B-Sides and Rarities (Cake album)

Infobox Album |
Name = B-Sides and Rarities
Type = Compilation album
Artist = Cake


Released = 2 October 2007
Recorded =
Genre = Alternative
Length = 35:01 (Standard), 40:21 (Limited Edition)
Label = Upbeat
Producer =
Reviews =
Last album = "Wheels"
(2005)
This album = "B-Sides and Rarities"
(2007)
Next album = "Live at the Crystal Palace"
(2008)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Type = Compilation album


Lower caption = Original cover for "Rarities" posted on [http://cakemusic.com/ the band's website] before full album title was announced

"B-Sides and Rarities" (originally referred to as just "Rarities" on the band's website) is the first rarities compilation album, and sixth album overall, by Cake, an alternative rock band from Sacramento, California. It features several cover songs, including Black Sabbath's "War Pigs" and Barry White's "Never, Never Gonna Give You Up."

A limited edition version of the album features a bonus track, a live version of "War Pigs" featuring Steven Drozd of The Flaming Lips. It also features a scratch and sniff cover with "five different CD cover/scent variations (including red/fresh cut roses, yellow/banana, brown/leather, green/fresh cut grass and purple/grape)."

Track listing

#"War Pigs" — 3:54 (Black Sabbath cover)
#"Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town" — 2:55 (Kenny Rogers cover)
#"Mahna, Mahna" — 2:54 (A cover of the song made popular by the Muppets)
#"Excuse Me, I Think I've Got a Heartache" — 2:21 (Buck Owens cover)
#"Conroy (DJ Greyboy Remix)" — 3:01
#"Strangers in the Night" — 2:51 (Frank Sinatra cover)
#"Subtract One Love (Multiply the Heartaches)" — 2:47 (George Jones cover)
#"Never, Never Gonna Give You Up" — 3:50 (Barry White cover)
#"Thrills" — 2:58 (The Chakachas cover; the original title being "Stories")
#"Short Skirt, Long Jacket" (Live at Triple M) — 3:16
#"It's Coming Down" (Live at Pure FM) — 4:12

Limited Edition

12. "War Pigs (Live)" — 5:20 (featuring Steven Drozd)

iTunes Bonus Track

12. "Is This Love? (Live)" — 4:30

Personnel

Cake

*Vince DiFiore — trumpet, keyboard, harmony vocals
*John McCrea — acoustic guitar, lead vocals
*Xan McCurdy — electric guitar, background vocals
*Gabe Nelson — bass guitar, keyboard, background vocals

pecial guests

*Paulo Baldi — drums on tracks 4, 10, 11
*Greg Brown — guitar, organ on tracks 7, 8, 9
*Victor Damiani — bass on tracks 7, 8, 9
*Pete McNeal — drums on tracks 1, 2, 3
*Tyler Pope — keyboards, guitar on track 5
*Todd Roper — drums on tracks 7, 8, 9

Credits

*Produced, arranged, & mixed by Cake
*Additional mixing by Patrick Olguin
*Mastered by Patrick Olguin at Velvet Tone South, Sacramento, CA
*Design by Aesthetic Apparatus

References

External links

*http://www.cakemusic.com/