Gang of Losers

Gang of Losers
Studio album by The Dears
Released	29 August 2006 3 October 2006 (U.S.)
Recorded	Why Can't I Hear Anything, Parc Extension, Montreal
Genre	Indie rock
Length	48:07
Label	MapleMusic Recordings Arts & Crafts Bella Union (UK)
Producer	Murray Lightburn
The Dears chronology
Thank You Good Night Sold Out (2004) Gang of Losers (2006) Missiles (2008)

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Gang of Losers is the third full-length album from Montreal band The Dears. It was released on August 29, 2006 in Canada under the Maple Music Recordings label ^[1] and on October 3, 2006 in the USA under the Arts & Crafts label. ^[2]

On July 10, 2007, Gang of Losers was announced as a finalist for the 2007 Polaris Music Prize, alongside such other acts as Feist, Junior Boys, and Chad VanGaalen.

Track listing

All songs written by Murray Lightburn.

1. "Sinthtro" – 1:31
2. "Ticket to Immortality" – 4:22
3. "Death or Life We Want You" – 3:19
4. "Hate Then Love" – 4:44
5. "There Goes My Outfit" – 3:46
6. "Bandwagoneers" – 4:40
7. "Fear Made the World Go 'Round" – 3:56
8. "You and I Are a Gang of Losers" – 4:57
9. "Whites Only Party" – 3:10
10. "Ballad of Humankindness" – 4:13
11. "I Fell Deep" – 4:56
12. "Find Our Way to Freedom" – 4:27

The first 10,000 copies included an unlisted bonus track, "The Highest".

The Australian and New Zealand version contained a bonus disc with four tracks, two which were recorded live at Triple J on June 8, 2006.

1. Raise The Dead - 4:03
2. The Highest - 3:45
3. There Goes My Outfit (Acoustic) - 3:52
4. Ticket to Immortality (Acoustic) - 3:43

Personnel

• George Donoso III – drums
• Martin Pelland – bass guitar
• Valerie Jodoin Keaton – synthesizers, orgue, vocals
• Natalia Yanchak – piano, synthesizers, vocals
• Murray Lightburn - composition, vocals, other
• Patrick Krief – electric guitar, additional piano on "Ballad of Humankindness"
• Chris Seligman – French horn on "Sinthro" and "Ballad of Humankindness"
• Rev. William J. Lightburn – tenor saxophone on "Find Our Way to Freedom"

References

1. "The Dears @ Maple Music". Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved September 20, 2007.
2. "The Dears @ Arts & Crafts". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved September 20, 2007.