Released July 10, 2007 | Length 79:23 Release date 10 July 2007 Label Lookout Sound | |
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Recorded January - May 2007 at Lookout Sound, LA, CA Similar Back Sides, All the Time in the World, 11 Transistor |
Guilty Pleasures is a 2007 album by the band Lazlo Bane, consisting entirely of cover versions of various hits from the 1970s. Unlike the band's previous album, Back Sides, which was released only digitally through online music stores, Guilty Pleasures was released both on CD and digital download formats. It is also the first and only Lazlo Bane album where every member of the band sings lead vocals on at least one song.
Contents
Overview
All the songs from Guilty Pleasures were originally released in the '70s, except "I Love You" by Climax Blues Band, which was released on their album Flying the Flag and also as a single in 1980.
The titles of several songs were changed from their original ones. The first song, listed as "Get Right Back", is actually titled "Right Back Where We Started From". The fifth song, listed as "Lime in the Coconut", is in fact simply titled "Coconut". The sixth song, listed as "Alone Again", is actually titled "Alone Again (Naturally)". The eleventh song "The Things We Do for Love" is listed as "Things We Do for Love".
The album features a number of guest musicians, including frequent Chad Fischer's collaborator Larry Goldings and the band Cleto and the Cletones among others.
Cover artwork
The front cover of the album features four characters of the Funny Face Drink Mix, a popular late '60s and '70s powdered drink mix. The characters from left to right are: Rootin' Tootin' Raspberry, Goofy Grape, Jolly Olly Orange and Choo Choo Cherry.
Promotion
Before the release of the album the band revealed several upcoming song through their Myspace blog (unavailable after 2013 Myspace relaunch) and released a video advertisement. In summer of 2007 the band went on tour opening for Colin Hay in support of Guilty Pleasures. The band also released a music video for the cover of 10cc's "I'm Not in Love".
A small video productions company, Clay Cow Productions, made two music videos for the songs from Guilty Pleasures: "Lonely Boy" and "Alone Again". The latter was made after the request by Chad Fischer, who was impressed by Clay Cow previous work, and was featured in Lazlo Bane's Myspace blog.
Uses in other media
"Mama Told Me Not To Come" was featured in the film Bonneville and on the film's soundtrack. Though the film premiered in 2006, the soundtrack was released only in 2008, after the release of Guilty Pleasures.
"Stuck in the Middle with You" was featured in the 2014 film Let's Be Cops. The song was included on the soundtrack album for the film which was released on 9 December 2014.
Personnel
Songs
1Get Right Back4:05
2Stuck in the Middle With You3:29
3Lonely Boy4:05