This Gun for Hire (album)

1990 studio album by The Toasters

This Gun for Hire

Studio album by

The Toasters

Released| 1990
1996 (CD)
Genre| Ska
Length| 38:22
Label| Moon Ska[1]
Producer| Robert "Bucket" Hingley, Matt Malles
The Toasters chronology
| Thrill Me Up
(1988)  | This Gun for Hire
(1990)  | New York Fever
(1992)

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This Gun for Hire is the third album by the American band the Toasters.[2][3] It was released in 1990.[4] The band supported the album with a North American tour.[5]

The album was produced by bandmembers Robert "Bucket" Hingley and Matt Malles.[6]

## Critical reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [7]
Chicago Tribune| [8]

The Chicago Tribune wrote that "for the most part this solid New York City band has decided to rework ska ... blending more mainstream and mellow pop sounds and sensibilities with ska to create an entertaining variant that would seem to have a lot of pop-crossover potential."[8] The Ottawa Citizen noted that "elements of reggae, hip hop, Motown and jazz squeeze into the band's stylistic ska mix of between-the-beat guitar chords, trombones and dime-store organ sounds."[9]

## Track listing

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1. "Worry" - 3:40
2. "Havana (This Gun for Hire)" - 3:03
3. "One-Track Mind " - 3:42
4. "Paralyzed" - 4:16
5. "Don't Say Forever" - 3:37
6. "Choose" - 3:11
7. "Lies" - 3:48
8. "Roseanne" - 4:04
9. "East Side Beat" (Live Version) - 6:10
10. "T-Time" - 2:51

## References

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1. ^ Larsen, Dave (18 Apr 1991). "Toasters still popping to the sound of ska". Onward. Austin American-Statesman. p. 18.
2. ^ Gettelman, Parry (12 Apr 1991). "New York City's Toasters". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 24.
3. ^ McLeese, Don (December 7, 1990). "Ska Special". Weekend Plus. Chicago Sun-Times. p. 7.
4. ^ "The Toasters Biography by Steve Huey". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
5. ^ "Club Notes". The Salt Lake Tribune. 15 Nov 1991. p. C6.
6. ^ "Toasters". Trouser Press. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
7. ^ "This Gun for Hire The Toasters". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
8. ^ a b Popson, Tom (14 Dec 1990). "Ska, dance, psychedelia and R&B". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. O.
9. ^ Barr, Greg (15 Mar 1991). "Ska: Reggae's musical cousin riding high on third wave". Ottawa Citizen. p. D3.

## External links

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* Official Toasters Website

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The Toasters

* Robert "Bucket" Hingley
* Andy Pearson
* Tommy Quartulli
* Arjen Bijleveld
* Greg Robinson
* Jesse Hayes
* Dave Barry

Studio albums|

* Recriminations (Mini Album)
* Skaboom!
* Thrill Me Up
* This Gun for Hire
* New York Fever
* Dub 56
* Hard Band for Dead
* Don't Let the Bastards Grind You Down
* Enemy of the System
* One More Bullet

Labels|

* Celluloid
* Skaloid
* Caroline Distribution
* Moon Ska Records
* Megalith
* Stomp Records

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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