We Sweat Blood

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We Sweat Blood
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 21, 2003
Recorded2003
Genre Rock
Length34:51
Label Bad Taste Records
Producer Matt DeMatteo
Danko Jones chronology
Born a Lion
(2002)
We Sweat Blood
(2003)
Sleep Is the Enemy
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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We Sweat Blood is the second album by Canadian rock band Danko Jones. It was re-released on April 19, 2005 in the United States with two additional tracks from the 2002 album Born a Lion , "Lovercall" and "Sound of Love".

Contents

Reception

In 2005, We Sweat Blood was ranked number 466 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time. [3]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Forget My Name"2:53
2."Dance"3:29
3."I Love Living in the City"3:22
4."I Want You"3:18
5."Heartbreak's a Blessing"2:55
6."Wait a Minute"2:34
7."Strut"2:49
8."Home to Hell"2:12
9."Hot Damn Woman"3:06
10."The Cross"2:22
11."Love Travel"2:57
12."We Sweat Blood"2:57
13."Woogie Boogie" (European release bonus track)2:55

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for We Sweat Blood
Chart (2003)Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [5] 98
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [6] 24

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References

  1. We Sweat Blood at AllMusic
  2. Rockitt, Rob (June 26, 2008). "Danko Jones – We Sweat Blood (2003)". hardrockhideout.com.
  3. Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten (in German). Rock Hard. 2005. p. 22. ISBN   3-89880-517-4.
  4. "Discography | Danko Jones - Official Website". Danko Jones. May 12, 2010. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
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