Turnpike Diaries | ||||
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Released | July 18, 2000 | |||
Recorded | 1999 | |||
Studio | RPM Studios (New York, NY) | |||
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Length | 38:54 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | ||||
The Getaway People chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | B [2] |
Turnpike Diaries is the second and final studio album by the Norwegian band The Getaway People. It was originally scheduled to be released in June 2000, [3] but ultimately was not released until July 18 of the same year. [4] [5] Recording sessions took place at RPM Studios in New York City. Production was handled by Nick Sansano, Dante Ross, John Gamble and the band themselves. The album peaked at number 19 on the Norwegian VG-lista albums chart.
The album's first song, "Six Pacs", was used as the theme song for the TV series Young Americans . The track "Good Life" was featured in the US sitcom, Malcolm in the Middle . The album's second track “There She Goes” was featured in the critically acclaimed 2000 cheerleading comedy film Bring It On. [6]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Six Pacs" |
| 3:55 | |
2. | "There She Goes" | Ottestad |
| 4:16 |
3. | "Come Love Me" |
| 4:24 | |
4. | "Deceived by an Angel" |
| The Getaway People | 4:19 |
5. | "Sleepwalkin'" |
| The Getaway People | 3:35 |
6. | "All About It" | Ottestad | The Getaway People | 3:33 |
7. | "Soi Cowboy" |
| The Getaway People | 3:40 |
8. | "Change" |
| The Getaway People | 3:47 |
9. | "Good Life" | Ottestad |
| 3:30 |
10. | "Open Your Mind" |
| The Getaway People | 3:55 |
Total length: | 38:54 |
Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [8] | 19 |
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