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band

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, the band's major label début. The album was released in 2001 by the

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imprint Megatronic. It features new versions of songs from the first two albums, and some new material. It was recorded at Larrabee East studio in North Hollywood and produced by

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and

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as the title and main menu background music.

Track listing

#"I Lied" – 4:10 (Johnny Heatley, Sarah Reitkopp) #"Always" – 3:23 (Heatley, Reitkopp) #"Drive Away" – 3:10 (Heatley, Reitkopp) #"All By Myself" – 2:44 (Jhen Kobran, Reitkopp) #"Held Under" – 2:06 (Kobran, Reitkopp) #"Over" – 3:06 (Charlee Johnson, Reitkopp) #"Gun for Hire" – 3:02 (Heatley, Reitkopp) #"Sell Out" – 3:53 (Heatley, Reitkopp) #"Thanks for the Ride" – 2:34 (Johnson, Reitkopp) #"Sober" – 4:06 (Heatley, Reitkopp) #"Touch Down" – 2:39 (Kobran, Reitkopp) #"Devil Shoes" – 2:23 (Johnson, Reitkopp) #"Glitter" – 3:44 (Heatley, Reitkopp)

Personnel

*Sarah Reitkopp : Singer *Tommy O'Neil : Guitar *

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: Guitar * Jhen Kobran : Bass, backing vocals *

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: Drums *Jaime Richter : Guitar, backing vocals

References

Halfcocked albums 2001 debut albums Albums produced by Ulrich Wild DreamWorks Records albums {{2000s-hard-rock-album-stub