Born on a Pirate Ship - Definition and Overview

Born on a Pirate Ship was the third full-length album by Barenaked Ladies. It was released in 1996 and went gold in the US in November 2000.

Well-known tracks from this album are "Shoe Box", "The Old Apartment", "When I Fall" and "Break Your Heart."

Tracks recorded for this album but left off the finished record are: "Trust Me" (earlier recorded for Maybe You Should Drive but left off the album) and "Back" (apparently the band recorded this in the nude; this song is on the "Brian Wilson 2000" single).

The band was a fourpiece during the recording of this album. Kevin Hearn was asked to join the band for the tour and first appears on the live album Rock Spectacle.

Track listing

1. "Stomach Vs. Heart" (Page, Robertson) - 2:29
2. "Straw Hat and Old Dirty Hank" (Page, Robertson) - 3:23
3. "I Know" (Page, Robertson) - 3:02
4. "This Is Where It Ends" (Page, Robertson) - 2:53
5. "When I Fall" (Page, Robertson) - 4:04
6. "I Live With It Every Day" (Duffy, Page) - 4:30
7. "The Old Apartment" (Page, Robertson) - 3:29
8. "Call Me Calmly" (Page) - 2:52
9. "Break Your Heart" (Page) - 4:57
10. "Spider in My Room" (Creeggan) - 4:03
11. "Same Thing" (Robertson) - 4:01
12. "Just a Toy" (Page, Robertson) - 3:42
13. "In the Drink" (Creeggan) - 5:12
14. "Shoe Box" (Page, Robertson) - 5:27

Personnel

Barenaked Ladies

• Jim Creeggan - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, dobro, fiddle, piano, electric double bass, percussion
• Ed Robertson - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, pedal steel guitar, bass, cowbell
• Steven Page - vocals, electric guitar, piano, percussion
• Tyler Stewart - piano, vibraphone, drums, xylophone, shaker, tambourine, percussion, background vocals

Additional personnel

• Bryan Adams - yells
• Chris Brown - organ
• Mark Fewer - violin
• Gene Hardy - tenor saxophone, saw
• Hugh Marsh - fiddle
• Michael-Philip Wojewoda - sound effects
• Tony Rapoport - viola
• Tim Walsh - trombone

Production

• Producers: Barenaked Ladies, Michael Phillip Wojewoda
• Engineer: Michael Phillip Wojewoda
• Assistant engineers: Jeff Elliott, Tom Heron, Dale Morningstar
• Mixing: Michael Phillip Wojewoda
• Piano preparation: Robin Billinton, Steven Page

Charts

Album