- Two Lefts Don't Make a Right...but Three Do
Infobox Album
Name = Two Lefts Don't Make a Right...but Three Do
Type =Album
Artist =Relient K
Released = flagicon|USAMarch 11 ,2003 flagicon|JapanMay 8 ,2003
Recorded = Yellow Studios
Genre =Pop punk ,Christian rock ,Christian pop punk
Length = 57:08
Label = Gotee
Producer =Mark Lee Townsend ,Matt Thiessen
Reviews = *Allmusic rating|4.5|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wzfwxqlald6e link]
*Jesus Freak Hideout rating|4.5|5 [http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/TwoLeftsDontMakeARight.asp link]
*Cross Rhythms rating|9|10 [http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/products/Relient_K/Two_Lefts_Dont_Make_A_Right_But_Three_Do/7015/ link]
Last album = "Employee of the Month EP "
(2002)
This album = "Two Lefts Don't Make a Right...but Three Do"
(2003)
Next album = "The Vinyl Countdown "
(2003)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternative covers
Type = Studio album
Lower caption = The four original covers of the album Extra album cover 2
Type = Studio album
Lower caption = Gold Edition slip cover"Two Lefts Don't Make a Right...but Three Do" (often called "Two Lefts") is the third full-length
album released byChristian rock bandRelient K . The album was nominated for aGrammy forBest Rock Gospel Album , but the award that year ended up being won by "Worldwide" byAudio Adrenaline . This album was initially released with four different covers, each one depicting a separate car wreck. In November 2003, a fifth cover was released, which showed all four cars in a junkyard. That is now the only version of the CD still in print, although a very small amount the four original covers can still be found. It was also released as a combo pack with "Deck the Halls, Bruise Your Hand ", and can sometimes still be found that way, mostly aroundChristmas time. The album peaked at #38 on the Billboard 200."Two Lefts Don't Make a Right...but Three Do" was certified Gold on
March 21 ,2005 by the RIAA for sales in excess of 500,000 in the United States. It has currently sold around 518,000 in the United States. [http://au.launch.yahoo.com/070209/11/13cj8.html] A Gold Edition of this album was released onOctober 31 ,2006 . The idea for a Gold Edition of this album came fromGotee Records , who also released a Gold Edition of "The Anatomy of the Tongue in Cheek " on the same day. The Gold Edition of this album also has remixed and remastered sound so that it is on par with that of "Mmhmm ", and it is also enhanced with a music video for the song "Chap Stick, Chapped Lips, and Things Like Chemistry ".Track listing
All songs written by
Matt Thiessen #"
Chap Stick, Chapped Lips, and Things Like Chemistry " – 3:10
#"Mood Rings " – 3:18
#"Falling Out" – 3:51
#"Forward Motion" – 3:57
#"In Love with the 80s (Pink Tux to the Prom)" – 3:08
#"College Kids" – 3:27
#"Trademark" – 3:54
#"Hoopes I Did It Again" – 3:12
#"Over Thinking" – 4:08
#"I Am Understood?" – 4:23
#"Getting Into You" – 3:24
#"Kids On The Street" – 0:26
#"Gibberish" – 1:45
#"From End To End" – 4:37
#"Jefferson, Aero Plane" – 10:20
#"Silly Shoes (Hidden track)"ingles
All singles released for
Christian radio.*
Chap Stick, Chapped Lips, and Things Like Chemistry
*Forward Motion
*In Love With the 80s (Pink Tux to the Prom)
*I Am Understood?
*Getting Into YouCredits
Band
*
Matt Thiessen – lead vocals,guitar ,piano
*Matt Hoopes –guitar , backing vocals
*Brian Pittman – bass
* Dave Douglas – drums, backing vocalsAdditional Musicians and Personnel
* Ryan Watts – additional vocals on "Forward Motion", "I Am Understood?", and "From End to End"
* DJ Manuel – programming on "Getting Into You"
* Rob Roy Fingerhead – additional guitar and backing vocals on various songs
*Mark Lee Townsend –producer (music)
*Toby McKeehan – executive producer
* Joey Elwood – executive producer
* F. Reid Shippen – mixing
* Dan Shike – assisted mixing
* Randy Leroy – mastering
* Grant Harrison – a&r
* Todd Francis, Aaron Marrs, Eddy Boer, and David Johnson – album artwork/photography
* Adam Grimm, Jake Gridgeway, and Ryan Nutter – "Kids on the Street"
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