Cheer Up!

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Cheer Up
Cheer Up cover
Studio album by Reel Big Fish
Released June 25, 2002
Recorded Various Californian studios
Genre Ska punk
Length 62:58
Label Mojo Records/Jive Records
Producer(s) Reel Big Fish
Val Garay
Professional reviews
Reel Big Fish chronology
Favorite Noise
(2002)		 Cheer Up!
(2002)		 We're Not Happy 'Til You're Not Happy
(2005)


Cheer Up! is the fourth full length release from ska punk band, Reel Big Fish.

It is a bit of a departure from the band's other releases, with the band veering toward more of a rock sound as opposed to ska, especially on the first six tracks, where nary a syncopated drum beat or upstroke on the guitar is heard. Some fans have complained that the album is "upbeat" when compared to previous efforts. While "Good Thing," the gleeful opener, supports this claim, not much else on the CD does. Even title track "Cheer Up," which musically sounds equally joyous, actually contains lyrics that the discerning listener will notice advocate suicide and make the observation that "we're all born to lose." In this way, the album was a continuation of the band's longstanding tradition of putting self-loathing lyrics to upbeat music. The hornless single, Where Have You Been?, was a moderate success in 2002, helping album sales. The last track, Drunk Again, is sung by Reel Big Fish trumpeter/guitarist/pianist/vocalist Scott Klopfenstein. The CD cover art of the evil clown for this album was drawn by Aaron Barrett's father.

The album also contains an a capella cover of Frank Sinatra's classic "New York, New York" as well as a cover of Sublime's "Boss DJ".

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Good Thing" – 3:38
  2. "Somebody Loved Me" – 3:19
  3. "Ban The Tube Top" – 3:10
  4. "Cheer Up" – 2:43
  5. "Where Have You Been?" – 4:00
  6. "Suckers" – 3:57
  7. "What Are Friends For?" – 3:35
  8. "A Little Doubt Goes A Long Way" – 3:19
  9. "Dateless Losers" – 3:34
  10. "Valerie" – 3:55
  11. "Rock and Roll is Bitchin'" – 2:53
  12. "New York, New York" (Frank Sinatra cover – 3:25
  13. "Sayonara Señorita" – 4:09
  14. "Boss DJ" – 3:09
  15. "Brand New Hero" – 3:39
  16. "Drunk Again" – 4:49
  17. Bonus Track "Kiss Me Deadly" – 3:40
  18. Bonus Track "Rock It With I" – 3:11
  19. Hidden Track "Give It To Me" (attached to "Rock It With I")
  20. Hidden Track "Average Man" (Japan only)

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Band

[edit] Additional musicians

[edit] Production

  • George Marino - Mastering
  • Richard Harbaugh - Photography
  • David Schiffman - Engineer
  • Ross Garfield - Studio Technician
  • Alex Feliscian - Studio Technician
  • Tom Ames - Studio Technician
  • Joe Zook - Engineer
  • Pavan Grewall - Assistant Engineer
  • John Avila - Engineer
  • Robert M. Barrett (Aaron's Dad) - Cover Art
  • Val Garay - Producer, Engineer
  • Josh Atkins - Assistant Engineer

[edit] Miscellanea

This is actually the first Reel Big Fish CD to be released which does not contain a version of the song "I'm Cool". Their early album, Everything Sucks has a version of it, as does the Keep Your Receipt EP. Why Do They Rock So Hard had a slower version of the original song, and Turn the Radio Off has an acoustic version of the song as a hidden track.

[edit] Recording Locations

[edit] External links

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