A Hangover You Don't Deserve

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A Hangover You Don't Deserve
A Hangover You Don't Deserve cover
Studio album by Bowling for Soup
Released September 14, 2004
Recorded Ruby Red Productions
Atlanta, Georgia
Valve Studios
Dallas, Texas
Genre Pop Punk
Length 58:23
Label FFroe/Jive/Zomba
Producer Butch Walker, Russ-T Cobb, Jaret Reddick, Casey Diiorio
Professional reviews
Bowling for Soup chronology
Drunk Enough to Dance
(2002)
A Hangover You Don't Deserve
(2004)
Bowling for Soup Goes to the Movies
(2005)
Singles from A Hangover You Don't Deserve
  1. "1985"
    Released: 2004
  2. "Almost"
    Released: September 17, 2005
  3. "Ohio (Come Back to Texas)"
    Released: November 17, 2005

A Hangover You Don't Deserve is the sixth album by Bowling for Soup. It was released on September 14, 2004. The first single, "1985", quickly became a Top 40 staple, peaking at #5 on Billboard's Adult Top 40 chart. Ever a fan of the empty track, Bowling packed this album with a whopping 25 before yielding a live, drunk "Ohio" and a boy-band inspired recut of "Belgium".

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  • All songs written by Jaret Reddick and Zac Maloy, except where noted.
  1. "Almost"* (Reddick, Butch Walker) – 3:26
  2. "Trucker Hat"* (Reddick, Walker) – 3:01
  3. "1985"* (Reddick, Mitch Allan, John Allen) – 3:13
  4. "Get Happy" – 2:56
  5. "Ohio (Come Back to Texas)" (Reddick, Maloy, Ted Bruner) – 3:50
  6. "Ridiculous" (Reddick, Casey Diiorio) – 3:58
  7. "Shut-Up and Smile" – 4:02
  8. "Last Call Casualty"* (Reddick, Walker) – 3:31
  9. "Next Ex-Girlfriend" (Reddick, Jeff Coplan) – 3:25
  10. "A-Hole" (Reddick, Miles Zuniga) – 3:56
  11. "My Hometown" (Reddick) – 3:02
  12. "Smoothie King" – 4:01
  13. "Sad Sad Situation" (Reddick, Zuniga, Tony Scalzo) – 2:25
  14. "Really Might Be Gone" (Reddick) – 3:43
  15. "Down for the Count (Reddick) – 3:37
  16. "Two-Seater"** - 3:55
  17. "Friends O' Mine" (Reddick, Zuniga, Scalzo) – 2:22
  18. "Somebody Get My Mom" - 3:20 (found as track 18 of the UK album release and Japanese release)
  19. "Bipolar" - 2:39 (found as track 19 of the Japanese release, also on the Australian 1985 single and UK 1985 Single 1)
  • (Empty tracks)
  1. "Ohio" (Reprise) – 7:17
  2. "Belgium" (Boy Band Remix) (Reddick, Chandler) – 2:28


[edit] Artwork Information

The photographs from this album were all shot around the Dallas area, including the store window at Lula B's, a bathroom at Hotel Zaza, and a dry cleaners in Lewisville, as well as other locations.


[edit] Import Tracks

  • "Major Denial" - 2:24 (found on the Australian and UK 1985 single 1 and 2)
  • "Make It Up to You" - 3:52 (found on the Australian 1985 single and UK 1985 7" Vinyl)
  • "Girl All the Bad Guys Want" (Kerrang! Radio Session) - 3:27 (found on UK Almost single)

[edit] DualDisc

  • Album (Tracks 1-17 only on CD-Side)
  • (DVD-Side includes "Ohio (Reprise)" as Track 18 & "Belgium" as Track 19 just as the U.S. CD-Version has on Tracks 43 & 44)
  • Entire Album In 5.1 Surround Sound
  • Entire Album In Stereo PCM
  • "1985" Music Video
  • "Almost" Music Video
  • "Ridiculous" Music Video
  • "Two-Seater" (Live Acoustic Music Video @ RollingStone.com Originals)

[edit] Personnel

  • Jaret Reddick - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, producer
  • Erik Chandler - bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Chris Burney - lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Gary Wiseman - drums
  • Butch Walker - backing vocals, producer, musician
  • Candice Leigh Andrews - backing vocals, musician
  • Russ T Cobb - backing vocals, producer, engineer, mixing, musician
  • FFroe - backing vocals, musician
  • J. Quinton Hall - backing vocals, musician
  • Howie - backing vocals, musician
  • Joey Huffman - backing vocals, musician
  • Sim Klugerman - backing vocals, musician
  • Sean Loughlin - backning vocals, assistant engineer, musician
  • Sybil Summers - backing vocals, musician
  • Steve Truesdell - backing vocals, musician
  • Herb Costello - author
  • Casey Diiorio - producer, engineer, mixing
  • Elisa Garcia - art direction, design
  • Chaz Harper - mastering
  • Jason Janik - photography
  • Tom Lord-Alge - mixing
  • John Ashford Miles - photography
  • Christie Priode - project coordinator
  • Ross Tafarian - author. Filmed by Sim Klugerman. Edited by Sim Klugerman and Dominick Dusseault

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
2004 The Billboard 200 37

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
2004 "1985" Adult Top 40 5
2004 "1985" The Billboard Hot 100 23
2004 "1985" Top 40 Mainstream 10
2004 "1985" Top 40 Tracks 13