Gordon (album)
Gordon was the debut CD and first major-label album by Barenaked Ladies. It was released in 1992 in Canada and went double platinum in record time.
Many of the band's signature tracks appeared on the disc, including "If I Had $1000000", "Be My Yoko Ono", "Grade 9" and "Brian Wilson". The only track recorded for the album but left off the finished record is a remake of the Public Enemy song "Fight the Power" (a shorter version of this song appeared on the successful Yellow Tape). Although left off the album, it later appeared on the sountrack for the movie The Coneheads and was later released as a promo-only single ("promo" meaning only issued to radio stations and as free giveaways). Note: The original album cover featured a goofy photo of the band and was later re-released as simply a ball.
Track listing"Hello City" (Page, Robertson) - 3:22"Enid" (Page, Robertson) - 4:07"Grade 9" (Creeggan, Creeggan, Page, Robertson, Stewart) - 2:53"Brian Wilson" (Page) - 4:47"Be My Yoko Ono" (Page, Robertson) - 2:45"Wrap Your Arms Around Me" (Creeggan, Page, Robertson) - 4:35"What a Good Boy" (Page, Robertson) - 3:52"The King of Bedside Manor" (Page, Robertson) - 2:24"Box Set" (Page) - 4:48"I Love You" (Creeggan, Creeggan, Page, Robertson) - 4:08"New Kid (On the Block)" (Dibble, Page, Robertson) - 4:12"Blame It on Me" (Page, Robertson) - 3:54"The Flag" (Page) - 3:53"If I Had $1000000" (Page, Robertson) - 4:27"Crazy" (Robertson, Wilson) - 4:08
Personnel
Barenaked LadiesSteven Page - synthesizer, guitar, sound effects, vocals, shakerEd Robertson - synthesizer, guitar, sound effects, vocals, shaker, cowbellJim Creeggan - sound effects, vocals, double bass, shakerAndy Creeggan - organ, piano, conga, sound effects, tambourine, triangle, vocals, claves, cuica, shaker, guiro, finger cymbals, cabasaTyler Stewart - drums, sound effects, vocals, shaker Additional Personnel Dave Allen - fiddle, vocalsMike Barber - vocalsGregor Beresford - vocalsArlene Bishop - vocalsChris Brown - organ, vocalsMeryn Cadell - vocalsDave Clark - vocalsNaida Creeggan - vocalsMatt DeMatteo - vocalsKate Fenner - vocalsMike Ford - vocalsMurray Foster - vocalsJian Ghomeshi - vocalsNic Gotham - alto saxophone, baritone saxophoneGene Hardy - tenor saxophone, vocalsSally Lee - vocalsDavid Matheson - vocalsLewis Melville - pedal steel, steel guitar, vocalsJason Mercer - vocalsKeith Nakonechy - vocalsBlair Packham - vocalsSteve Pitkin - vocalsJason Plumb - vocals Tannis Slimmon - vocalsWayne Stokes - vocalsMartin Tielli - guitar, vocalsTim Vesely - vocalsTom Walsh - tromboneTim Wilson - bagpipesBob Wiseman - accordion, vocalsMichael-Philip Wojewoda - bass, keyboards, sound effects, tambourine, vocals, shaker, keyboard bass
ProductionProducers: Barenaked Ladies, Scott Dibble, Michael-Philip Wojewoda, Robin BillintonEngineer: Michael-Philip WojewodaRemixing: Michael-Philip WojewodaMastering: Greg Calbi
Charts Album
Singles
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