Major Lodge Victory

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Major Lodge Victory
Major Lodge Victory cover
Studio album by Gin Blossoms
Released August 8, 2006
Recorded Ardent Studios,
Memphis, TN
Genre Pop rock
Length 48:59
Label Hybrid Recordings
Producer John Hampton, Jesse Valenzuela, Danny Wilde
Professional reviews
Gin Blossoms chronology
Congratulations… I'm Sorry
(1996)		 Major Lodge Victory
(2006)		 ——

Major Lodge Victory is the fourth full-length album by pop rock band the Gin Blossoms. It was the first album released by the band since their 1997–2002 breakup. It was released on August 8, 2006, on Hybrid Recordings, making it the Gin Blossoms' first new album in over 10 years.

Hybrid promoted the album's first single, "Learning the Hard Way," for months prior to the album's release date. The song got heavy AAA airplay and peaked at 8 on the FMBQ AAA Chart.

Major Lodge Victory debuted at number 159 on the Billboard 200 album chart. According to a Reuters news article, "Gin Blossoms Back in Chart Bloom," by Fred Bronson [1], this was the first time that the Gin Blossoms had appeared on the Billboard 200 chart in 10 years, one month and two weeks. The Gin Blossoms had last appeared on the chart during the week of July 13, 1996, with their previous album, Congratulations… I'm Sorry.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Learning the Hard Way"
  2. "Come on Hard"
  3. "Someday Soon"
  4. "Heart Shaped Locket"
  5. "End of the World"
  6. "Long Time Gone"
  7. "Super Girl"
  8. "Let's Play Two"
  9. "Curious Thing"
  10. "Jet Black Sunrise"
  11. "Fool for the Taking"
  12. "California Sun"

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
2006 The Billboard 200 159
2006 Top Independent Albums 10

[edit] External links

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Gin Blossoms
Discography
Studio albums
Dusted · New Miserable Experience · Major Lodge Victory
EPs
Up and Crumbling  · Shut Up and Smoke
Compilations
Outside Looking In: The Best of the Gin Blossoms · New Miserable Experience - Deluxe Edition (2 CD Boxset) · 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Gin Blossoms
Singles
"Mrs. Rita" · "Hey Jealousy" · "Until I Fall Away" · "Found Out About You" · "Allison Road" · "Til I Hear It from You" · "Follow You Down" · "Day Job" · "As Long as It Matters" · "Learning the Hard Way" · "Long Time Gone" · Not Only Numb
DVDs
Just South of Nowhere · 20th Century Masters - The Best of Gin Blossoms