''Where's the Bone'' is the fourth album by the Canadian

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band the Pursuit of Happiness, released in 1995. The first single was "Young and in Love", which is about

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; "Kalendar" was also released as a single. The band supported the album with a Canadian tour.

Production

The album was produced by the band's singer/guitarist/songwriter

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and Iron Music Group's founder, Aubrey Winfield. Berg made an effort to write songs with lyrics that weren't solely about him.

Critical reception

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'' concluded that "it's probably the band's most entertaining and satisfying album and certainly the first to fully reflect Berg's twisted sense of humour." The ''

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'' noted that "while songwriters like Paul Westerberg and Cracker's David Lowry deliver their social commentary with subtlety, Berg beats you over the head and begs to be taken seriously." The ''

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'' panned "the dreadful blues-plod" of "I Should Know". ''

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'' wrote that the "lyrics aim for high satire ... but repeatedly miss, too often forsaking irony in favor of far less effective poses like outrage and self-pity."

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deemed the album a "blend of crunching arena rock and tuneful power-pop."

Track listing

All songs written by

#"Kalendar" (1:57) #"Save the Whales" (3:40) #"Glamorous Death" (3:58) #"White Man" (2:35) #"I Should Know" (2:50) #"Completely Conspicuous" (3:08) #"Ritual" (3:38) #"Young and in Love" (3:20) #"Gretzky Rocks" (1:55) #"No Reason" (3:03) #"Bamboo" (2:50) #"Falling In" (2:19) #"Blowing Bubbles" (5:20)

Personnel

- guitar, vocals * Kris Abbott - vocals, guitar * Dave Gilby - drums, percussion * Rachel Oldfield - vocals * Brad Barker - bass ;Additional musicians * Sarah McElcheran - trumpet *

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- percussion * Vilas Kulkarni - sitar * Raya Briday - harmonium * Ravi Naimpally - tablas *

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References

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