The Sheepdogs (album)

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The Sheepdogs
The Sheepdogs album.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 4, 2012
RecordedJanuary - March 2012
Genre Southern rock, boogie rock, rock, blues rock
Length44:13
Label Atlantic
Producer Patrick Carney, Austin Scaggs [1]
The Sheepdogs chronology
Five Easy Pieces
(2011)
The Sheepdogs
(2012)
Future Nostalgia
(2015)
Singles from The Sheepdogs
  1. "The Way It Is"
    Released: 2012
  2. "Feeling Good"
    Released: 2012
  3. "How Late, How Long"
    Released: 2013
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Sheepdogs is the fourth studio album and major label debut by Canadian rock band The Sheepdogs. The album was released on September 4, 2012. [1] The album debuted at #1 in Canada. [3] The album was certified Gold in Canada on March 6, 2013. [4] The album was nominated for Rock Album of the Year at the 2013 Juno Awards. [5]

Contents

Production

The album was produced by Patrick Carney, the drummer for the blues rock band The Black Keys, and Rolling Stone editor Austin Scaggs. [1]

The album was mixed by Tchad Blake.

The song "Feeling Good" is featured on NASCAR The Game: Inside Line and NHL 17 . The National Hockey League's Toronto Maple Leafs also used the song as their goal song during the 2015–16 season, and the Toronto Blue Jays likewise used "Feeling Good" as their victory song in 2015. [6]

Track listing

All song written by Ewan Currie.

No.TitleLength
1."Laid Back"3:30
2."Feeling Good"3:10
3."Alright OK"4:15
4."Never Gonna Get My Love"3:16
5."Ewan's Blues"2:44
6."The Way It Is"2:33
7."Javelina!"2:38
8."I Need Help"2:34
9."Is Your Dream Worth Dying For?"2:57
10."How Late, How Long"3:09
11."Sharp Sounds"2:54
12."In My Mind"4:07
13."While We're Young"2:45
14."It Ain't Easy to Go"3:41

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [7] Platinum80,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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