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Maybe You Should Drive

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Released
  
August 16, 1994

Length
  
45:46

Release date
  
16 August 1994

Label
  
Reprise Records

Recorded
  
1994

Artist
  
Barenaked Ladies

Producer
  
Ben Mink

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Maybe You Should Drive (1994)
  
Born on a Pirate Ship (1996)

Genres
  
Alternative rock, Jangle pop, College rock

Similar
  
Barenaked Ladies albums, Alternative rock albums

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Maybe You Should Drive (commonly abbreviated MYSD) is the second studio album by Barenaked Ladies. It was released in August 1994 and went double platinum in Canada, reaching No. 3 upon its release. It was also their first album to chart in the US, peaking at No. 175 on the Billboard 200. Unlike on their previous album, Gordon, Steven Page and Ed Robertson did not collaborate as frequently.

Contents

As with each of their early albums, the band recorded one song, "Intermittently", completely naked. Tracks cut from the album include "Break Your Heart" and "Trust Me", both of which were later re-recorded for Born on a Pirate Ship; the former was re-worked and appeared on that album, while the latter was cut again, and appeared as a B-side on the Shoe Box EP.

Of the recording session, Steven Page said "We did most of [recording Maybe You Should Drive] in Burnaby, a cold and industrial wasteland, with a huge budget we really didn't need [...] All a huge budget does is put you further in debt. Imagine if they raised your VISA limit to $5,000 and then you had to give your card to a professional shopper-let's call him a producer in the case-and he said, 'OK, let's spend the whole thing.'"

Also according to Page, keyboardist/percussionist Andy Creeggan considered leaving the band during the rehearsals for this album, but was convinced to stay for its completion, and subsequent promotional tour. Creeggan did indeed depart the band and entered McGill University's music program. He has since recorded four albums with his brother Jim (who is also bassist for Barenaked Ladies) under the name The Brothers Creeggan.

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Personnel

Barenaked Ladies

  • Andrew Creeggan - piano (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11), percussion (3, 5, 8), background vocals (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11), lead vocal (9), electric piano (5, 7, 12), keyboard (5, 12), cymbals (2, 6), organ (7), hammered dulcimer (1), tympani (2), accordion (6), reed organ (6), tambourine (7), cuica (9)
  • Jim Creeggan - electric bass (1, 2, 3, 5, 7), double bass (4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12), background vocals (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11), 'cello (2, 5, 11), arco bass (2)
  • Steven Page - lead vocal (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11), background vocals (1), acoustic guitar (1), electric guitar (2, 7), lead electric guitar (3), harmony vocal (12)
  • Ed Robertson - acoustic guitar (1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12), electric guitar (1, 2, 3, 5), background vocals (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10, 11), lead vocal (3, 6, 8, 12), pedal steel guitar (3, 6), bass drum (2, 6), banjo (3), mandolin (4), electric mandolin (2), mandola (12)
  • Tyler Stewart - drums (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12), snare drum (2, 6, 11), cowbell (5), laffs (5), cymbals (8)
  • Charts

    Album

    Songs

    1Jane4:04
    2Intermittently3:06
    3These Apples3:10

    References

    Maybe You Should Drive Wikipedia


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