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The Gift of Rock

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The Gift of Rock
Studio album by
Released2005
Studio
  • The Hearse (Berkeley, CA)
  • The Club House (New York, NY)
  • Sound Management Studios (Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia
Genre
Length26:25
26:07 (reissue)
LabelBeautiful Bomb
Producer
Smash Mouth chronology
All Star Smash Hits
(2005)
The Gift of Rock
(2005)
Summer Girl
(2006)

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 release
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
1."Father Christmas"Ray DaviesThe Kinks3:38
2."Baggage Claim"Greg CampSmash Mouth3:31
3."Don't Believe in Christmas"Gerald W. RoslieThe Sonics1:47
4."Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"Darlene Love3:14
5."Zat You, Santa Claus?"Jack FoxLouis Armstrong2:19
6."The Christmas Song"Sune Rose WagnerSune Rose Wagner2:34
7."Snoopy's Christmas"The Royal Guardsmen2:15
8."Christmas Ain't Christmas"Buck OwensBuck Owens2:03
9."Come On Christmas, Christmas Come On"Ringo Starr2:23
10."Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight)"Jeffrey HymanRamones2:36
Total length:26:25
2012 reissue
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
1."Father Christmas"DaviesThe Kinks3:38
2."Don't Believe in Christmas"RoslieThe Sonics1:47
3."Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"
  • Barry
  • Greenwich
  • Spector
Darlene Love3:14
4."Zat You, Santa Claus?"FoxArmstrong2:19
5."The Christmas Song"WagnerSune Rose Wagner2:34
6."Snoopy's Christmas"
  • Weiss
  • Hugo & Luigi
The Royal Guardsmen2:15
7."Christmas Ain't Christmas"Buck OwensOwens2:03
8."Come On Christmas, Christmas Come On"
  • Starkey
  • Hudson
  • Grakal
Ringo Starr2:23
9."Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight)"HymanRamones2:36
10."2000 Miles"Christine HyndeThe Pretenders3:25
Total length:26:07

Personnel

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Smash Mouth[1]

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)
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