1	Jane 	4:04
2	Intermittently 	3:05
3	These Apples 	3:10
4	You Will Be Waiting 	3:45
5	A 	4:20
6	Everything Old Is New Again 	4:13
7	Alternative Girlfriend 	4:23
8	Am I The Only One? 	4:49
9	Little Tiny Song 	1:02
10	Life, In A Nutshell 	3:14
11	The Wrong Man Was Convicted 	5:06
12	Great Provider 	4:35

Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals – Ed Robertson
Clarinet – Tom Keenlyside
Drums – Tyler Stewart
Dulcimer [Hammered], Backing Vocals – Andrew Creeggan
Electric Bass, Backing Vocals – Jim Creeggan
Flute, Piccolo Flute – Carolyn Ricketts
Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Guitar [Electric], Backing Vocals – Steven Page
Mandolin [Electric], Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals, Bass Drum – Ed Robertson
Piano, Backing Vocals, Cymbal, Timpani – Andrew Creeggan
Trombone – Colin Weinmaster
Trumpet – Paul Baron
Tuba – Neil Nicholson
Viola, Violin, Electric Guitar [Harmony]  – Ben Mink

Debuting at number 3 in Canada, this album marked the band’s first foray into the US charts, reaching 175 on the Billboard Top 200. The album was mostly recorded in what Steven Page referred to as a “Cold, industrial wasteland.”

The opening song ‘Jane’ tells the story of a man’s hopeless romance with a woman named Jane St. Clair. As is often the case with BNL, there is a slightly unusual story behind the writing. The character was named after an intersection in Toronto which co-writer Steven Duffy claimed sounded like “The most beautiful intersection in the world.”

Recording of the album nearly fell into peril during the rehearsal stage when keyboardist Andy Creegan, brother of bassist, Jim, considered leaving the band. He was convinced to stay for the album’s recording and tour but left shortly after. ---Wes Bawie, soloarmada.com

Barenaked Ladies are a little less interested in the quirky and comic on their second album, perhaps recognizing that They Might Be Giants have that niche covered. Instead, though, they are showing their sensitive folk-pop roots, which makes them winning, if a little wet. (XTC, anyone?) But one thing they aren't is "alternative," a matter dealt with in the chorus of the song "Alternative Girlfriend," when they sing, "There's nothing left that won't cross over." Well put, and present company included. ---William Ruhlmann, AllMusic Review

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1 	Canada Dry 	3:10
2 	Bringing It Home 	3:04
3 	Invisible Fence 	2:50
4 	Lookin' Up 	2:50
5 	Sunshine 	3:57
6 	Dusty Rooms 	3:20
7 	We Took The Night 	2:14
8 	Navigate 	4:44
9 	Flying Dreams 	4:33
10 	Nobody Better 	3:02
11 	Bag of Bones 	3:37
12 	You+Me VS The World 	3:38
13 	20/20 Hindsight 	3:52
14 	The Township Of King 	4:09

Kevin Hearn - Guitar
Jim Creeggan - Bass
Ed Robertson - Guitar, Vocals
Tyler Stewart - Drums
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Steve Berlin - Saxophone 
Jim Cuddy - Vocals 
Bill Dillon - Guitar
Alan Doyle - Vocals 
Patrick Hearns - Spoken Word 
Michael Ray - Trumpet 
Tanya Tagaq - Vocals 

On the heels of their surprisingly cohesive collaboration with soul a cappella outfit the Persuasions (Ladies and Gentlemen: Barenaked Ladies and the Persuasions), Barenaked Ladies return to their own studio work with 2017's likably earnest Fake Nudes. The band's 12th album, and fourth since the departure of singer Steven Page, Fake Nudes finds the beloved Canadian pop group offering up a set of emotive, brightly attenuated songs that speak to their maturity and status as one of the most genial rock bands of their generation. Despite the cheeky title, the album is primarily a laid-back and thoughtful production, balancing the group's longstanding knack for folky, bittersweet anthems with a penchant toward more dancey, upbeat cuts. Once again, helping to move things smoothly forward is producer Gavin Brown, who has helmed many of the band's albums going as far back as the '90s. Another longtime band associate, Better Than Ezra's Kevin Griffin, also lends support co-writing several songs. The result is an album that feels warmly familiar, with songs that touch upon themes of looking back on the past ("20/20 Hindsight"), exuberant, action movie-level romance ("You + Me vs. The World"), and ruminations of a life spent building a legacy on the road ("Bringing it Home"). There's even a politely discreet amount of timely socio-political critique with "Invisible Fence."

While singer/songwriter Ed Robertson is showcased throughout, as with past BNL efforts, keyboardist Kevin Hearn and bassist Jim Creeggan also contribute vocals to a handful of songs. Interestingly, Hearn (who delivers six out of the fourteen tracks) leaves his biggest impression on any album in the band's decades-long career -- his distinctively low key mumble-croon and enthusiasm for adventurous sonic palettes contrast nicely with Robertson's folk-pop style. If there's a tangible poignancy to even the poppiest moments on Fake Nudes, it's a soreness they've been cradling since parting with Page in 2009. While somewhat unfair, it's hard not to compare the way BNL used to sound with that dynamic Robertson and Page double-whammy. Clearly, no one is more acutely aware of the difference than Robertson and his bandmates. They've moved on and crafted a new sound, but the past remains indelible. As Robertson sings on "Canada Dry," "You fled the snow, while I stayed here/I'll let you know, I'll make it clear/How happy I appear/High and Canada Dry." A play on the classic soft drink brand, the song feels like a wistful yearning for what BNL used to be, and a wry twist of the knife into Page's side. It's also catchy, deftly rendered with soft harmonies, and one of the best Barenaked Ladies songs in years. ---Matt Collar, AllMusic Review

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01 – If I Had $1,000,000
02 – The Old Apartment
03 – Brian Wilson (Live)
04 – One Week						play
05 – It’s All Been Done
06 – Call And Answer
07 – Pinch Me
08 – Too Little Too Late
09 – Falling For The First Time
10 – Another Postcard				play
11 – Testing 1,2,3
12 – Easy
13 – Big Bang Theory Theme
14 – You Run Away

Musicians:
Ed Robertson  - Vocals, Guitar
Jim Creeggan – Vocals, Bass
Kevin Hearn - Vocals, Keyboard, Accordion, Guitar
Tyler Stewart – Drums, Vocals
Steven Page – Vocals, Guitar
Andy Creeggan – Guitar, Piano, Congas.

The 2011 Barenaked Ladies compilation Hits from Yesterday & the Day Before compiles most of the hits and best-known cuts from the band's catalog. Beginning with the band's 1992 full-length debut, Gordon, and continuing all the way through to the group's 2011 post-Steven Page release, All in Good Time, Hits features such popular cuts as "If I Had $1,000,000," "Brian Wilson," "Too Little Too Late," "Falling for the First Time," "One Week," "Easy," and more. Certainly, die-hard fans will miss such lesser-known tracks as "Be My Yoko Ono" and "Jane." In that sense, 2001's fan-voted anthology Disc One: All Their Greatest Hits (1991-2001) did a better job of including everything from a longtime fan perspective. Nonetheless, Hits from Yesterday & the Day Before still works as a nice single-disc summation of the Canadian rock band's career. ---Matt Collar, AllMusic Review

Obowiązkowy zestaw najlepszych i najpopularniejszych piosenek kanadyjskiego kwartetu z jego najwspanialszego okresu - lat 1991 - 2009! Multiplatynowa kapela z Ontario w Kanadzie, wielokrotni laureaci Juno Awards, nominowani do Grammy, w ciągu blisko 25 lat kariery wylansowała wiele przebojów. Łączny nakład sprzedanych płyt Barenaked Ladies przekroczył 15 mln kopii. Czternaście najlepszych singli zespołu zebrano na jednym dysku. Do "The Big Bang Theory", znanego z komediowego sitcomu o takim tytule, nakręcono specjalny filmik. Widać w nim aktorów (min. Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons). Specjalna wersja wydawnictwa zawiera dodatkowy dysk, nazwany "Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before", który wypełniły rarytasy, tzw. strony B singli. --- warnermusic.pl

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