Английская Википедия:In the Pursuit of Leisure
In the Pursuit of Leisure is the fifth studio album by American rock band Sugar Ray, released in 2003. Singer-songwriter Esthero and reggae singer Shaggy both make guest appearances.
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.[1]
Reception and sales
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic awarded it four out of five stars, calling it "another winning record by a band who has proven to be far more resilient than anybody could have guessed when 'Fly' flew to the top of the charts in 1997."[1]
The album only sold 135,000 copies, far less than the band's prior self-titled release, which had gone platinum.[2] The album's commercial failure led to a six-year gap in releasing their next album.[2]
Track listing
Credits
Sugar Ray
- Sugar Ray ― songwriting (1, & 3-11)
- Mark McGrath – lead vocals
- Rodney Sheppard – guitar, backing vocals
- Murphy Karges – bass, backing vocals
- DJ Homicide – turntables, samples, programming; keyboards, backing vocals
- Stan Frazier – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Additional personnel
Songwriting on "Is She Really Going Out with Him?"
Guest vocalists
- Esthero – "Heaven"
- ProHoeZak (Simon McKinley) – "Mr. Bartender (It's So Easy)"
- Shaggy – "56 Hope Road"
References
External links
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