''The Carry On EP'' is the debut

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released by

People on Vacation People on Vacation (often abbreviated as POV) was a collaboration composed of Ryan Hamilton from the indie rock band Smile Smile and Jaret Reddick from the pop punk band Bowling for Soup. The duo's concept is to "tell a story" and to "avoid typica ...

, a

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composed of Ryan Hamilton from indie rock band

Smile Smile Smile Smile was an American folk pop indie rock band based in Dallas, Texas. The band is made up of Jencey Hirunrusme (piano and vocals) and Ryan Hamilton (guitar and vocals). At various times Smile Smile has played with a variety of drummers inclu ...

and

Jaret Reddick Jaret Ray Reddick is an American musician, singer, songwriter, composer, podcaster and actor, best known as the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter of the rock band Bowling for Soup. As a voice actor, Reddick is known for his work o ...

from pop punk band

Bowling for Soup Bowling for Soup (abbreviated as BFS) is an American rock band formed in Wichita Falls, Texas, in 1994. The band consists of Jaret Reddick (lead vocals, guitar), Chris Burney (guitar, backing vocals), Gary Wiseman (drums, percussion, backing voc ...

. The EP was released on November 24, 2011, in the United States both on CD and as a digital download. The EP was released in the United Kingdom for download on February 13, 2012, and was released on CD as a

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with Bowling for Soup

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Erik Chandler's solo project on March 26, 2012. The group released their full-length album, ''

The Summer and the Fall ''The Summer and the Fall'' is the first studio album by People on Vacation, a supergroup composed of Ryan Hamilton from the indie rock band Smile Smile and Jaret Reddick from the pop punk band Bowling for Soup. The group released their debut EP on ...

'', on November 22, 2012, featuring the same recordings of "Rainy Day," "It's Not Love," and "Where Do We Go" from ''The Carry on EP.''

Track listing

B-sides

* "ADV Club"1:33 * "It Must Be Christmas" (Released on ''The Light Connected: A Holiday Music Collection,'' a

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holiday compilation)4:59

People on Vacation

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, producer * Ryan Hamiltonvocals, guitar,

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s, producer * Additional musicians: ** Linus of Hollywoodguitar, keyboards, producer ** Tom Polce (of

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)

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s ** Erik Chandler (of

)

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* Recorded at The Daycare in Highland Village, Texas * Additional recording at The Tackle Box in

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and The Lair in Los Angeles, California * Mixed by Tom Polce *

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by Dave Collins * Package Design by Brad Bond * Photos by Will Bolton * Photo of Ryan and Jaret by Melissa Reddick * Management: Rainmaker Artists

References

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