- Navy Blues (album)
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Navy Blues Studio album by Sloan Released May 26, 1998 Recorded November 1997 - January 1998 Genre Rock, indie rock Length 46:27 Label murderecords Producer Daryl Smith, Sloan Sloan chronology Recorded Live at a Sloan Party
(1997)Navy Blues
(1998)4 Nights at the Palais Royale
(1999)Singles from Navy Blues - "Money City Maniacs"
Released: 1998 - "She Says What She Means"
Released: 1998 - "Keep on Thinkin’"
Released: 1998
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1]
Navy Blues is the fourth album by Canadian rock band Sloan. Released on Murderecords in 1998, the album is slightly heavier than their previous albums, showing an influence from 1970s rock mixed with their usual catchy, melodic, Beatles-esque sound. The album contains arguably their most popular song, "Money City Maniacs". "Money City Maniacs" was used in a beer commercial at the time; furthermore, it became a top 10 hit in their native Canada and received heavy radio airplay. The album was certified Gold in Canada on June 12, 1998. Navy Blues was also nominated for Best Rock Album at the 1999 Juno Awards.
Track listing
No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "She Says What She Means" C. Murphy, Sloan 3:01 2. "C'mon C'mon (We're Gonna Get It Started)" J. Ferguson, Sloan 3:30 3. "Iggy and Angus" P. Pentland, Sloan 2:49 4. "Sinking Ships" A. Scott, Sloan 4:57 5. "Keep on Thinkin'" C. Murphy, Sloan 2:32 6. "Money City Maniacs" P. Pentland, Sloan 3:53 7. "Seems So Heavy" A. Scott, Sloan 4:08 8. "Chester the Molester" C. Murphy, Sloan 3:14 9. "Stand By Me, Yeah" P. Pentland, Sloan 3:19 10. "Suppose They Close the Door" C. Murphy & A. Scott, Sloan 3:45 11. "On the Horizon" A. Scott, Sloan 4:06 12. "I Wanna Thank You" J. Ferguson, Sloan 3:58 13. "I'm Not Through With You Yet" P. Pentland, Sloan 3:15 Japanese Bonus Tracks
No. Title Writer(s) Length 14. "Out to Lunch" P. Pentland, Sloan 3:37 15. "Work Cut Out" C. Murphy, Sloan 2:42 B-sides
- "Keep on Thinkin' (acoustic)" ("She Says What She Means" promo)
Trivia
- "She Says What She Means" was the last song recorded for the album. Chris Murphy wanted to make a hard rock song because he was jealous of Pentland's rock songs "Money City Maniacs" and "Iggy and Angus".[2]
- Murphy took the title of his song "Chester The Molester" from a name of a character in a Hustler magazine that his cousins used to call him. Murphy was reminded of the name by Mark Gaudet, the drummer from the Canadian band Elevator To Hell.[2]
- The lyrics for "I'm Not Through With You Yet" were the original lyrics for "Worried Now" from Sloan's 1994 album, Twice Removed. Pentland originally called the song "Cotton Picking Minute" because of its supposed "southern feel", but Pentland changed it out of fear that it might be taken as racist.[2]
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ a b c d "Sloan's Navy Blues Album Explained Track-By-Track". Chart. http://www.chartattack.com/features/2011/may/10/sloans-navy-blues-album-explained-track-by-track. Retrieved 2011-05-22.
Sloan Studio Albums Smeared · Twice Removed · One Chord to Another · Navy Blues · Between the Bridges · Pretty Together · Action Pact · Never Hear the End of It · Parallel Play · The Double CrossEPs Peppermint EP · Hit & RunLive Albums Compilations Never Mind the Molluscs · DGC Rarities Volume 1 · A Sides Win: Singles 1992-2005 · B Sides Win: extras, bonus tracks and b-sides 1992-2008Singles "Underwhelmed" · "500 Up" · "Sugartune" · "Take It In" · "I Am The Cancer" · "Coax Me" · "People of the Sky" · "The Good in Everyone" · "Everything You've Done Wrong" · "The Lines You Amend" · "Money City Maniacs" · "She Says What She Means" · "Keep on Thinkin" · "Losing California" · "Friendship" · "Sensory Deprivation" · "Don’t You Believe a Word" · "If It Feels Good Do It" · "The Other Man" · "The Rest of My Life" · "Live On" · "Nothing Lasts Forever Anymore" · "All Used Up" · "Try to Make It" · "Who Taught You to Live Like That?" · "Ill Placed Trust" · "I've Gotta Try" · "Believe in Me" · "Witch's Wand" · "Take It Upon Yourself" · "Unkind"Videography Keepin' the Tour AliveLabel(s) Former Label(s) Related Articles DiscographyCategories:- 1998 albums
- Sloan albums
- Murderecords albums
- "Money City Maniacs"
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