Snacktime!

Snacktime!
Studio album by Barenaked Ladies
Released 6 May 2008
Recorded November - December 2007
Genre Alternative rock
Length 53:50
Label Desperation
Producer Michael Phillip Wojewoda
Barenaked Ladies chronology

Talk to the Hand: Live in Michigan
(2007)		 Snacktime
(2008)		 All in Good Time
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Common Sense Media [2]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [3]

Snacktime! is the ninth studio album by Canadian band Barenaked Ladies released on May 6, 2008 by Desperation Records.[4] A companion book was written with artwork by multi-instrumentalist Kevin Hearn, who also contributed artwork for the album. It is the final Barenaked Ladies album to include Steven Page, who departed the band on February 25, 2009. He was subsequently quoted, saying of the album, "[i]t was a lot of fun to do, but it wasn't my idea. I was along for the ride."[5]

Snacktime! reached #10 on Canadian charts and peaked at #61 on the Billboard 200. It also won a Juno Award in 2008 in the Best Children's Album category.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Lead vocals Length
1. "7 8 9"  Ed RobertsonEd Robertson 1:33
2. "The Ninjas"  Steven PageSteven Page 1:06
3. "Pollywog In A Bog"  Jim Creeggan, Ed RobertsonJim Creeggan 3:05
4. "Raisins"  Ed RobertsonEd Robertson 1:40
5. "Eraser"  Kevin HearnJim Creeggan, Kevin Hearn, Steven Page, Ed Robertson, Tyler Stewart 2:24
6. "I Can Sing"  Ed RobertsonEd Robertson 1:09
7. "Louis Loon"  Jim Creeggan, Ed RobertsonSteven Page 2:58
8. "Food Party"  Barenaked LadiesJim Creeggan, Kevin Hearn, Steven Page, Ed Robertson, Tyler Stewart 1:40
9. "The Canadian Snacktime Trilogy I: Snacktime"  Kevin HearnKevin Hearn 3:30
10. "The Canadian Snacktime Trilogy II: Popcorn"  Kevin HearnKevin Hearn, Ed Robertson 1:17
11. "The Canadian Snacktime Trilogy III: Vegetable Town"  Kevin HearnKevin Hearn 2:31
12. "Drawing"  Kevin HearnSteven Page 1:44
13. "Humungous Tree"  Kevin HearnSteven Page 3:29
14. "My Big Sister"  Ed RobertsonEd Robertson 0:54
15. "Allergies"  Kevin Hearn, Tyler StewartTyler Stewart, Kevin Hearn 1:48
16. "I Don't Like"  Steven Page, Ed RobertsonSteven Page, Ed Robertson 3:07
17. "What a Wild Tune"  Kevin HearnEd Robertson 2:32
18. "Bad Day"  Steven PageSteven Page 3:42
19. "Things"  Ed RobertsonEd Robertson 0:57
20. "Curious"  Steven Page, Ed RobertsonSteven Page, Ed Robertson 2:01
21. "A Word for That"  Ed RobertsonEd Robertson 1:40
22. "Wishing"  Ed RobertsonEd Robertson 2:12
23. "Crazy ABC's"  Steven Page, Ed RobertsonSteven Page, Ed Robertson 3:49
24. "Here Come The Geese"  Kevin HearnKevin Hearn 3:13

"Snacktime" guest callers

The first song in the Canadian Snacktime Trilogy, entitled "Snacktime", features numerous guest callers stating their favourite snack. Some of these callers are celebrities while others are children of the band. Some of the celebrities[6] and children with their respective snacks of choice are listed below, in order of appearance.

The track itself (along with the two following) is named for Lightfoot's Canadian Railroad Trilogy.

References

  1. ↑ Snacktime! at AllMusic
  2. ↑ This review was written by Jacqueline Rupp (2008-05-06). "Snack Time! - Music Review". Commonsensemedia.org. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
  3. ↑ Clarke, Eileen (2008-05-30). "What's new in Kids' albums". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
  4. ↑ Billboard.com: "Ninjas, Raisins Present On BNL Kids Album"
  5. ↑ McCoy, Heath (July 21, 2009). "Steven Page stripped bare". Ottawa Citizen. Archived from the original on July 25, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-21.
  6. ↑ Rush's Geddy Lee To Guest On Children's CD