''Action Pact'' is the seventh album by
Canadian
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rock band
Sloan. The album was named after "Youth Action Pact," a song by the 1980s
Halifax band
Jellyfishbabies
Jellyfishbabies were an alternative rock band in Canada, active from 1986 to 1993. Although the band never attained mainstream success, they were one of the major influences on the "Halifax Pop Explosion" scene of the early 1990s.
Originally fro ...
. ''Action Pact'' was released on August 19, 2003 by ViK Recordings. The album does not include any songs written by
Andrew Scott, and is therefore the only Sloan album that does not include at least one track written by each band member. The album debuted at #11 on the
Canadian Albums Chart
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. ''Action Pact'' was nominated for "Favourite New Album" at the 2003
CASBY Awards
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The ...
.
Track listing
All songs credited to Sloan.
# "Gimme That" (
Chris Murphy
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) – 2:39
# "Live On" (
Patrick Pentland
John Patrick Thomas Pentland (born 20 September 1969) is an Irish-born rock guitarist and a member of the Canadian rock band Sloan. All four members of Sloan write, produce, and sing their own songs, but Pentland primarily plays lead guitar for m ...
) – 3:11
# "Backstabbin'" (Patrick Pentland) – 2:51
# "
The Rest of My Life" (Chris Murphy) – 2:45
# "False Alarm" (
Jay Ferguson) – 3:47
# "Nothing Lasts Forever Anymore" (Chris Murphy) – 3:18
# "Hollow Head" (Patrick Pentland) – 3:37
# "Ready for You" (Chris Murphy) – 2:07
# "I Was Wrong" (Patrick Pentland) – 2:52
# "Who Loves Life More?" (Chris Murphy) – 3:26
# "Reach Out" (Patrick Pentland) – 3:28
# "Fade Away" (Jay Ferguson) – 4:46
B-sides
* "Will You Ever Love Me Again?" (Chris Murphy) (US import)
* "Step on It, Jean" (Jay Ferguson) (US import, 7" single)
* "Dirty Nails" (written by Temple Bates/Amy Bowles, and originally performed by
Pony Da Look
Pony Da Look was an indie rock band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The band members were Temple Bates (composer/keyboards/vocals), Amy Bowles (lyrics/vocals/keyboards), Catherine Stockhausen (keyboards/vocals), and Rob Gordon (drums). Former membe ...
) ("Step on It, Jean" 7" single)
Singles
* "The Rest of My Life" (2003)
* "Live On" (2003)
* "Nothing Lasts Forever Anymore" (2004)
References
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2003 albums
Sloan (band) albums
Albums produced by Tom Rothrock
Sony BMG albums