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''Take Them On, On Your Own'' is the second studio album by American
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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (sometimes abbreviated to BRMC) is an American rock band from San Francisco, California. The group originally consisted of Peter Hayes (vocals, guitar, harmonica), Robert Levon Been (vocals, bass, guitar), and Ni ...
. It was first released in the UK on August 25, 2003, and in the US on September 2, 2003. The album was reissued with bonus tracks in 2008. The album cover is a homage to the film ''
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''. The album has a darker, harder rock sound than their debut album, and also contains more politically themed lyrics. The album reached #3 in the United Kingdom music charts despite receiving mixed reviews, and is almost universally credited as a lesser achievement than its predecessor '' B.R.M.C.''. The 2003 release of this album contained the
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protection system in some regions. The 2008 Japanese and European CD reissue contains three bonus tracks: "Take Them On, On Your Own", "High / Low", and "Waiting Here".


Track listing

;Japanese 2008 Bonus tracks #
  • Take Them On, On Your Own" - 5:27
  • # "High / Low" - 4:03 # "Waiting Here" - 3:49


    Credits

    * Bass, Guitar, Vocals – Robert Turner * Drums, Percussion –
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    * Guitar, Bass, Vocals – Peter Hayes * Lyrics by – Peter Hayes, Robert Turner * Music by – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club * Engineer – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Ric Simpson * Engineering Assistant – Ben Thackeray * Mastered by – Mike Lazer * Mastered by er etching– Paul Stubblebine * Mixed by – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club,
    Ken Andrews Ken Andrews (born Kenneth Andrew Doty; June 18, 1967) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer. Andrews was born in Seattle, Washington, and attended film school in Los Angeles before his band Failure received a record de ...
    (tracks: 1 to 4, 6, 8, 10 to 13) * Mixed by (assistant)– Justin Smith (tracks: 1 to 4, 6, 8, 10 to 13) * Producer – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club * (additional) Recording by – Ken Andrews


    Notes

    *Recorded at
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    (in
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    ), B.R.M.C. Studio, and The Fortress (in
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    ). *Additional recording at Exstacy Recording Studios (in
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    ).
    -Comes with lyrics inner sleeves.


    Chart performance


    References

    2003 albums Black Rebel Motorcycle Club albums {{2000s-alt-rock-album-stub