Battle of the Nudes
Studio album by
Gordon Downie
Released3 June 2003
Recorded2003
GenreRock and Roll
Length37:00
LabelZoë Records
ProducerGord Downie & Dale Morningstar with Dave Clark & Josh Finlayson
Gordon Downie chronology
Coke Machine Glow
(2001)		 Battle of the Nudes
(2003)		 The Grand Bounce
(2010)
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Battle of the Nudes is the second solo album by Gordon Downie, lead singer of The Tragically Hip. It was released in 2003. Most of the tracks are recordings of songs written by Downie[1] with heavy rock accompaniment.[2][3]

Downie's backing band, credited as "The Country of Miracles", included Julie Doiron, Josh Finlayson and members of The Dinner Is Ruined (Dale Morningstar and Dave Clark).[4]

Production and marketing

The album was recorded and mixed by Morningstar.[5] The cover artwork was created by Montreal artist Jon Claytor.[6]

To overcome the problem of fans creating bootleg recordings instead of buying the CD, Downie collaborated with MapleMusic Recordings to create video recordings of concerts performed in support of the album. The videos were posted for sale a few days after the concert.[7]

Track listing

All tracks written by Gord Downie unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Into The Night"
  2. "Figment"
  3. "Christmastime In Toronto"
  4. "Willow Logic"
  5. "Pascal's Submarine" (Gordon Downie on harmonica and drums) (with the brass section and trumpet solo by Chris Botti)
  6. "11th Fret"
  7. "Who By Rote" (Downie, Clark, Doiron, Finlayson, Morningstar, Press)
  8. "Steeplechase"
  9. "More Me Less You"
  10. "We're Hardcore" (Downie, Clark, Finlayson, Morningstar, Press)
  11. "Pillform No. 2"
  12. "Pillform No. 1"

References

  1. ↑ "Gord Downie Battle of the Nudes". Pop Matters, by Jason MacNeil 2 June 2003
  2. ↑ "Gordon Downie Battle of the Nudes". Exclaim!, By Michael Barclay. Jun 01, 2003
  3. ↑ "Gordon Downie Battle of the Nudes (Zoe Records)". In Music We Trust, December 15, 2016 By: Alex Steininger
  4. ↑ "Gord Downie — The Battle Of The Nudes". Chart Attack, Jun 3, 2003
  5. ↑ "Battle of the Nudes", Journal of Popular Music and Society, Volume 28, No. 3, July 2005, pp 425-430.
  6. ↑ "Into the mystic with Downie". Robert Everett-Green, Globe and Mail, Jun. 07, 2003
  7. ↑ "Downie's boots". Now Toronto, June 26, 2003
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