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Barenaked Ladies' third album, Born on a Pirate Ship, recorded during a period of personnel instability and misgivings over the band's artistic direction, is by far the Toronto group's weakest effort. The few attempts at humor in the manner of 1992's Gordon tend to sound forced, and the inclusion of reworked versions of early material like "Shoe Box," which had originally appeared on the band's 1990 demo, suggests that primary songwriters Steven Page and Ed Robertson were short of material. That said, there are a few winners amid the dross, with the wistful "The Old Apartment" and the tender Robertson ballad "When I Fall" further developing the group's ability to wring tenderness and angst out of unexpected situations. Jim Creeggan's "Spider in My Room," on the other hand, is just silly. Barenaked Ladies would finally break through to an American audience with their next release, the live sampler Rock Spectacle, which features better-sounding versions of some of this album's stronger tracks.
© Stewart Mason /TiVo
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Steven Page, Vocals, Writer - Ed Robertson, Writer - Barenaked Ladies, MainArtist - MICHAEL PHILLIP WOJEWODA, Producer, MixingEngineer - JIM CREEGGAN, Bass Guitar - Tyler Stewart, Drums - Lyndon Smith, AssistantEngineer - Ed Robertston, Guitar - Jeff Elliott, AssistantEngineer - Tom Heron, AssistantEngineer - Dale Morningstar, AssistantEngineer - Robin Billinton, AssistantEngineer - Ross Schmidt, AssistantEngineer
© 1996 Reprise Records ℗ 1996 Reprise Records
Steven Page, Vocals, Writer - Ed Robertson, Writer - Barenaked Ladies, MainArtist - MICHAEL PHILLIP WOJEWODA, Producer, MixingEngineer - JIM CREEGGAN, Bass Guitar, Fiddle - Tyler Stewart, Drums, Piano - Lyndon Smith, AssistantEngineer - Ed Robertston, Guitar, Vocals - Jeff Elliott, AssistantEngineer - Tom Heron, AssistantEngineer - Dale Morningstar, AssistantEngineer - Murray Mclaughlan, Harmonica - Robin Billinton, AssistantEngineer - Ross Schmidt, AssistantEngineer
© 1996 Reprise Records ℗ 1996 Reprise Records
Steven Page, Vocals, Writer - Ed Robertson, Writer - Barenaked Ladies, MainArtist - MICHAEL PHILLIP WOJEWODA, Producer, MixingEngineer - JIM CREEGGAN, Bass Guitar - Tyler Stewart, Drums, Percussion - Lyndon Smith, AssistantEngineer - Ed Robertston, Guitar, Lead Vocals - Jeff Elliott, AssistantEngineer - Tom Heron, AssistantEngineer - Dale Morningstar, AssistantEngineer - Carolyn Ricketts, Flute - Robin Billinton, AssistantEngineer - Ross Schmidt, AssistantEngineer
© 1996 Reprise Records ℗ 1996 Reprise Records
Steven Page, Vocals, Writer - Ed Robertson, Writer - Barenaked Ladies, MainArtist - MICHAEL PHILLIP WOJEWODA, Producer, MixingEngineer - JIM CREEGGAN, Bass Guitar - Tyler Stewart, Drums - Lyndon Smith, AssistantEngineer - Ed Robertston, Guitar - Jeff Elliott, AssistantEngineer - Tom Heron, AssistantEngineer - Dale Morningstar, AssistantEngineer - Robin Billinton, Guitar, AssistantEngineer - Ross Schmidt, AssistantEngineer
© 1996 Reprise Records ℗ 1996 Reprise Records
Steven Page, Vocals, Writer - Ed Robertson, Writer - Barenaked Ladies, MainArtist - MICHAEL PHILLIP WOJEWODA, Producer, MixingEngineer - JIM CREEGGAN, Bass Guitar - Tyler Stewart, Drums - Lyndon Smith, AssistantEngineer - Ed Robertston, Guitar, Lead Vocals - Jeff Elliott, AssistantEngineer - Tom Heron, AssistantEngineer - Dale Morningstar, AssistantEngineer - Robin Billinton, AssistantEngineer - Ross Schmidt, AssistantEngineer
© 1996 Reprise Records ℗ 1996 Reprise Records
Steven Page, Vocals, Writer - Barenaked Ladies, MainArtist - Stephen Duffy, Writer - MICHAEL PHILLIP WOJEWODA, Producer, MixingEngineer - JIM CREEGGAN, Bass Guitar, Percussion, Piano - Tyler Stewart, Drums - Lyndon Smith, AssistantEngineer - Ed Robertston, Guitar - Jeff Elliott, AssistantEngineer - Tom Heron, AssistantEngineer - Dale Morningstar, AssistantEngineer - Robin Billinton, AssistantEngineer - Ross Schmidt, AssistantEngineer
© 1996 Reprise Records ℗ 1996 Reprise Records
Steven Page, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Ed Robertson, Writer - Barenaked Ladies, Producer, MainArtist - MICHAEL PHILLIP WOJEWODA, Producer, MixingEngineer - JIM CREEGGAN, Bass Guitar - Tyler Stewart, Drums, Percussion - Lyndon Smith, AssistantEngineer - Ed Robertston, Pedal Steel Guitar - Jeff Elliott, AssistantEngineer - Tom Heron, AssistantEngineer - Dale Morningstar, AssistantEngineer - Robin Billinton, AssistantEngineer - Ross Schmidt, AssistantEngineer
© 1996 Reprise Records ℗ 1996 Reprise Records
Steven Page, Vocals, Writer - Barenaked Ladies, MainArtist - MICHAEL PHILLIP WOJEWODA, Producer, MixingEngineer - JIM CREEGGAN, Arranger, Bass Guitar - Tyler Stewart, Drums - Lyndon Smith, AssistantEngineer - Ed Robertston, Guitar - Jeff Elliott, AssistantEngineer - Tom Heron, AssistantEngineer - Mark Fewer, Viola - Max Mandel, Viola - Mary-Katherine Finch, Cello - Dale Morningstar, AssistantEngineer - Carolyn Ricketts, Arranger - Robin Billinton, AssistantEngineer - Ross Schmidt, AssistantEngineer - Anthony Rapoport, Viola
© 1996 Reprise Records ℗ 1996 Reprise Records
Chris Brown, Organ - Steven Page, Vocals, Writer - Barenaked Ladies, MainArtist - MICHAEL PHILLIP WOJEWODA, Producer, MixingEngineer - Tom Walsh, Trombone - JIM CREEGGAN, Arranger, Bass Guitar - Tyler Stewart, Drums - Lyndon Smith, AssistantEngineer - Ed Robertston, Guitar - Gene Hardy, Tenor Saxophone - Jeff Elliott, AssistantEngineer - Tom Heron, AssistantEngineer - Rob Carli, Alto Saxophone - Dale Morningstar, AssistantEngineer - Carolyn Ricketts, Arranger - Robin Billinton, AssistantEngineer - Ross Schmidt, AssistantEngineer
© 1996 Reprise Records ℗ 1996 Reprise Records
Steven Page, Vocals - Barenaked Ladies, MainArtist - MICHAEL PHILLIP WOJEWODA, Producer, MixingEngineer - JIM CREEGGAN, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Tyler Stewart, Drums, Percussion - Lyndon Smith, AssistantEngineer - Ed Robertston, Bass Guitar, Background Vocals - Gene Hardy, Percussion - Jeff Elliott, AssistantEngineer - Tom Heron, AssistantEngineer - Stoney Park, Drums, Vocals - Dale Morningstar, AssistantEngineer - Robin Billinton, AssistantEngineer - Ross Schmidt, AssistantEngineer - Coleman Beaver, Vocals
© 1996 Reprise Records ℗ 1996 Reprise Records
Steven Page, Vocals - Ed Robertson, Writer - Barenaked Ladies, MainArtist - MICHAEL PHILLIP WOJEWODA, Producer, MixingEngineer - JIM CREEGGAN, Bass Guitar, Piano - Tyler Stewart, Drums - Lyndon Smith, AssistantEngineer - Ed Robertston, Guitar, Lead Vocals - Jeff Elliott, AssistantEngineer - Tom Heron, AssistantEngineer - HUGH MARSH, Fiddle - Dale Morningstar, AssistantEngineer - Robin Billinton, AssistantEngineer - Ross Schmidt, AssistantEngineer
© 1996 Reprise Records ℗ 1996 Reprise Records
Steven Page, Percussion, Vocals, Writer - Ed Robertson, Writer - Barenaked Ladies, MainArtist - MICHAEL PHILLIP WOJEWODA, Producer, MixingEngineer - JIM CREEGGAN, Bass Guitar - Tyler Stewart, Drums - Lyndon Smith, AssistantEngineer - Ed Robertston, Guitar - Jeff Elliott, AssistantEngineer - Tom Heron, AssistantEngineer - Dale Morningstar, AssistantEngineer - Robin Billinton, AssistantEngineer - Ross Schmidt, AssistantEngineer
© 1996 Reprise Records ℗ 1996 Reprise Records
Steven Page, Vocals - Barenaked Ladies, MainArtist - MICHAEL PHILLIP WOJEWODA, Producer, MixingEngineer - JIM CREEGGAN, Bass Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Tyler Stewart, Drums - Lyndon Smith, AssistantEngineer - Ed Robertston, Guitar, Background Vocals - Jeff Elliott, AssistantEngineer - Tom Heron, AssistantEngineer - Dale Morningstar, AssistantEngineer - Robin Billinton, AssistantEngineer - Ross Schmidt, AssistantEngineer
© 1996 Reprise Records ℗ 1996 Reprise Records
Steven Page, Writer - Ed Robertson, Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, Background Vocals - Barenaked Ladies, Producer, MainArtist - BEN GROSSE, Remixer - MICHAEL PHILLIP WOJEWODA, Producer, Engineer, Remixer - JIM CREEGGAN, Bass Guitar, Background Vocals - KEVIN HEARN, Guitar, Keyboards, Mandolin, Vocals - Tyler Stewart, Drums, Percussion, Background Vocals
© 1996 Reprise Records ℗ 1995 Reprise Records
Album review
Barenaked Ladies' third album, Born on a Pirate Ship, recorded during a period of personnel instability and misgivings over the band's artistic direction, is by far the Toronto group's weakest effort. The few attempts at humor in the manner of 1992's Gordon tend to sound forced, and the inclusion of reworked versions of early material like "Shoe Box," which had originally appeared on the band's 1990 demo, suggests that primary songwriters Steven Page and Ed Robertson were short of material. That said, there are a few winners amid the dross, with the wistful "The Old Apartment" and the tender Robertson ballad "When I Fall" further developing the group's ability to wring tenderness and angst out of unexpected situations. Jim Creeggan's "Spider in My Room," on the other hand, is just silly. Barenaked Ladies would finally break through to an American audience with their next release, the live sampler Rock Spectacle, which features better-sounding versions of some of this album's stronger tracks.
© Stewart Mason /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:51:29
- Main artists: Barenaked Ladies
- Label: Reprise
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1996 Reprise Records ℗ 1996 Reprise Records
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