The Gift of Rock

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2005 studio album by Smash Mouth

The Gift of Rock

Studio album by

Smash Mouth

Released| 2005
Studio|

* The Hearse (Berkeley, CA)
* The Club House (New York, NY)
* Sound Management Studios (Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia

Genre|

* Alternative rock
* Christmas

Length| 26:25
26:07 (reissue)
Label| Beautiful Bomb Records
Producer|

* Greg Camp
* Michael Urbano

Smash Mouth chronology
| All Star Smash Hits
(2005)  | The Gift of Rock
(2005)  | Summer Girl
(2006)

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The Gift of Rock is the fifth studio album by American rock band Smash Mouth. Released in 2005 through Beautiful Bomb Records, the album contains mostly covers of Christmas songs by various artists including Louis Armstrong, Ringo Starr, the Kinks, and the Ramones. It was reissued in 2012 by 429 Records, replacing the original song "Baggage Claim" with the Pretenders' "2000 Miles".

## Track listing

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2005 releaseNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Original artist| Length

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1.| "Father Christmas"| Ray Davies| The Kinks| 3:38
2.| "Baggage Claim"| Greg Camp| Smash Mouth| 3:31
3.| "Don't Believe in Christmas"| Gerald W. Roslie| The Sonics| 1:47
4.| "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"|

* Jeff Barry
* Ellie Greenwich
* Phil Spector

| Darlene Love| 3:14
5.| "Zat You, Santa Claus?"| Jack Fox| Louis Armstrong| 2:19
6.| "The Christmas Song"| Sune Rose Wagner| Sune Rose Wagner| 2:34
7.| "Snoopy's Christmas"|

* George David Weiss
* Hugo & Luigi

| The Royal Guardsmen| 2:15
8.| "Christmas Ain't Christmas"| Buck Owens| Buck Owens| 2:03
9.| "Come On Christmas, Christmas Come On"|

* Richard Starkey
* Mark Hudson
* Dean Grakal

| Ringo Starr| 2:23
10.| "Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight)"| Jeffrey Hyman| Ramones| 2:36
Total length:| 26:25

2012 reissueNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Original artist| Length

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1.| "Father Christmas"| Davies| The Kinks| 3:38
2.| "Don't Believe in Christmas"| Roslie| The Sonics| 1:47
3.| "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"|

* Barry
* Greenwich
* Spector

| Darlene Love| 3:14
4.| "Zat You, Santa Claus?"| Fox| Armstrong| 2:19
5.| "The Christmas Song"| Wagner| Sune Rose Wagner| 2:34
6.| "Snoopy's Christmas"|

* Weiss
* Hugo & Luigi

| The Royal Guardsmen| 2:15
7.| "Christmas Ain't Christmas"| Buck Owens| Owens| 2:03
8.| "Come On Christmas, Christmas Come On"|

* Starkey
* Hudson
* Grakal

| Ringo Starr| 2:23
9.| "Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight)"| Hyman| Ramones| 2:36
10.| "2000 Miles"| Christine Hynde| The Pretenders| 3:25
Total length:| 26:07

## Personnel

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Smash Mouth[1]

* Steve Harwell – vocals
* Greg Camp – guitars, backing vocals
* Paul De Lisle – bass, backing vocals
* Michael Urbano – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

* Dave Palmer – keyboards
* Sunshine F. Becker, Joey Blake, Vernon Bush, Brian Dyer, Zoe Lynne Ellis, Leah Tysse, Ellen Van Den and James White – choir

### Production

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* Greg Camp – producer
* Michael Urbano – producer
* Reto Peter – engineer, mixing
* Michael Rodriguez – engineer
* Brad Kobylczak – additional engineer
* Chris Bellman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
* Kelly Castro – art direction, design, photography
* Robert Hayes for Sound Management, Inc. – management

## References

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1. ^ The Gift of Rock (liner notes). Smash Mouth. 429 Records. 2012. FTN17916.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

## External links

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* The Gift of Rock at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)
* The Gift of Rock at Discogs (list of releases)

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Smash Mouth

* Paul De Lisle
* Michael Klooster
* Randy Cooke
* Sean Hurwitz
* Zach Goode

* Steve Harwell
* Greg Camp
* Michael Urbano
* Jason Sutter
* Leroy Miller

Studio albums|

* Fush Yu Mang
* Astro Lounge
* Smash Mouth
* Get the Picture?
* The Gift of Rock
* Summer Girl
* Magic
* Missile Toes

Compilations|

* All Star Smash Hits

Singles|

* "Walkin' on the Sun"
* "Why Can't We Be Friends?"
* "Can't Get Enough of You Baby"
* "All Star"
* "Then the Morning Comes"
* "I'm a Believer"
* "Story of My Life"
* "So Insane"

Other songs|

* "Come On, Come On"
* "I Wan'na Be Like You"

Related articles|

* Discography
* Old Habits
* Mouth Albums

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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