Receiving the Gift of Flavor

1995 studio album by The Urge
Receiving The Gift of Flavor
Studio album by
The Urge
ReleasedAugust 15, 1995 (Neat Guy release)
August 20, 1996 (Immortal release)
RecordedThe Studio
Genre
  • Alternative rock
  • ska
  • reggae
  • alternative metal
Length32:32 (1995 release)
36:10 (1996 release)
LabelNeat Guy, Immortal Records
ProducerThe Urge, Michael Vail Blum
The Urge chronology
Fat Babies in the Mix
(1993) 		Receiving The Gift of Flavor
(1995) 		Master of Styles
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Receiving The Gift of Flavor is the fourth studio album by The Urge. It was originally released in 1995 in cassette and CD format under the band's own label Neat Guy Recordings. After the band was signed to Immortal Records, the album was re-released switching out the song "Killing is Easy" for "Take Away" in 1996. The album produced three singles ("Brainless", "All Washed Up" and "It's Gettin' Hectic", a Brand New Heavies cover) and sold 150,000 copies.

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the album, the band re-recorded the album live before a studio audience at the Ozark Theater in Webster Groves, MO on August 15, 2015.[2] The live re-recording was released on November 20, 2015, and includes similar cover art with a blue background. [3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Brainless"S. Ewing, K. Grable, M. Kwiatkowski, T. Painter, J. Pessoni2:36
2."All Washed Up"K. Grable, M. Kwiatkowski, T. Painter3:22
3."Where Do We Go"T. Painter, J.Pessoni4:10
4."Drunk Asshole" 1:54
5."Don't Ask Why"T. Painter3:02
6."Open All Night"T. Painter2:37
7."Killing is Easy [1]"The Urge3:07
8."Frying Pan"S. Ewing, K. Grable, M. Kwiatkowski, T. Painter2:31
9."I Remember"K. Grable, T. Painter, J. Pessoni3:03
10."Damn That Shit Is Good"T. Painter1:45
11."It's Gettin' Hectic"Bartholomew, Elam, Kincaid, Levy2:38
12."Violent Opposition"T. Painter4:20
13."Dirty Rat"The Urge2:09
14."Brainless" (Remix, hidden track) 3:09
Total length:32:32 / 36:10

Notes

  1. ^ "Killing Is Easy" was replaced by "Take Away" in the 1996 Immortal Records release.

Personnel

The Urge
  • Steve Ewing - vocals
  • Karl Grable - bass, art direction, design
  • Jerry Jost - guitars
  • John Pessoni - drums
  • Bill Reiter - saxophone
  • Matt Kwiatkowski - trombone
  • Todd Painter - trombone, keyboards
Other personnel
  • Simon Bartholomew, Keith Elam, Jan Kincaid, Andrew Levy - composers for "It's Gettin' Hectic"
  • Jeff Finazzo - design, photography
  • Brad Kopplan - engineer, mixing
  • Eng Kopplan - mixing
  • Ken Paulakovich - engineer, mixing
  • Eddy Schreyer - mastering
  • Michael Vail Blum - engineer, mixing, producer, remixing
  • Lou Whitney - assistant engineer, studio assistant

References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Receiving the Gift of Flavor - The Urge : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
  2. ^ "20th Anniversary of Receiving the Gift of Flavor". The Urge.net. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  3. ^ "Receiving the Gift of Flavor". iTunes. August 29, 1995. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
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The Urge
  • Steve Ewing
  • Karl Grable
  • Jerry Jost
  • Matt Kwiatkowski
  • John Pessoni
  • Bill Reiter
  • Jeff Herschel
  • Pat Malecek
  • Todd Painter
  • Jordan Chalden
Studio albums
  • Bust Me Dat Forty
  • Puttin' the Backbone Back
  • Magically Delicious
  • Receiving the Gift of Flavor
  • Master of Styles
  • Too Much Stereo
  • Galvanized
EPs
  • Live and Unreleased
Live albums
  • Fat Babies in the Mix
Singles
  • "Brainless"
  • "All Washed Up"
  • "It's Gettin' Hectic"
  • "Straight To Hell"
  • "Jump Right In"
  • "Closer"
  • "Too Much Stereo"
  • "Four Letters and Two Words"
  • "Say Yeah"
  • "Out On The Fringe"
Contributions
  • Life Is Peachy Tour Sampler
  • Burning London: The Clash Tribute
Compilations
  • Rare and Out of Print
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