Navy Blues (album)

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Navy Blues
Sloan Navy Blues.jpg
Studio album by
Sloan
ReleasedApril 28, 1998
RecordedNovember 1997 - January 1998
Genre Rock, indie rock
Length46:27
Label murderecords
Producer Daryl Smith, Sloan
Sloan chronology
Recorded Live at a Sloan Party
(1997)		Navy Blues
(1998)		 4 Nights at the Palais Royale
(1999)
Singles from Navy Blues
  1. "Money City Maniacs"
    Released: 1998
  2. "She Says What She Means"
    Released: 1998
  3. "Keep on Thinkin’"
    Released: 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Pitchfork 6.3/10 [2]

Navy Blues is the fourth studio album by Canadian rock band Sloan. Released on Murderecords in 1998, the album is slightly heavier than their two previous albums, showing an influence from 1970s rock mixed with their usual catchy, melodic, Beatles-esque sound. The album contains arguably their most popular song, "Money City Maniacs," which went on to be used in a beer commercial at the time. The song also became a top 10 hit in the band's native Canada and received heavy radio airplay. Navy Blues was certified Gold in Canada on June 12, 1998. By October 1998, the album had sold more than 70,000 copies. The album was nominated for Best Rock Album at the 1999 Juno Awards. [3]

Contents

The album's cover art is a very direct copy of the movie poster for the 1959 Polish film Night Train (Polish: Pociąg).

Track listing

All songs credited to Sloan.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."She Says What She Means" Chris Murphy 3:01
2."C'mon C'mon (We're Gonna Get It Started)" Jay Ferguson 3:30
3."Iggy & Angus" Patrick Pentland 2:49
4."Sinking Ships" Andrew Scott 4:57
5."Keep on Thinkin'"Chris Murphy2:32
6."Money City Maniacs"Patrick Pentland/Chris Murphy3:53
7."Seems So Heavy"Andrew Scott4:08
8."Chester the Molester"Chris Murphy3:14
9."Stand By Me, Yeah"Patrick Pentland3:19
10."Suppose They Close the Door"Chris Murphy/Andrew Scott3:45
11."On the Horizon"Andrew Scott4:06
12."I Wanna Thank You"Jay Ferguson3:58
13."I'm Not Through With You Yet"Patrick Pentland3:15

Japanese Bonus Tracks

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Out to Lunch"Patrick Pentland3:37
15."Work Cut Out"Chris Murphy2:42

B-sides

Deluxe Reissue

LP1 - Navy Blues
  1. "She Says What She Means" (Chris Murphy/Sloan) - 3:01
  2. "C'mon C'mon(We're Gonna Get It Started)" (Jay Ferguson) - 3:30
  3. "Iggy & Angus" (Patrick Pentland) - 2:48
  4. "Sinking Ships" (Andrew Scott) - 4:58
  5. "Keep on Thinkin'" (Chris Murphy) - 2:32
  6. "Money City Maniacs" (Patrick Pentland/Chris Murphy) - 3:53
  7. "Seems so Heavy" (Andrew Scott) - 4:08
  8. "Chester the Molester" (Chris Murphy) - 3:14
  9. "Stand By Me, Yeah" (Patrick Pentland) - 3:19
  10. "Suppose They Close the Door" (Chris Murphy/Andrew Scott) - 3:45
  11. "On the Horizon" (Andrew Scott) - 4:04
  12. "I Wanna Thank You" (Jay Ferguson) - 3:59
  13. "I'm Not Through with You Yet" (Patrick Pentland) - 3:15
LP2 - The Demos
  1. "She Says What She Means-July-Aug 1996 Demo" (Chris Murphy) - 2:19
  2. "C'mon C'mon(We're Gonna Get It Started)-Autumn 1997 Demo" (Jay Ferguson) - 3:31
  3. "Iggy & Angus-Jan-Feb 1997 Demo" (Patrick Pentland) - 2:09
  4. "Sinking Ships-Oct 1997 Demo" (Andrew Scott) - 4:41
  5. "Keep on Thinkin'-July 1997 Demo" (Chris Murphy) - 2:28
  6. "Money City Maniacs-Aug 1997 Demo (Patrick Pentland/Chris Murphy) - 3:27
  7. "Seems so Heavy-Sept 1997 Demo" (Andrew Scott) - 3:43
  8. "Chester the Molester-July 1997 Demo" (Chris Murphy) - 2:53
  9. "Stand by Me, Yeah-Aug 1997 Demo" (Patrick Pentland) - 3:01
  10. "Suppose They Close the Door-July 1997 Demo" (Chris Murphy/Andrew Scott) - 3:43
  11. "On the Horizon-Oct 1997 Demo" (Andrew Scott) - 4:37
  12. "I Wanna Thank You-Autumn-Winter 1997 Demo" (Jay Ferguson) - 3:39
  13. "I'm Not Through with You Yet-Aug 1997 Demo" (Patrick Pentland) - 3:06
LP3 - The Outtakes
  1. "So Beyond Me-Studio Outtake" (Chris Murphy) - 2:45
  2. "Just One Shot-July-Aug 1996 Demo" (Patrick Pentland) - 2:52
  3. "I Feel Lied To-July 1997 Demo" (Chris Murphy) - 2:21
  4. "Mother's Day-Studio Outtake" (Andrew Scott) - 3:56
  5. "Style is Still Style-Studio Outtake" (Chris Murphy) - 3:21
  6. "2, 3 Hello-Aug 1997 Demo" (Patrick Pentland) - 1:21
  7. "Open Your Umbrellas-Early 1997 Demo" (Chris Murphy) - 2:10
  8. "Daddy Be Cool-Studio Outtake" (Chris Murphy) - 2:49
  9. "Family Tree-Oct 1997 Demo" (Andrew Scott) - 4:20
  10. "All by Myself-Studio Outtake Version 2" (Chris Murphy) - 3:38
  11. "Glen Campbell-July-Aug 1996 Demo" (Jay Ferguson) - 0:59
  12. "I've Enabled Myself-Aug 1997 Demo" (Chris Murphy) - 1:48
  13. "Helen-Oct 1997 Demo" (Andrew Scott) - 3:29
  14. "Yours to Steal-July 1997 Demo" (Chris Murphy) - 1:32
7"1 
  1. "Rock Star Admit It-July-Aug 1996 Demo" (Chris Murphy) - 3:13
  2. "Out to Lunch-Aug 1997 Demo" (Patrick Pentland) - 2:30
Hammond Jam 
  1. "Hammond Jam Pt 1-Studio Outtake" - 2:20
  2. "Hammond Jam Pt 2-Studio Outtake" - 2:08

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References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Pitchfork review
  3. ↑ "Awards". junoawards.ca. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "Sloan's Navy Blues Album Explained Track-By-Track (via Archive.org)". Chart . Archived from the original on 13 April 2012. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
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