Birthday Boy (album)

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Birthday Boy
Junkhouse Birthday Boy.jpg
Studio album by Junkhouse
Released September 5, 1995
Recorded Arc Studio,
Austin, Texas
Genre Alternative rock
Label Epic
Producer Malcolm Burn
Junkhouse chronology
Strays
(1993)
Birthday Boy
(1995)
Fuzz
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Birthday Boy is the second studio album by Canadian rock band Junkhouse. This was the band's last album with bassist Russ Wilson, who would be replaced by Grant Marshall on the band's next album, Fuzz . The album features the singles "Be Someone", "Brown Shoe" and "Burn for You". The album also features a duet with Sarah McLachlan on the song "Burned Out Car".

Junkhouse Canadian band

Junkhouse are a Canadian alternative rock band formed in 1989 in Hamilton, Ontario.

<i>Fuzz</i> (Junkhouse album) 1997 studio album by Junkhouse

Fuzz is the third and final studio album by Canadian rock band Junkhouse. The album was recorded in the fall of 1996 at a converted church studio in Hamilton called Catherine North, which was co-owned by guitarist Dan Achen. This is Junkhouse's only album to feature Colin Cripps. The album features the hit singles "Pearly White" and "Shine".

Sarah McLachlan Canadian musician, singer, and songwriter

Sarah Ann McLachlan, is a Canadian singer and songwriter known for her emotional ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range. As of 2009 she had sold over 30 million albums worldwide. McLachlan's best-selling album to date is Surfacing, for which she won two Grammy Awards and four Juno Awards. In addition to her personal artistic efforts, she founded the Lilith Fair tour, which showcased female musicians on an unprecedented scale. The Lilith Fair concert tours took place from 1997 to 1999, and resumed in the summer of 2010. On May 6, 2014, she released her first album of original music in four years, titled Shine On.

Track listing

  1. "Chunk (Port Dover)" – 4:32
  2. "Big Daddy" – 4:00
  3. "Brown Shoe" – 3:06
  4. "Burn for You" – 4:14
  5. "Be Someone" – 3:05
  6. "Caves" – 4:32
  7. "Down in the Liver" – 3:19
  8. "Burned Out Car" (feat. Sarah McLachlan) – 3:52
  9. "Birthday Boy" – 3:31
  10. "Drink" – 5:57

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References

  1. Parisien, Roch. Birthday Boy at AllMusic