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both formerly of The Pursuit of Happiness. Leslie Stanwyck joined the band on stage to sing co-vocals on the song "Worlds Away".

Track listing

#"The Way You Are" (from the album '' Neptune'', 1992) – 6:39 #"Girl With a Problem" (from the album '' Snow in June'', 1990) – 4:08 #"Believe" (from the album '' Neptune'', 1992) – 4:26 #"Unimportant" (from the album '' Snow in June'', 1990) – 3:18 #"Things I Do for Money" (from the album '' Big Blue Sky'', 1987) – 5:06 #"Teenland" (from the album '' Big Blue Sky'', 1987) – 7:37 #"Worlds Away" (from the album '' Neptune'', 1992) – 4:54 #"Hopes Go Astray" (from the album '' Secrets of the Alibi'', 1988) – 5:00 #"Why Cry" (from the album '' Neptune'', 1992) – 5:09 #"Dancing in a Dance Club" (from the album '' Big Blue Sky'', 1987) – 6:36 #"She Ain't Pretty" (from the album '' Snow in June'', 1990) – 3:40 #"Everything" (from the album '' Neptune'', 1992) – 3:28 #"Twister" (from the album '' Neptune'', 1992) – 3:30

Song notes

*"The Way You Are" contains an excerpt from "Connected" by Stereo MCs *"Teenland" contains an excerpt from "Youngman Blues" by

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Album credits

Personnel

* Jay Semko – vocals, bass * Bryan Potvin – vocals, guitar * Merl Bryck – vocals, guitar * Don Schmid – drums, percussion

Additional Personnel

*Ross Nykiforuk – keyboards *

– vocals on "Worlds Away"

Production

*Recorded by Les Cantin *Mixed by Les Cantin, The Creative House,

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*Digital Editing by Dean Friesen, Cyan Digital Media,

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References

* Liner notes from The Northern Pikes:''Gig''. The Northern Pikes albums 1993 live albums Albums recorded at the Spectrum (Montreal) Virgin Records live albums