggan
Jim Creeggan
James Raymond Creeggan, better known as Jim Creeggan , is the bassist for Canadian band Barenaked Ladies...
. The introductory track features background music that appears to be drawn from the song "Maybe You're Right", which was among the songs being recorded for the new album.
The spoken word tracks are mainly by frontmen Steven Page and Ed Robertson
Ed Robertson
Lloyd Edward Elwyn Robertson , better known as Ed Robertson, is the Canadian lead singer, as well as a guitarist and songwriter in the band, Barenaked Ladies...
together, though one ("Feeling Twitterpated"), preceding his own song, is by Creeggan. The tracks discuss the bands history, from the meeting of founding members Page and Robertson through many of the major milestones thereafter. The tracks also discuss the significance and meaning of the songs featured in the release.
Track listing
| Track | Length | Song Recording |
|---|---|---|
| 1. "iTunes Originals" | 0:26 | -- |
| 2. "Celebrity" | 3:28 | iTunes Originals Version |
| 3. "Steve Meets Ed" | 9:27 | -- |
| 4. "If I Had $1000000 If I Had $1000000 "If I Had $1000000" is a song by the Canadian musical group Barenaked Ladies from their album Gordon. Composed by founding members Steven Page and Ed Robertson, the sing-along track has become one of the band's best-known songs, and is a live show staple, despite never having been a true single... " |
4:27 | Gordon Gordon (album) Gordon is the debut 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... |
| 7. "Recording Gordon" | 4:26 | -- |
| 6. "Crazy" | 4:49 | Gordon |
| 7. "Be My Yoko Ono" | 3:05 | iTunes Originals Version |
| 8. "Stepping On Pins & Needles" | 1:31 | -- |
| 9. "Brian Wilson Brian Wilson (song) "Brian Wilson" is a song by the Canadian musical group Barenaked Ladies. It was released a single from the band's debut studio album, Gordon.The song was written by singer/guitarist Steven Page in his parents’ basement on his twentieth birthday, in 1990... " (Live) |
4:44 | Rock Spectacle Rock Spectacle Rock Spectacle is a live album by Barenaked Ladies and their first live release. This was the album that finally broke the American market for BNL, with the live version of "Brian Wilson" and a release of "The Old Apartment" from Born on a Pirate Ship featuring this live version becoming hits, and... |
| 10. "A Song About Longing" | 1:04 | -- |
| 11. "Am I The Only One?" | 4:49 | Maybe You Should Drive Maybe You Should Drive - Singles :* "Jane"** Released: 1994** Formats: CD, cassette* "Alternative Girlfriend"** Released: 1995** Formats: CD- Charts :Album... |
| 12. "Our Black & White Album" | 2:19 | -- |
| 13. "Alternative Girlfriend" | 4:03 | iTunes Originals Version |
| 14. "Feeling Twitterpated" | 0:37 | -- |
| 15. "In the Drink" | 4:44 | iTunes Originals Version |
| 16. "We're Doing Something Right" | 1:21 | -- |
| 17. "It's All Been Done It's All Been Done "It's All Been Done" is a song by the Canadian alternative rock group Barenaked Ladies. It was released as the second single from their 1998 album, Stunt.... " |
3:19 | iTunes Originals Version |
| 18. "Trying to Match Wits" | 2:32 | -- |
| 19. "One Week" | 3:29 | iTunes Originals Version |
| 20. "A Favourite Lyric" | 0:37 | -- |
| 21. "Pinch Me Pinch Me "Pinch Me" is the title of a song by the Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies. It was released in August 2000 as the first single from their 2000 album, Maroon, which was a follow-up to their hit album, Stunt. As such, "Pinch Me" is often regarded as an attempted follow-up to the hit single "One Week"... " |
4:40 | iTunes Originals Version |
| 22. "For Skaggs" | 2:15 | -- |
| 23. "For You" | 3:40 | iTunes Originals Version |
| 24. "Suicide Songs" | 2:03 | -- |
| 25. "War On Drugs" | 5:32 | iTunes Originals Version |
| 26. "Downhill from Here" | 2:10 | -- |
| 27. "I Can I Will I Do" | 3:06 | iTunes Originals Version |