Stunt

Stunt
Studio album by Barenaked Ladies
Released	July 7, 1998
Recorded	February-March 1998
Genre	Alternative Rock
Length	51:21
Label	Reprise
Producer	Barenaked Ladies, David Leonard, Susan Rogers
Professional reviews
Allmusic link Sputnik Music [1] Rolling Stone [2]
Barenaked Ladies chronology
Rock Spectacle (1996) Stunt (1998) Maroon (2000)

Stunt is the fifth full-length album and fourth studio album by Barenaked Ladies. By far their most successful album, it entered the US charts at #3 and sold over 4 million units by the end of its chart run. Its first single, "One Week", became (and remains) the band's biggest hit, hitting #1 in the US (selling over 5 million copies) and #5 in the UK. The twin successes of Stunt and "One Week" also helped revitalize their career in their home country of Canada, where their fame had diminished since the days of their debut album Gordon. In addition, follow-up singles "It's All Been Done", "Alcohol" and "Call and Answer" were each successful to some degree.

Stunt is the first studio album to feature keyboardist/guitarist Kevin Hearn, who originally joined the band for the Born on a Pirate Ship tour in 1995. Shortly after the release of this album, Kevin Hearn was diagnosed with leukemia. He spent the Stunt tour in the hospital. He was temporarily replaced by Chris Brown and Greg Kurstin.

Tracks recorded for Stunt but left off the finished record are "Long Way Back Home" and "She's On Time." These tracks appear as hidden tracks on the "limited edition" version of the album. As with each of their early albums, the band recorded one song, "Alcohol", completely naked.

Track listing

1. "One Week" (Robertson) – 2:52
2. "It's All Been Done" (Page) – 3:26
3. "Light up My Room" (Page, Robertson) – 3:36
4. "I'll Be That Girl" (Duffy, Page) – 3:34
5. "Leave" (Page, Robertson) – 3:24
6. "Alcohol" (Duffy, Page) – 3:43
7. "Call and Answer" (Duffy, Page) – 5:49
8. "In the Car" (Page) – 3:53
9. "Never Is Enough" (Page, Robertson) – 3:23
10. "Who Needs Sleep?" (Page, Robertson) – 3:44
11. "Told You So" (Page, Robertson) – 4:21
12. "Some Fantastic (Ivory & Ivory)" (Page, Robertson) – 4:17
13. "When You Dream" (Page, Robertson) – 5:19
14. "She's On Time"^* - 3:22
15. "Long Way Back Home"^* (Page, Robertson) - 4:39

Personnel

• Colin Alexander - scratching
• Jim Creeggan - electric bass, violin, electric double bass, cello, vocals, double bass
• Kevin Hearn - organ, synthesizer, banjo, acoustic guitar, piano, accordion, electric guitar, keyboards, electric piano, vocals, clavinet, melodica, sampling, wah wah guitar
• Steven Page - acoustic guitar, flute, electric guitar, vocals
• Ed Robertson - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals, dancer, rap
• Tyler Stewart - percussion, bongos, drums, vocals, dancer
• Pierre "French Pete" Tremblay - vocals

Production

• Producers: Barenaked Ladies, David Leonard, Susan Rogers
• Engineers: David Leonard, Susan Rogers
• Assistant engineers: Charlie Brocco, Femio Hernández, Boo Macleod, Kevin Szymanski
• Mixing: David Leonard, Tom Lord-Alge
• Mastering: Stephen Marcussen
• Design: John Rummen
• Photography: Jay Blakesberg
• Artwork: John Rummen

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Singles