Sorry for Partyin' is the seventh studio album by American rock band Bowling for Soup. It is the band's sixth and final album to be released by Jive Records.[7] It was released on October 12, 2009. It debuted at No. 104 on the Billboard 200 and No. 47 on Rock albums.[8] No single was released to the radio for the album.[9]
| Sorry for Partyin' | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 12, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | April–July 2009 Austin, Texas | |||
| Genre | Pop punk[1] | |||
| Length | 49:04 | |||
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| Producer | ||||
| Bowling for Soup chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Sorry for Partyin' | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AbsolutePunk | (23%)[4] |
| Allmusic |    [5] |
| Kerrang! | [6] |
Production and recording
editThe band began working on the album in January 2009[10] in Austin, Texas by working with people like Linus of Hollywood, Scott Reynolds, Tony Scalzo, Parry Gripp and Kim Shattuck.[11][12]
The band entered the studio on January 21 with 18 demos and a list of names for possible guest appearances. The band recorded for over a month, recording 18 tracks and finished recording in early March 2009.
One local Austin, Texas fan by the name of Lindsay was selected by the band to sit in during the recording process with the purpose of providing studio updates that would be posted for the band's official website.[13]
The recording process began with Gary's drumming sessions. "I Can't Stand L.A." was the first titled song published. Also that month Erik recorded bass for "I Don't Wish You Were Dead Anymore" and "America (Wake Up Amy).[11][14] Guitars were recorded for "Choke", "If Only", and "BFFF" on January 31.
In February "Goodbye Friend" and 4 more songs were recorded on guitar then Jaret would start the vocal tracks. Scott Reynolds of the band ALL would stop by to discuss singing on the album.[15]
Afterward, the band left Austin to record the B-sides for the album in their hometown.
Bowling for Soup recorded 27 songs for the album as of June 2009.[16] On August 8, Jaret posted on Twitter that the band had enough songs for a double album, but will only be putting 12-14 of those songs onto this album.
Release
editIn promotion for the album, the band embarked on a tour titled the "Party in Your Pants Tour."[17] The tour only had dates scheduled in the UK beginning on October 17, 2009, in Glasgow and ending on October 29, 2009, in London.[17] They played a few shows in December 2009 leading up to Christmas. Following this, they embarked on a US tour in January and February 2010.[18]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "A Really Cool Dance Song" | Jaret Reddick, Linus of Hollywood | 3:44 |
| 2. | "No Hablo Inglés" | Reddick, Linus of Hollywood | 3:30 |
| 3. | "My Wena" | Reddick, Linus of Hollywood | 2:50 |
| 4. | "Only Young" | Reddick, Sam Hollander, Dave Katz | 3:46 |
| 5. | "I Don't Wish You Were Dead Anymore" | Reddick, Tony Scalzo | 2:46 |
| 6. | "BFFF" | Reddick | 3:52 |
| 7. | "Me With No You" | Reddick, Zac Maloy | 3:44 |
| 8. | "Hooray for Beer" | Reddick, Linus of Hollywood | 3:27 |
| 9. | "America (Wake Up Amy)" (featuring Scott Reynolds and Parry Gripp) | Reddick | 3:26 |
| 10. | "If Only" | Reddick | 3:39 |
| 11. | "I Gotchoo" | Reddick, Linus of Hollywood | 3:44 |
| 12. | "Love Goes Boom" | Reddick, Maloy | 4:09 |
| 13. | "I Can't Stand L.A." | Reddick | 2:50 |
| 14. | "Belgium Polka" (hidden track on US edition; featuring Brave Combo) | Reddick | 3:35 |
| Total length: | 50:02 | ||
- Bonus tracks
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 15. | "I Just Wanna Be Loved" | 4:20 |
| 16. | "Choke" | 4:12 |
| 17. | "Everything to Me" | 3:52 |
| Total length: | 65:56 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 15. | "I Just Wanna Be Loved" | 4:20 |
| 16. | "Choke" | 4:12 |
| 17. | "Everything to Me" | 3:52 |
| 18. | "Reality" (bonus track on amazon.com only[19]) | 3:30 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15. | "I Just Wanna Be Loved" | 4:20 | |
| 16. | "Walk of Shame" | 3:57 | |
| 17. | "Amateur Night" | 3:51 | |
| 18. | "I Gotchoo (Other Version)" | Reddick, Linus of Hollywood | 3:34 |
| Total length: | 65:40 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 15. | "My Girlfriend Sucks" | 3:21 |
| Total length: | 53:23 | |
- B-sides
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Amateur Night[20]" (Bowling for Soup decided to give out a new song titled "Amateur Night" for free on their street team site for a limited time. When opened with iTunes the album comes up as Sorry For B-sides. Also available on the U.K. version of the album) | 3:52 | |
| 2. | "I'll Always Remember You (That Way)" (featuring Kim Shattuck of The Muffs; released as part of the My Wena EP) | 3:40 | |
| 3. | "Goodbye Friend" (released as part of the My Wena EP. The song was also made available as a free download on the band's official online store in memory of Jeff "FFroe" Roe from December 17–18, 2009) | 3:51 | |
| 4. | "Girl All The Bad Guys Want (Acoustic Version)" (from Sorry For Partyin' Instant Downloads when you pre-order the CD from the band's website) | 3:35 | |
| 5. | "My Wena (Acoustic)" (from Sorry For Partyin' Instant Downloads when you pre-order the CD from the band's website) | 2:43 | |
| 6. | "Mediocre[A]" (demo) | Reddick, Linus of Hollywood | 3:11 |
Singles and videos
edit| My Wena EP | |
|---|---|
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| EP by Bowling for Soup | |
| Released | August 7, 2009[21] |
| Recorded | April–July 2009 Austin, Texas |
| Genre | Pop punk |
| Length | 10:20 |
| Label | RCA/Jive[21] |
| Producer | Linus of Hollywood, Jaret Reddick |
According to frontman Jaret Reddick in his ninth Bowling for Soup podcast, "No Hablo Inglés" was supposed to be released to radio stations in January 2010 as the album's first single. However, Bowling for Soup was dropped from Jive Records shortly after the release of Sorry for Partyin' and because of this, songs like "My Wena" and "No Hablo Inglés" that had released music videos were not released as radio singles.[9]
My Wena
editThe song "My Wena" first previewed on May 5, 2009, on the Lex and Terry show. A music video for the song was filmed and the video was released on July 21, 2009.[3] The song was released to iTunes on July 28, 2009.[22] The video was filmed at and around Gary Wiseman's home in Prosper, TX. Dallas photographer Jason Janik shot the single's cover art in between filming for the video. An EP featuring the song, titled the My Wena EP was released digitally August 7, 2009.[21] A clean version of the "My Wena" video (later titled the "Puppy Version") was released on the band's official YouTube page on August 28, 2009.[23]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "My Wena" | Reddick, Linus of Hollywood | 2:49 |
| 2. | "I'll Always Remember You (That Way)" (featuring Kim Shattuck of The Muffs) | 3:40 | |
| 3. | "Goodbye Friend" | 3:51 |
No Hablo Inglés
editThe song "No Hablo Inglés" first premiered to members on the BFS Army site to those who had contributed, the page claims this is the first single.[24]
The music video for the song is a parody of the As seen on TV infomercials. In the video, Jaret Reddick stands in front of a TV studio audience and portrays a motivational speaker offering his "fool-proof" solution to any problem – simply reply "No Hablo Inglés" (Spanish for "I don't speak English") and the problem disappears. The video features a telephone number (which answers to a Bowling for Soup fan line) and an address (a private mailbox at a UPS Store in Flower Mound, Texas, located south of Denton).
Release history
edit| Country | Date |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | October 12, 2009[25] |
| United States | October 13, 2009[26] |
| Japan | October 14, 2009[27] |
Personnel
editBowling for Soup:
- Jaret Reddick — vocals & rhythm guitar
- Erik Chandler — bass & Backing vocals
- Chris Burney — lead guitar & Backing vocals
- Gary Wiseman — drums
Production:
- BFS crew
- Dave "Termite Dave" Hale - Tour Manager/ baby sitter. Tony "T-Ride" Gattone - Guitar/ Bass Tech/ sandwich artist. Jacob "Pinky" Henry - Stage Manager/ Monitors/ Drum Tech/ funny hats. Blake Hunt - Merch and breath of fresh air. Wayne Neil - driver/ swell guy/ Australian. Sherman - is a dog.
- Produced by Linus of Hollywood & Jaret Reddick; Engineered by Peter McCabe at Wire Recording Studio, Austin, TX; Assisted by Joey Benjamin; Studio Assistant: Will Krienke; Studio Interns: Matt Ralls & Kent Chandler; "No Hablo Inglés" Engineered by Casey Diiorio at Valve Studios, Dallas, TX; Additional Recording at Valve Studios, Dallas, TX and Kingsize Soundlabs, Los Angeles
- Mixed by Chris Lord-Alge at Mix L.A.; Assistant Mix Engineers: Keith Armstrong, Nik Karpen; Additional Mix Engineering: Brad Townsend, Andrew Schubert
- Mastered by Tom Coyne at Sterling Sound, NYC
- Additional musicians:
- Linus of Hollywood: Additional Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Gang Vocals, Fart Noises and Percussion; Tony Scalzo: Piano & Organ on "BFFF;" Piano on "If Only" and "I Don't Wish You Were Dead Anymore;" Scott Reynolds: Chorus Vox "America (Wake Up Amy);" Parry Gripp: Sang "America (Wake Up Amy);" Gang Vocals on "Only Young" and "Hooray for Beer;" Zac Maloy: Sweet-ass Backing Vocals at the end of "Love Goes Boom"
- A&R: Teresa LaBarbera Whites; Booking: Andy Somers at The Agency Group; Management: Mike Swinford for Rainmaker Artists; Legal: Mike McKoy at Serling Rooks & Ferrara
- Album Photography by Jason Janik; Additional Photography by Peter McCabe (page 5 band insert), Brad Bond (page 2) and Joshua Marc Levy (pages 4–5, 8)
- Package Art Direction & Design by Joshua Marc Levy and Brad Bond, 15th Anniversary Cake Illustration by Steven Ray Brown.
Notes
edit- A ^ Featured in frontman Jaret Reddick's fifth Bowling for Soup podcast, released January 15, 2010.
References
edit- ^ Kerswell, Ronnie (October 18, 2009). "Bowling For Soup - Sorry For Partyin - Reviews". Rock Sound. Freeway Press. Archived from the original on March 30, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
- ^ a b Reddick, Jaret (September 21, 2011). "hey UK friends...Are these ALL of our singles? anything I am missing?". Posterous. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
- ^ a b "Bowling For Soup - My Wena". Bowling for Soup. July 21, 2009. Archived from the original on December 10, 2009. Retrieved July 22, 2009 – via YouTube.[dead link]
- ^ Fallon, Chris (October 6, 2009). "Bowling For Soup - Sorry For Partyin'". AbsolutePunk. Retrieved October 6, 2009.
- ^ Pemberton, Roach (October 9, 2009). "Review: Sorry For Partyin'". Allmusic. Retrieved October 9, 2009.
- ^ "Sorry For Partyin' (JIVE) KKK", Kerrang!, no. 1282, p. 54, October 7, 2009
- ^ "A List of the 11 BFS studio albums (for my twitter peeps)". January 5, 2011. Retrieved January 6, 2010.
- ^ "Bowling for Soup : Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- ^ a b Jaret's ninth Bowling for Soup podcast, released August 27, 2010.
- ^ "bfsTV 1.21.09 - First Day". January 21, 2009. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2009.
- ^ a b "Sorry For Partyin'". May 3, 2009. Retrieved July 22, 2009.
- ^ "bfsTV - 1.29.09 - Studio Update #2". Bowling for Soup via YouTube. January 29, 2009. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2009.
- ^ Lindsay (February 3, 2009). "Lindsay's First Studio Update". bowlingforsoup.com.
- ^ "bfsTV - 3.12.09 - studio update #4". Bowling for Soup via YouTube. December 3, 2009. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2009.
- ^ Lindsay (February 23, 2009). "Lindsay's Studio Update # 4". bowlingforsoup.com.
- ^ "bfsTV - 6.26.09 - studio update #5". Bowling for Soup via YouTube. June 26, 2009. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2009.
- ^ a b "::: PARTY IN YOUR PANTS TOUR 2009". Bowling for Soup Official Website. Retrieved July 22, 2009.
- ^ White, Adam (December 16, 2009). "Bowling for Soup (US)". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ "Sorry For Partyin': Bowling For Soup: MP3 Downloads". Retrieved March 10, 2012.
- ^ "Bowling for Soup : The new album Fishin' for Woos out now". Bowlingforsoup.fancorps.com. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- ^ a b c "My Wena - EP by Bowling for Soup". iTunes. August 7, 2009. Retrieved December 31, 2010.
- ^ "Bowling for Soup on Myspace Music!". Bowling for Soup via Myspace Music!. Retrieved July 22, 2009.
- ^ "Bowling For Soup - My Wena (The Clean Version)". Archived from the original on December 15, 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ official single from Sorry for Partyin'
- ^ "Bowling For Soup SXSW 09 Interview Music Video on Roxwel". Austin, Texas: Roxwel.com. March 2009. Archived from the original on July 15, 2009.
- ^ "Soupers serve it hearty with anniversary concerts, new CD". Times Record News. May 22, 2009.
- ^ "Sorry For Party'n Bowling For Soup [CD]". Cdjapan.co.jp. Retrieved March 10, 2012.