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Let's Face It

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Released
  
March 11, 1997

Label
  
Mercury, Big Rig

Length
  
33:21

Recorded
  
1996 at Bearsville Sound Studios, Bearsville, New York; Fort Apache Studios, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Genre
  
Ska punk Punk rock Melodic hardcore Pop punk

Producer
  
Paul Q. Kolderie, Sean Slade

Let's Face It is an album by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. It was released on March 11, 1997, by Mercury Records. This album sold very well due to the success of its single "The Impression That I Get", which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. Also faring well were the album's other two singles, "Royal Oil" (No. 22) and "The Rascal King" (No. 7). The album itself reached No. 27 on the Billboard 200 (the only Bosstones album to enter the top 50). The album has been certified platinum.

Contents

Track listing

The track "Wrong Thing Right Then" was previously available on the soundtrack to Meet the Deedles.

Personnel

The following people contributed to Let's Face It:

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

  • Dicky Barrett – lead vocals, artwork
  • Nate Albert – guitar, backing vocals
  • Joe Gittleman – bass, backing vocals
  • Tim "Johnny Vegas" Burton – saxophone, backing vocals
  • Kevin Lenear – saxophone, backing vocals
  • Dennis Brockenborough – trombone
  • Joe Sirois – drums
  • Ben Carr – Bosstone, backing vocals

    • Additional personnel

  • Paul Q. Kolderie – producer, engineer
  • Sean Slade – producer, engineer
  • Brian Dewyer – trumpet
  • Dan McLaughlin – trumpet
  • John Rosenberg – keyboards
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering

    • Reception

    Let's Face It has received positive reviews. Sputnikmusic's Adam Thomas called the album "a quintessential piece of '90s ska." Thomas continued "Let's Face It shows The Mighty Mighty Bosstones at the top of their game and is one of the greatest ska-punk albums to come out of the nineties." AllMusic's Steve Huey also gave the album a positive review, writing "Even if the production is a tiny bit slick, and the playing time is rather short..., it's still difficult to view Let's Face It as anything but a rousing success and easily one of the band's best albums." Stephen Thompson of The A.V. Club wrote "... for every misfire like the preachy title track, there's an infectious anthem that begs to be blared from every window in the city. Play 'The Rascal Song' or 'The Impression That I Get' as loud as you can get away with, and ask yourself if the Bosstones aren't back."

    In 2004, Let's Face It was ranked No. 36 in a Kerrang! reader poll of the 50 greatest punk albums.

    2013 vinyl reissue

    Let's Face It was rereleased on vinyl by Asbestos Records in 2013.

    References

    Let's Face It Wikipedia
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