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Sold for a Smile is the third and final album by Canadian rock band The Gandharvas. It was released in 1997 in Canada on the Watch Music record label, and in 1998 internationally on MCA Records.
The album's lead single, "Downtime", was a hit in Canada, peaking at #8 on Canada's Alternative chart.[2] By April 1998, the album had sold 21,000 units in Canada.[3] The 1998 MCA release includes a cover version of Cyndi Lauper's song "Time After Time" and a rerecorded version of The Gandharvas' 1994 hit "The First Day of Spring".
Track listing
All songs written by the Gandharvas.
- "Downtime" – 4:06
- "Gonna Be So Loose" – 3:41
- "Shells" – 2:06
- "Waiting for Something to Happen/Reprise" – 6:01
- "Hammer in a Shell" – 3:06
- "Watching the Girl" – 3:13
- "Sarsaparilla" – 4:16
- "Into the Mainstream" – 4:26
- "Milk Ocean" – 4:08
- "Diaboloney" – 3:10
Personnel
- Paul Jago – vocals
- Tim McDonald – drums
- Jud Ruhl – guitar
- Brian Ward – guitar
- Beau Cook – bass, keyboards
- Laurence Currie – producer, engineer, mixing
- George Graves – mastering
- Ross Munro – executive producer
- Jason Darbyson – design, illustration
- Mike Richardson – design, illustration
- Richard Sibbald – photography
References
- ^ Sold for a Smile at AllMusic
- ^ "Rock/Alternative - Volume 66, No. 4 Sep 29, 1997". RPM. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
- ^ "Gandharvas set for U.S. debut". Archived from the original on October 22, 2004. Retrieved May 10, 2020.