In the Pursuit of Leisure
| In the Pursuit of Leisure | ||||
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| Studio album by Sugar Ray | ||||
| Released |
June 3, 2003 June 9, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | Henson Studios, Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 41:06 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | David Kahne | |||
| Sugar Ray chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 68/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B−[3] |
| Rolling Stone | [4] |
In the Pursuit of Leisure is Sugar Ray's fifth studio album released in 2003. Hip-hop artists Esthero and Shaggy guest-star on the album.
It features the single "Mr. Bartender (It's So Easy)", a song which includes samples from both Sweet's hit "Love Is Like Oxygen" and Midnight Star's hit "No Parking (On the Dance Floor)." That track was a success and reached the #20 spot on Billboard's Adult Top 40. A cover of Joe Jackson's new wave song "Is She Really Going Out With Him?" was released as the second single. It had similar success and reached the #29 spot on Billboard's Adult Top 40.[2]
Reception and sales
The album only sold 135,000 copies, far less than the band's prior self-titled release, which had gone platinum.[5] The album's commercial failure led to a six-year gap in releasing their next album.[5]
Track listing
- All songs written by Sugar Ray, except for "Is She Really Going Out with Him?",written by Joe Jackson.
- "Chasin' You Around" – 3:38
- "Is She Really Going Out with Him?" – 3:48
- "Heaven" (Featuring Esthero)– 4:26
- "Bring Me the Head of..." – 0:42
- "Mr. Bartender (It's So Easy)" – 3:30
- "Can't Start" – 3:42
- "Photograph of You" – 3:48
- "56 Hope Road" (Featuring Shaggy) – 3:51
- "Whatever We Are" – 3:41
- "She's Different" – 3:30
- "In Through the Doggie Door" – 3:09
- "Blues from a Gun" – 3:25
References
- ↑ "In the Pursuit of Leisure Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
- 1 2 In the Pursuit of Leisure at AllMusic
- ↑ Greer, Jim (2003-06-06). "In the Pursuit of Leisure Review". Entertainment Weekly: 78. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
- ↑ Blashill, Pat (2003-05-20). "Sugar Ray: In The Pursuit of Leisure : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-11-16. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
- 1 2 http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/mark-mcgrath-on-the-ugly-truth-about-sugar-ray-and-why-their-new-album-still-rocks-20090721