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from

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band

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. The album was formally announced on 1 February 2016 via the band's official

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page and was released on 20 May 2016. It was recorded at

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to promote the release of ''

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'' on the Last Summer on Earth 2015 tour, The band held a Last Summer on Earth 2016 tour with

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and Howard Jones in conjunction with the new live album. This is the band's first commercial live release other than those received by fans at shows since the departure of

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in 2009. An instant download of "Odds Are" from the album was provided for those who purchased tickets to the Last Summer on Earth 2016 tour. Ticket buyers also received a download of the full album upon its release. The album was made available for pre-order on 8 April 2016. Those who pre-ordered the album received an instant download of "The Old Apartment", "Odds Are", "Gonna Walk" and "One Week". The band also uploaded videos of these performances on their official

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channel, with the exception of "One Week", which received an official lyric video.

Track listing

Songs performed but not included are "Say What You Want", "Matter of Time" and "Did I Say That Out Loud?".

Personnel

Barenaked Ladies *

Ed Robertson Lloyd Edward Elwyn Robertson (born October 25, 1970) is a Canadian musician, best known as the lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter of the band Barenaked Ladies. He, along with former member Steven Page, founded the group in 1988. As of Page's ...

– Acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lead vocals, backup vocals *

Tyler Stewart Tyler Joseph Stewart (born September 21, 1967) is the drummer for the Canadian music group Barenaked Ladies. Role in Barenaked Ladies Stewart met Steven Page, Ed Robertson, and Jim Creeggan at the Waterloo Busker Carnival in Waterloo, Ontario, C ...

– Drums, percussion, backup vocals, lead vocal on "Drawing" and "Rock and Roll" *

Jim Creeggan James Raymond Creeggan (born February 12, 1970) is the bassist for Canadian alternative rock band Barenaked Ladies. Early life Creeggan was born in Scarborough, Ontario. His mother taught piano lessons to neighborhood children, which Creeggan cred ...

– Double bass, electric bass, backup vocals *

Kevin Hearn Kevin Neil Hearn (born July 3, 1969) is a Canadian musician who is a member of Barenaked Ladies, and his own group, Kevin Hearn and Thin Buckle. He primarily plays keyboards and guitars. He is also a member of Rheostatics. Early life Hearn was ...

– Accordion, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, electric piano, keyboards, piano, synthesizer, backup vocals, lead vocal on "Passcode" Additional musicians *

Colin Hay Colin James Hay (born 29 June 1953) is a Scottish-Australian musician, singer, songwriter, and actor. He came to prominence as the lead vocalist and the sole continuous member of the band Men at Work, and later as a solo artist. Hay's music ha ...

– Acoustic guitar and lead vocal on "Who Can It Be Now?" *

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– Saxophone on "Who Can It Be Now?" Production *Produced by Barenaked Ladies *Mixed by Lenny Derose, assisted by Alex Krotz *Mastered by Harry Hess at Hbomb Mastering *Package design: Chris Bilheimer *Direction: Alison Taylor, Atwork Management *US booking agent: Larry Webman, Paradigm Agency *Business management: Kenna Danyliw & Mann

Charts

References

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