''Dear Dear'' is an album by Canadian rock band
54-40, released in 1992. It was their most successful album in their native
Canada
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, spawning the singles "
Nice to Luv You", "
She La", "Music Man", "You Don't Get Away (That Easy)" and "We Are, We Pretend". The album was certified platinum in Canada in April 1993. However, ''Dear Dear'' was their first album not to have an American release after several years of not breaking through in the
United States
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market.
The album was recorded in
Tom Petty
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's studio in California.
Including the blank space on track 11 between "Dear Dear" and the hidden track "Social Work", the album's running time when displayed on a CD player is 54:40.
The band received three
Juno Award
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nominations at the
Juno Awards of 1993, for
Group of the Year,
Video of the Year for "She-La", and
Album Design of the Year.
["Juno Award nominations". '']Calgary Herald
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History
''The C ...
'', February 10, 1993.
Track listing
# "
She La" – 4:10
# "Music Man" – 5:43
# "
Nice to Luv You" – 4:22
# "Lovers & Losers" – 4:19
# "We Are, We Pretend" – 3:11
# "Apollo & Me" – 4:18
# "Faithful" – 4:04
# "Inside the Horn" – 3:20
# "You Don't Get Away (That Easy)" – 4:25
# "Book" – 4:38
# "Dear Dear" – 4:46
# "Untitled" (Hidden Track) - 2:59
# "Social Work" (Hidden Track) - 4:25
References
1992 albums
54-40 albums
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