''Gimme Five'' is the second album by the Canadian
alternative rock
Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstre ...
band
The Killjoys. It was released in 1996. The album was recorded at
Ardent Studios
Ardent Studios is an American recording studio located in Memphis, Tennessee, United States.
History
Ardent Studios was founded by John Fry and were initially a studio in his family's garage, where he recorded his first 45s for the Arden ...
in
Memphis, Tennessee
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. The album featured the hit singles "Rave + Drool" and "Soaked", the latter which peaked at #20 on the Canadian singles chart.
"Rave + Drool" appeared on the original ''
Big Shiny Tunes
''Big Shiny Tunes'' is a series of rock albums compiled and released by the Canadian music television station MuchMusic, and through MusiquePlus in Quebec, from 1996 to 2009. The best-selling album of the series was '' Big Shiny Tunes 2'', which ...
'' compilation album.
Track listing
All songs written by Mike Trebilcock, except where noted.
# "Rave + Drool" – 4:02
# "Like I Care" – 3:22
# "Sick of You" – 3:31
# "
Like a Girl Jesus" (
Scott Miller) – 2:55
# "Soaked" – 3:16
# "Spacegirl" (Gene Champagne) – 0:50
# "Brand New Neighbour" – 2:47
# "Look Like Me" – 2:54
# "C-Monkey" – 3:03
# "Everything" (Trebilcock, Champagne) – 2:52
# "Grown up Scared" – 0:49
# "Exit Wound" – 2:33
# "Rec Room" – 3:35
Personnel
* Mike Trebilcock – guitars, vocals
* Gene Champagne – drums, guitars, vocals on "Spacegirl"
* Shelley Woods – bass, vocals
Technical personnel
* Rick Clark – production
* The Killjoys – production
* Skidd Mills – engineering
* Matt Martone – additional engineering
* Jefferey Reid – additional engineering
* Tim Hevesi – additional production and engineering, mixing at Soho Common Recording House (tracks 1–5, 8, 10, 12, 13)
* Mike Trebilcock – mixing at Soho Common Recording House (tracks 1–5, 8, 10, 12, 13), recording and mixing in his bedroom (track 6), photography and illustrations, layout and design
* Terry Brown – mixing at
Metalworks Studios
Metalworks Studios is a music recording studio in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It was established in 1978 by Gil Moore of the Canadian rock group, Triumph. Over a span of 40 years, Metalworks has been the recipient of Canadian Music Week's ' ...
(tracks 7, 9, 11)
* Bill Kipper – mastering at SNB, Montreal
* Peter Moore – digital editing (tracks 8, 10)
* Paul Sparrow – cover photography, layout and design
References
The Killjoys (Canadian band) albums
1996 albums
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