Gang of Losers

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Gang of Losers
Studio album by The Dears
Released 29 August 2006
3 October 2006 (U.S.)
Recorded Why Can't I Hear Anything, Parc Extension, Montreal
Genre Indie rock
Length 48:07
Label MapleMusic Recordings
Arts & Crafts
Bella Union (UK)
Producer 6333699 CANADA INC.
The Dears chronology

Thank You Good Night Sold Out
(2004)		 Gang of Losers
(2006)		 Missiles
(2008)
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Gang of Losers is the third full length album from Montreal band The Dears. It was released on August 29, 2006 in Canada under the Maple Music Recordings label[1] and on October 3, 2006 in the USA under the Arts & Crafts label.[2]

On July 10, 2007, Gang of Losers was announced as a finalist for the 2007 Polaris Music Prize, alongside such other acts as Feist, Junior Boys, and Chad VanGaalen.

Track listing

All songs written by Murray Lightburn.

  1. "Sinthtro" – 1:31
  2. "Ticket to Immortality" – 4:22
  3. "Death or Life We Want You" – 3:19
  4. "Hate Then Love" – 4:44
  5. "There Goes My Outfit" – 3:46
  6. "Bandwagoneers" – 4:40
  7. "Fear Made the World Go 'Round" – 3:56
  8. "You and I Are a Gang of Losers" – 4:57
  9. "Whites Only Party" – 3:10
  10. "Ballad of Humankindness" – 4:13
  11. "I Fell Deep" – 4:56
  12. "Find Our Way to Freedom" – 4:27

The first 10,000 copies included an unlisted bonus track, "The Highest".

The Australian and New Zealand version contained a bonus disc with four tracks, two which were recorded live at Triple J on June 8, 2006.

  1. Raise The Dead - 4:03
  2. The Highest - 3:45
  3. There Goes My Outfit (Acoustic) - 3:52
  4. Ticket to Immortality (Acoustic) - 3:43

Personnel

  • George Donoso III – drums
  • Martin Pelland – bass guitar
  • Valérie Jodoin-Keaton – synthesizers, orgue, vocals
  • Natalia Yanchak – piano, synthesizers, vocals
  • Murray Lightburn - composition, vocals, other
  • Patrick Krief – electric guitar, additional piano on "Ballad of Humankindness"
  • Chris Seligman – French horn on "Sinthro" and "Ballad of Humankindness"
  • Rev. William J. Lightburn – tenor saxophone on "Find Our Way to Freedom"

References

  1. ↑ "The Dears @ Maple Music". Retrieved September 20, 2007. 
  2. ↑ "The Dears @ Arts & Crafts". Retrieved September 20, 2007. 
The Dears
Studio albums
EPs
Compilation albums
Live albums
Singles
  • "We Can Have It"
  • "Lost in the Plot"
  • "22: The Death of All the Romance"
  • "Ticket to Immortality"
  • "You and I Are a Gang of Losers"
  • "Money Babies"
  • "Omega Dog"
Former members
  • Jonathan Cohen
  • George Donoso
  • Joseph Donovan
  • Valérie Jodoin-Keaton
  • Richard MacDonald
  • Brigitte Mayes
  • Martin Pelland
  • John Tod
  • Andrew White
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