A Drink and a Quick Decision

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A Drink and a Quick Decision
A Drink and a Quick Decision cover
Studio album by Grand National
Released Flag of the United States September 11, 2007
Flag of Japan September 19, 2007
Flag of the United Kingdom March 08, 2008
Recorded The Way Studios
Genre Electronica, Post-punk, Indie rock
Length 50:23
Label Recall Records (US)
Sunday Best (UK)
Producer Rupert Lyddon
Lawrence "La" Rudd
Professional reviews
Grand National chronology
B-Sides, Remixes and Rarities
(2007)
A Drink and a Quick Decision
(2007)

A Drink and a Quick Decision is the second album from British duo Grand National. The album was first released as a digital download on June 18, 2007, then released on CD and 12" vinyl September 11, 2007 in the US, and March 08, 2008 in the UK. The US edition of the album comes with the bonus track "Old Man," a Neil Young cover, and an enhanced video of "By the Time I Get Home There Won't Be Much of a Place for Me." Meanwhile, the UK CD, Japanese CD, and vinyl pressings of the album come with the song "Pieces Pieces," and do not include "Old Man."

In the UK, "Animal Sounds" and "By the Time I Get Home There Won't Be Much of a Place for Me" were released as singles on 7" vinyl and digital download only.

The album takes on a darker tone than their debut Kicking the National Habit from 2004. Billboard Magazine described the album as "an indie rocker's idea of Saturday Night Fever," and Stylus Magazine described the song "Joker and Clown" as "one of 2007's best ballads."

The title of the album is a lyric taken from the hit song "She's Gone" by Hall and Oates.[1]

"Cut by the Brakes" contains a sample of "Mit Dir" by Robert Görl.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Flag of the United States version:

  1. "Reason to Hide In" - 4:27
  2. "Weird Ideas at Work" - 5:07
  3. "Animal Sounds" - 4:34
  4. "By the Time I Get Home There Won't Be Much of a Place for Me" - 3:36
  5. "Cut by the Brakes" - 4:38
  6. "Tongue" - 6:26
  7. "Going to Switch the Lights On" - 4:35
  8. "New Space to Throw" - 3:59
  9. "Joker and Clown" - 3:33
  10. "Close Approximation" - 4:21
  11. "Pieces Pieces" (on vinyl only) - 3:54
  12. "Pack All the Things You Need" - 2:44
  13. "Part of a Corner" - 4:44
  14. "Old Man" (live in the studio) (bonus track) - 3:36
  15. "By the Time I Get Home There Won't Be Much of a Place for Me" (enhanced video)

[edit] Flag of the United Kingdom version:

  1. "Reason to Hide In" - 4:27
  2. "Weird Ideas at Work" - 5:07
  3. "Animal Sounds" - 4:34
  4. "New Space to Throw" - 3:59
  5. "Cut by the Brakes" - 4:38
  6. "Tongue" - 6:26
  7. "Going to Switch the Lights On" - 4:35
  8. "By the Time I Get Home There Won't Be Much of a Place for Me" - 3:36
  9. "Joker and Clown" - 3:33
  10. "Close Approximation" - 4:21
  11. "Pieces Pieces" - 3:54
  12. "Pack All the Things You Need" - 2:44
  13. "Part of a Corner" - 4:44
  14. "Rotobahn" (iTunes bonus track) - 2:46
  15. "Old Man" (live in the studio) (iTunes bonus track) - 3:36

[edit] Singles

  • "Animal Sounds" (February 25, 2008)
    • b/w: "Animal Sounds" (Fear of Theydon Mix)
  • "By the Time I Get Home There Won't Be Much of a Place for Me" (April 21, 2008)
    • b/w: "By the Time I Get Home There Won't Be Much of a Place for Me" (Lismore Remix)

[edit] References