''Grinning Streak'' is the tenth full-length original-material studio album by

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, released on 4 June 2013 on

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. It is the band's first album on Vanguard. The album is the band's second studio album since the departure of founding member Steven Page in February 2009. The album was recorded February–April 2013 in separate sessions with Howie Beck and Gavin Brown The first single, "Boomerang" was recorded in a separate session produced by Brown in May 2012, initially for release that summer.

Commercial performance

''Grinning Streak'' debuted at 10 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling 26,000 copies in its first week. It is the band's highest position on the chart since their album ''

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'' also debuted at 10 in 2003. ''Grinning Streak'' also debuted at 12 on Canada's Top Album Chart, and 101 on the UK Albums Chart. The album has sold 68,000 copies in the US as of May 2015.

Released versions

''Grinning Streak'' was released in CD and digital download format, as well as a vinyl edition, which was made available for sale at the ''Last Summer on Earth 2013'' shows. Versions with bonus tracks were released on the Canadian

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, and in a

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-exclusive version in the United States; the former including an extra remix not included in the latter. On 1 July 2014, a new ''Grinning Streak Deluxe'' digital package was released in the U.S.s including the three bonus tracks from the Target edition, along with three newly recorded acoustics. These new tracks were released in Canada on '' The Long Weekend EP''.Barenaked Ladies News post, May 28, 2014
(accessed May 28, 2014) Additionally, a live version of "Did I Say That Out Loud?" is included on '' The Long Weekend EP'', but not on the ''Grinning Streak Deluxe'' digital package.

Track listing

Personnel

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– double bass, electric bass, background vocals, lead vocals ("Who Knew?") *

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– piano, synthesizers, keyboards, celeste, accordion, melodica, acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, banjo, background vocals, lead vocals ("Daydreaming") *

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 ...

– lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, Magnus air organ, background 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, background vocals Additional: *Gavin Brown – programming *John Scholz – trenchwork *Chris Stapleton – starring as being Stapes * Nora Patterson – background vocals ("

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Charts

References

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