How I Quit Smoking

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How I Quit Smoking
Lambchop - How I Quit Smoking.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 30, 1996
Recorded1995
Genre
Length52:55
Label Merge
Producer "Your Starry Eyes"
Lambchop chronology
I Hope You're Sitting Down/Jack's Tulips
(1994)
How I Quit Smoking
(1996)
Thriller
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
Alternative Press 5/5 [2]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [3]
NME 8/10 [4]

How I Quit Smoking is the second studio album by the American rock band Lambchop, released on January 30, 1996, by Merge Records.

Contents

The song "The Man Who Loved Beer" is an adaptation of the poem "The Man Who Was Tired of Life" from the ancient Egyptian text Dispute between a man and his Ba (c. 2000–1700 BC). The song was in turn later covered by David Byrne.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kurt Wagner, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."For Which We Are Truly Thankful" 2:59
2."The Man Who Loved Beer"
  • Wagner
  • Donald Charles Book
  • "Unknown Egyptian, c. 1990 B.C."
2:48
3."The Militant" 3:36
4."We Never Argue" 4:14
5."Life's Little Tragedy" 4:16
6."Suzieju" 4:24
7."All Smiles and Mariachi" 3:31
8."The Scary Caroler" 4:43
9."Smuckers" 4:33
10."The Militant" (reprise) 2:56
11."Garf" 4:31
12."Your Life as a Sequel" 4:19
13."Theöne"4:55
14."Again" 1:10
Total length:52:55

Personnel

Sourced from AllMusic. [1]

Lambchop

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References

  1. 1 2 Wolff, Kurt. "How I Quit Smoking – Lambchop". AllMusic . Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  2. "Lambchop: How I Quit Smoking". Alternative Press . No. 94. May 1996. p. 67.
  3. "Lambchop: How I Quit Smoking". Mojo . No. 150. May 2006. p. 121.
  4. "Lambchop: How I Quit Smoking". NME . January 20, 1996. p. 44.