Twice Removed

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1994 studio album by Sloan

Twice Removed

Studio album by

Sloan

Released| August 10, 1994
August 30, 1994 (International)
March 1, 2012 (Deluxe Reissue)
Recorded| January – March 1994, in Hoboken, New Jersey, and New York City[1]
Genre|

* Power pop[2]

Length| 44:48
Label| Geffen Records, murderecords
Producer| Jim Rondinelli, Sloan
Sloan chronology
| Smeared
(1992)  | Twice Removed
(1994)  | One Chord to Another
(1996)

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Singles from  Twice Removed

1. "Coax Me"
Released: 1994
2. "Penpals"
Released: 1994
3. "People of the Sky"
Released: 1994
4. "I Hate My Generation"
Released: 1994

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [3]
The Village Voice| B+[4]

Twice Removed is the second album by Canadian rock band Sloan, released on Geffen Records in 1994. The album took seven weeks and cost $120,000 to record.[5] More melodic than their previous album, Smeared, Geffen gave the record little promotion because it defied the label's commercially dominant grunge rock style of the time. The band and Geffen parted ways after Twice Removed's release.[6] After the band's trouble with the label, they took time off from touring and writing and were broken up for a brief period.

## Commercial performance

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Twice Removed peaked at No. 25 on the RPM Canadian Albums Chart.[7] By February 1997, the album had sold 58,000 units in Canada.[5] The album was certified Gold in Canada on October 20, 1998.[8] In the United States, the album has sold 14,000 units to date according to Nielsen Soundscan.

## Legacy

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In 1996, the music magazine Chart conducted a reader poll to determine the best Canadian albums of all time. Twice Removed topped that poll.[9] When the magazine conducted a follow-up poll in 2000, Twice Removed lost the top spot to Joni Mitchell's Blue, but still placed third. In the third poll, in 2005, Twice Removed reclaimed the top spot.[10]

It was also ranked fourteenth in Bob Mersereau's 2007 book The Top 100 Canadian Albums.

In 2012, the album received a deluxe reissue on vinyl. This edition includes another three discs: one containing demo versions of the Twice Removed songs; another containing B-sides that were originally intended for the album but left off; and a 7-inch, 45 RPM disc containing songs that, in the words of guitarist Jay Ferguson, "didn't really fit anywhere else in the package". The release also includes a 12x12, 32-page colour booklet containing photos, interviews and other stories from the band's members. The reissue was made available exclusively via the band's website.[6]

In 2015, the album was named the winner in the 1990s category of the inaugural Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize, an annual Canadian music award for classic albums released prior to the creation of the Polaris Music Prize.[11]

## Track listing

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All songs credited to Sloan.

No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Penpals"| Chris Murphy| 3:08
2.| "I Hate My Generation"| Jay Ferguson/Chris Murphy| 2:26
3.| "People of the Sky"| Andrew Scott| 3:37
4.| "Coax Me"| Chris Murphy| 3:26
5.| "Bells On"| Chris Murphy| 3:55
6.| "Loosens"| Patrick Pentland| 5:26
7.| "Worried Now"| Patrick Pentland| 2:40
8.| "Shame Shame"| Chris Murphy| 3:04
9.| "Deeper Than Beauty"| Chris Murphy| 2:40
10.| "Snowsuit Sound"| Jay Ferguson| 3:47
11.| "Before I Do"| Murphy, Scott| 7:04
12.| "I Can Feel It"| Patrick Pentland| 3:28

Japanese Bonus Tracks

No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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13.| "D Is for Driver"| Chris Murphy| 2:24

The Demos (2012 Deluxe Reissue Box Set)[12][13]

No.| Title| Length

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14.| "Penpals" (31 Clayton Park Dr demo)| 3:01
15.| "I Hate My Generation" (Pier 21 demo)| 2:19
16.| "People Of The Sky" (Pier 21 demo)| 3:32
17.| "Coax Me" (31 Clayton Park Dr demo)| 3:25
18.| "Bells On" (Pier 21 demo)| 3:59
19.| "Loosens" (31 Clayton Park Dr demo)| 4:57
20.| "Worried Now" (Pier 21 demo)| 2:38
21.| "Shame Shame" (31 Clayton Park Dr demo)| 3:50
22.| "Deeper Than Beauty" (Pier 21 demo)| 2:26
23.| "Snowsuit Sound" (Sound Market Studios demo)| 2:40
24.| "Before I Do" (Pier 21 demo)| 5:22
25.| "I Can Feel It" (Pier 21)| 3:53

The Outtakes (2012 Deluxe Reissue Box Set)[12][13]

No.| Title| Length

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26.| "Guidance Counselor" (31 Clayton Park Dr demo)| 2:20
27.| "Ill Placed Trust" (31 Clayton Park Dr demo)| 2:58
28.| "Autobiography" (Laura’s Apartment demo)| 3:16
29.| "Consider It Lumped" (Deep Space Nine demo)| 4:31
30.| "Sing Your Little Heart Out" (31 Clayton Park Dr demo)| 2:44
31.| "Stood Up" (Deep Space Nine demo)| 2:48
32.| "Same Old Flame" (31 Clayton Park Dr demo)| 3:14
33.| "Every Needle Has An Eye" (Deep Space Nine demo)| 3:25
34.| "Girl In Case" (Pier 21 demo)| 2:32
35.| "One Professional Care" (Sound Market Studios demo)| 2:34
36.| "Kinetic And Content" (31 Clayton Park Dr demo)| 3:15
37.| "Sing Your Little Heart Out" (Pier 21 demo (Bandcamp Exclusive)| 2:38
38.| "D Is For Driver" (Pier 21 demo (Bandcamp Exclusive)| 2:50
39.| "Every Needle Has An Eye" (31 Clayton Park Dr demo (Bandcamp Exclusive)| 3:48

7" Single (2012 Deluxe Reissue Box Set)

No.| Title| Length

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40.| "I Hate My Generation (Chris Demo)" (Deep Space Nine demo)| 3:08
41.| "I Can Feel It (Alternate Chords Demo)" (Deep Space Nine demo)| 1:58

B-Sides

* "Coax Me (Icks Nay on the Evie Stay Micks)" (Coax Me 7")
* "One Professional Care" (Coax Me 7")
* "I Can Feel It (demo)" (Promotional 7")

## Trivia

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* Jennifer Pierce from Jale appears once again as a backup singer on "I Can Feel It".
* Lyrics for the first track on the album, "Penpals", were taken from broken English fan letters to Kurt Cobain, which the band rummaged through when they were signed to Geffen in the early ’90s.[6][14]

* "Penpals" is referenced in the graphic novel Lost at Sea by Bryan Lee O'Malley when one character sings the lyrics from it.

## References

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1. ^ "More _Twice_Removed_".
2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Sloan – Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
3. ^ Mason, Stewart. "Twice Removed – Sloan". AllMusic. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
4. ^ Christgau, Robert (October 18, 1994). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
5. ^ a b Sloan Reunites for Enclave Set. Billboard. 1997-02-01. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
6. ^ a b c Kamin, Adam (22 November 2012). "Sloan's Jay Ferguson talks re-issue of Twice Removed". blogTO. Fresh Daily. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
7. ^ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 60, No. 7, September 05 1994". RPM. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
8. ^ "Gold Platinum Database: Sloan - Twice Removed". Music Canada. Retrieved September 5, 2012.
9. ^ "Number 1 Canadian Album". Archived from the original on 2000-03-09.
10. ^ "Sloan's Twice Removed Named Top Canadian Album Of All Time". Chart. Archived from the original on 2009-01-12. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
11. ^ "Joni Mitchell, Cowboy Junkies, Sloan and Peaches Take Home Polaris Heritage Prizes". Exclaim!, October 9, 2015.
12. ^ a b "Twice Removed (Deluxe Reissue), by Sloan".
13. ^ a b "None".
14. ^ "Entertainment Weekly Popwatch Blog". Retrieved 2007-03-19.

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Sloan

* Jay Ferguson
* Chris Murphy
* Patrick Pentland
* Andrew Scott

Studio albums|

* Smeared
* Twice Removed
* One Chord to Another
* Navy Blues
* Between the Bridges
* Pretty Together
* Action Pact
* Never Hear the End of It
* Parallel Play
* The Double Cross
* Commonwealth
* 12
* Steady

EPs|

* Peppermint EP
* Hit & Run

Live albums|

* Recorded Live at a Sloan Party
* 4 Nights at the Palais Royale

Compilations|

* Never Mind the Molluscs
* DGC Rarities Volume 1
* A Sides Win: Singles 1992-2005
* B Sides Win: extras, bonus tracks and b-sides 1992-2008

Singles|

* "Underwhelmed"
* "Coax Me"
* "People of the Sky"
* "The Good in Everyone"
* "Everything You've Done Wrong"
* "The Lines You Amend"
* "Money City Maniacs"
* "Losing California"
* "If It Feels Good Do It"
* "The Other Man"
* "The Rest of My Life"
* "Who Taught You to Live Like That?"
* "Ill Placed Trust"
* "Believe in Me"
* "Unkind"

Related articles|

* Discography
* Tuns
* Murderecords

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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