''Two Lefts Don't Make a Right...but Three Do'' (often called ''Two Lefts'') is the third full-length album released by

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band

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. The album was nominated for a

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for Best Rock Gospel Album, but the award that year ended up being won by '' Worldwide'' by

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. This

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was initially released with four different covers, each one depicting a separate car wreck. In November 2003, a fifth cover was released, which showed all four cars in a junkyard. That is now the only version of the CD still in print, although a very small amount the four original covers can still be found. It was also released as a combo pack with ''

Deck the Halls, Bruise Your Hand ''Deck the Halls, Bruise Your Hand'' is the first Christmas album released by Christian rock band Relient K. It was released in many stores as a combo pack with later copies of their previous full-length album, '' Two Lefts Don't Make a Right...b ...

'' for a few years around Christmas time. The album peaked at No. 38 on the ''Billboard'' 200. ''Two Lefts Don't Make a Right...but Three Do'' was certified

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on March 21, 2005 by the

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for sales in excess of 500,000 in the United States. It has currently sold around 518,000 in the United States. A Gold Edition of this album was released on October 31, 2006. The idea for a Gold Edition of this album came from

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, who also released a Gold Edition of '' The Anatomy of the Tongue in Cheek'' on the same day. The Gold Edition of this album has remixed and remastered sound similar to '' Mmhmm'' (the album was remixed by the same people who mixed ''Mmhmm'') and it is also enhanced with a music video for the song "Chap Stick, Chapped Lips, and Things Like Chemistry".

Track listing

Singles

All singles released for

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. * "Chap Stick, Chapped Lips, and Things Like Chemistry" * "Forward Motion" * "In Love With the 80s (Pink Tux to the Prom)" * "I Am Understood?" * "Getting Into You"

Personnel

Relient K *

Matt Thiessen Matthew Arnold Thiessen (born August 12, 1980) is a Canadian-American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer known for being co-founder, lead singer, guitarist, pianist, and primary songwriter for the Christian rock band Relient K. Wit ...

– lead vocals, guitar, piano * Matt Hoopes – guitar, backing vocals *

Brian Pittman Brian Lee Pittman (born October 21, 1980) is an American musician most notable as the former bassist for the Christian rock band Relient K, of which he was a founding member. He has also played bass for the Christian metal band Inhale Exhale, ...

– bass guitar *

Dave Douglas David or Dave Douglas may refer to: Entertainment * David Douglas (director) (born 1953), Canadian cinematographer, director and writer * Dave Douglas (trumpeter) (born 1963), American jazz trumpeter * Dave Douglas (drummer) (born 1979), America ...

– drums, backing vocals Additional musicians and personnel * Ryan Watts – additional vocals on "Forward Motion", "I Am Understood?", and "From End to End" * DJ Manuel – programming on "Getting Into You" * Rob Roy Fingerhead – additional guitar and backing vocals on various songs *

Mark Lee Townsend Mark Lee Townsend is an American multi-instrumentalist and record producer best known as guitarist for the Christian rock band dc Talk and as the long-time producer for Christian rock band Relient K. Townsend's career started as a member, singe ...

– producer *

Toby McKeehan Toby McKeehan (born Kevin Michael McKeehan; October 22, 1964), better known by his stage name TobyMac (styled tobyMac or TOBYMAC), is an American contemporary Christian music singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He was first known f ...

– executive producer * Joey Elwood – executive producer * F. Reid Shippen – mixing * Dan Shike – assisted mixing * Randy Leroy – mastering * Grant Harrison – A&R * Todd Francis, Aaron Marrs, Eddy Boer, and David Johnson – album artwork/photography * Adam Grimm, Jake Gridgeway, and Ryan Nutter – "Kids on the Street"

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Two Lefts Don't Make A Right...But Three Do 2003 albums Relient K albums Gotee Records albums Albums produced by Mark Lee Townsend