Born on a Pirate Ship
by Barenaked Ladies
- Type: Album
- Released: 19 March 1996
- Label: Reprise
- Country: Canada
- Length: 51:40
- Community rating: 2.72/5 from 3 ratings
Artists on this release: Rob Carli, Chris Brown, Gene Hardy, technician, Tom Walsh, Mary-Katherine Finch, Hugh Marsh, Steven Page, other, toy, Murray McLauchlan, Carolyn Ricketts, Stoney Park, Ed Robertson
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Before achieving massive international pop success, the Canadian group solidified their uniquely quirky, highly acoustic alternative rock sound. The album pairs incredibly dense, rapid-fire lyrical wit with genuinely melancholic themes and polished, jangle-pop melodies.
Genres
Descriptors: melodic
Tracklist
- Stomach vs. Heart (2:29)
- Straw Hat and Old Dirty Hank (3:23)
- I Know (3:02)
- This Is Where It Ends (2:53)
- When I Fall (4:04)
- I Live with It Every Day (4:30)
- The Old Apartment (3:29)
- Call Me Calmly (2:52)
- Break Your Heart (4:57)
- Spider in My Room (4:03)
- Same Thing (4:01)
- Just a Toy (3:42)
- In the Drink (5:12)
- Shoebox (2:57)
Credits
- Ed Robertson - acoustic guitar, backing vocals [bgs], electric guitar, lyrics by, music by, vocals [heavy breathing], vocals [wheezing], cowbell, lead vocals, pedal steel guitar, bass, Guitar
- Jim Creeggan - backing vocals [bgs], double bass, lyrics by, music by, fiddle, bass [electric arco bass], percussion, piano, piano [prepared], double bass [electric double bass], arranged by [strings], arranged by [horns], electric guitar, lead vocals, dobro, Guitar
- Tyler Stewart - backing vocals [bgs], drums, piano, percussion, vibraphone, drums [pht drumz guy], shaker, toy [fisher-price xylophone], tambourine
- Steven Page - lead vocals, lyrics by, music by, vocals [heavy breathing], vocals [bridge vocal], other [piano preparation], electric guitar, toy [toys]
- Brent Lipp - lighting director
- Stephen Duffy - lyrics by, music by
- Rob Menegoni - other [bbq tech], other [carpenter]
- Tracey Devine - other [make-up]
- Barenaked Ladies - Primary Artist, Backing Vocals [Bgs], Vocals [Yelling]
- Murray McLauchlan - Harmonica
- Michael Phillip Wojewoda - Vocals [Heavy Breathing], Backing Vocals [Bgs], Vocals [Yelling]
- Carolyn Ricketts - Flute, Piccolo Flute, Arranged By [Help], Transcription By
- Robin Billinton - Guitar [Live From The Shoes & Socks Lounge]
- Mary-Katherine Finch - Cello
- Max Mandel - Viola [1st Viola]
- Anthony Rapoport - Viola [2nd Viola]
- Mark Fewer - Violin [1st Violin]
- Rob Carli - Alto Saxophone
- Chris Brown - Organ
- Gene Hardy - Tenor Saxophone, Saw
- Tom Walsh - Trombone
- Stoney Park - Drums, Vocals
- Coleman Beaver - Lead Vocals [Stoney Park Lead Singer]
- Hugh Marsh - Fiddle
- Bryan Adams - Backing Vocals [Bgs], Vocals [Yelling]
- John Millard - Backing Vocals [Bgs], Vocals [Yelling]
- Waltons - Backing Vocals [Bgs], Vocals [Yelling]