Boys and Girls in America

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Boys and Girls in America
Studio album by The Hold Steady
Released	October 3, 2006
Genre	Rock, Post-punk
Length	40:07
Label	Vagrant Records
Producer(s)	John Agnello
Professional reviews
Pitchforkmedia (9.4/10.0)link All Music Guide link Rolling Stone link Static And Feedback link
The Hold Steady chronology
Separation Sunday (2005)	Boys and Girls in America (2006)

Boys and Girls in America is an album by The Hold Steady released on October 3, 2006 by Vagrant Records. The title refers to a line in Jack Kerouac's 1957 novel On the Road (This is made explicit in the opening line of "Stuck Between Stations": "There are night where I think that Sal Paradise was right", referring to the novel's protagonist). On August 18th, 2006 the first single, "Chips Ahoy!," was released online as a free download from popular indie music site Pitchfork Media. On the 29th of September a Flash-based stream of the album was made publicly available on Vagrant Records' website [1].

Backing vocals for the track "Chillout Tent" are provided by Soul Asylum's Dave Pirner and The Reputation's Elizabeth Elmore [2]. Dana Kletter (ex-Blackgirls, Dear Enemy, Hole's "Live Through This) contributed backing vocals to several tracks including "Chips Ahoy!," "You Can Make Him Like You," and "First Night [3]."

On October 2nd, 2006, Pitchfork Media gave Boys and Girls in America a rating of 9.4 (out of 10), making the album tied with Joanna Newsom's Ys for best-reviewed original release of 2006 to date.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Stuck Between Stations" – 4:10
2. "Chips Ahoy!" – 3:09
3. "Hot Soft Light" – 3:53
4. "Same Kooks" – 2:47
5. "First Night" – 4:54
6. "Party Pit" – 3:56
7. "You Can Make Him Like You" – 2:48
8. "Massive Nights" – 2:54
9. "Citrus" – 2:44
10. "Chillout Tent" – 3:42
11. "Southtown Girls" – 5:10