Born on a Pirate Ship
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Born on a Pirate Ship (sometimes abbreviated BOAPS) was the third full-length album by Barenaked Ladies. Its well-known tracks are "Shoe Box", "The Old Apartment", "When I Fall" and "Break Your Heart." The Old Apartment would become BNL's first US hit in 1997 and begin the process of winning many new American fans.
Tracks recorded for this album but left off the finished record are: "Trust Me" (earlier recorded for Maybe You Should Drive but left off the album -- included on the Shoe Box E.P.) and "Back" (included on the "Brian Wilson 2000" single).
The eye-catching front cover features a boy in a newspaper hat making a scary face. Contrary to popular belief, this is not a childhood picture of BNL bassist Jim Creeggan, but simply an actor hired for the photos.
The band was a fourpiece during the recording of this album. Kevin Hearn was asked to join the band for the tour and first appears on the live album Rock Spectacle.
Although a hit in Canada, the album only managed #111 in the US. Happily, once the band had achieved success in America, Born On A Pirate Ship would be awarded gold status there in 2000.
The title of this album is a bit of an in-joke; if you say "born on a pirate ship" while making the same face as the boy on the cover it will vaguely sound like you are saying "born on a pile of shit."
The naked track recorded for this album is "Back", which was cut from the album.
Track listing
- "Stomach Vs. Heart" (Page, Robertson) – 2:29
- "Straw Hat and Old Dirty Hank" (Page, Robertson) – 3:23
- "I Know" (Page, Robertson) – 3:02
- "This Is Where It Ends" (Page, Robertson) – 2:53
- "When I Fall" (Page, Robertson) – 4:04
- "I Live With It Every Day" (Duffy, Page) – 4:30
- "The Old Apartment" (Page, Robertson) – 3:29
- "Call Me Calmly" (Page) – 2:52
- "Break Your Heart" (Page) – 4:57
- "Spider in My Room" (Creeggan) – 4:03
- "Same Thing" (Robertson) – 4:01
- "Just a Toy" (Page, Robertson) – 3:42
- "In the Drink" (Creeggan) – 5:12
- "Shoe Box" (Page, Robertson) – 5:27
- "If I Had $1000000" (Page, Robertson), (edit version, appears on UK edition only)
Personnel
Barenaked Ladies
- Jim Creeggan - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, dobro, fiddle, piano, electric double bass, percussion
- Ed Robertson - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, pedal steel guitar, bass, cowbell
- Steven Page - vocals, electric guitar, piano, percussion
- Tyler Stewart - piano, vibraphone, drums, xylophone, shaker, tambourine, percussion, background vocals
Additional personnel
- Bryan Adams - yells
- Chris Brown - organ
- Mark Fewer - violin
- Gene Hardy - tenor saxophone, saw
- Hugh Marsh - fiddle
- Michael Phillip Wojewoda - sound effects, background vocals, tambourine
- Tony Rapoport - viola
- Tim Walsh - trombone
Production
- Producers: Barenaked Ladies, Michael Phillip Wojewoda
- Engineer: Michael Phillip Wojewoda
- Assistant engineers: Jeff Elliott, Tom Heron, Dale Morningstar
- Mixing: Michael Phillip Wojewoda
- Piano preparation: Robin Billinton, Steven Page
Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1996 | Heatseekers | 4 |
| 1996 | The Billboard 200 | 111 |
Singles
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| "The Old Apartment" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 88 |
