''Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before'' is a

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which includes rare recordings dating between 1992 and 2003. The album was originally planned as a companion to '' Hits from Yesterday & the Day Before''; however, the release was pushed back to 8 May 2012, making it a standalone release. The 12-track album contains ten never-before-released tracks, as well as two previously released rarities. The album was released by

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Album contents

''Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before'' contains 12 songs spanning 1992 to 2003. It contains four final studio recordings (

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s not included on albums), three live recordings, three demos, an "outtake" and a

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. Two tracks ("One Week" (Pull's Break Remix) and "Yes! Yes!! Yes!!!") were previously released as B-sides on singles. "I Don't Get It Anymore" is the only final studio recording included for which the song was not later re-recorded and released on an album. "Second Best" appears on '' Everything to Everyone'', and "Adrift", "Half A Heart" and "I Can, I Will, I Do" were subsequently re-recorded for ''

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''. Much of the material on ''Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before'' dates to the band's Reprise period. Four tracks come from 2003's '' Everything to Everyone'', two more come from the sessions for 2001's '' Disc One: All Their Greatest Hits (1991-2001).''

Track listing

*Track 7 – originally released on 12" vinyl, along with three other mixes of the song, alternate versions of Tracks 2, 3, 10, 11, and 12 are previously released *Track 2 – originally released as a B-side on the UK single of "

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". *Tracks 1, 11 – recorded during '' Disc One: All Their Greatest Hits (1991–2001)'' sessions in 2001. * Tracks 2, 9, 10, 12 – recorded during the '' Everything to Everyone'' sessions from 2002–2003. * Track 3 – recorded during ''

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'' sessions in 2000.

Personnel

Barenaked Ladies

Steven Page Steven Jay Page (born June 22, 1970) is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He was a founding member, lead singer, guitarist, and primary songwriter of the music group Barenaked Ladies. Page left the band in February ...

– vocals, guitar *

Ed Robertson Lloyd Edward Elwyn Robertson (born October 25, 1970) is a Canadian musician, best known as the lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter of the band Barenaked Ladies. He, along with former member Steven Page, founded the group in 1988. As of Page' ...

– vocals, guitar *

Jim Creeggan James Raymond Creeggan (born February 12, 1970) is the bassist for Canadian alternative rock band Barenaked Ladies. Early life Creeggan was born in the Toronto suburb of Scarborough, Ontario. His mother taught piano lessons to neighbourhood chi ...

– bass, vocals *

Tyler Stewart Tyler Joseph Stewart (born September 21, 1967) is the drummer for the Canadian music group Barenaked Ladies. Early life Stewart was born in Toronto, but was raised in Newmarket, Ontario. He is the son of Sandra Stewart and stepson of Robert Stew ...

– drums, percussion, vocals *

Kevin Hearn Kevin Neil Hearn (born July 3, 1969) is a Canadian musician who is a member of Barenaked Ladies, and his own group, Kevin Hearn and Thin Buckle. He primarily plays keyboard (instrument), keyboards and guitars. He is also a member of Rheostatics ...

– keyboards, piano, vocals *

Andy Creeggan Andrew Burnett Creeggan (born July 4, 1971) is a Canadian musician, known for being a former member of the alternative rock band Barenaked Ladies. He was also a member of the trio The Brothers Creeggan, and a solo artist having released three a ...

– keyboards, piano, vocals (Tracks 5, 6 and 8)

Production

*Art Direction: Chris Billheimer *Band Management: Jordan Feldstein,

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( CAM8) *Mastering/Mixing:

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*Project Assistance: Mike Engstrom, Linzi Schall, Erin Solis, Manson Williams, Steve Woolard

References

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