Let's Face It
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Let's Face It is the fifth studio album by American ska punk band The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. It was released on March 11, 1997, by Mercury Records and Big Rig Records.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
The album sold very well due to the success of its single "The Impression That I Get", which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. Also faring well were the album's other two singles, "Royal Oil" (No. 22) and "The Rascal King" (No. 7). The album itself reached No. 27 on the Billboard 200 (the only Bosstones album to enter the top 50).<ref name=Billboard/> The album has been certified platinum.<ref name=bio>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Let's Face It was rereleased on vinyl by Asbestos Records in 2013.
ReceptionEdit
Let's Face It has received positive reviews. Sputnikmusic's Adam Thomas called the album "a quintessential piece of '90s ska" and concluded that it "shows The Mighty Mighty Bosstones at the top of their game and is one of the greatest ska-punk albums to come out of the nineties."<ref name=Sputnik/> AllMusic's Steve Huey also gave the album a positive review, writing: "Even if the production is a tiny bit slick, and the playing time is rather short... it's still difficult to view Let's Face It as anything but a rousing success and easily one of the band's best albums."<ref name=Allmusic/> Stephen Thompson of The A.V. Club wrote that "for every misfire like the preachy title track, there's an infectious anthem that begs to be blared from every window in the city. Play 'The Rascal King' or 'The Impression That I Get' as loud as you can get away with, and ask yourself if the Bosstones aren't back."<ref name=AVClub>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> David Fricke of Rolling Stone was more reserved in his praise, criticizing the album's "flat" production.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
In 2004, Let's Face It was ranked No. 36 in a Kerrang! reader poll of the 50 greatest punk albums.<ref name=kerrang>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Track listingEdit
Original releaseEdit
Japanese editionEdit
12-inch vinyl editionEdit
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PersonnelEdit
Credits adapted from liner notes.<ref>Template:Cite AV media notes</ref>
The Mighty Mighty BosstonesEdit
- Dicky Barrett – lead vocals, artwork
- Nate Albert – guitar, backing vocals
- Joe Gittleman – bass, backing vocals
- Tim "Johnny Vegas" Burton – saxophone, backing vocals
- Kevin Lenear – saxophone
- Dennis Brockenborough – trombone
- Joe Sirois – drums
- Ben Carr – Bosstone, backing vocals
Additional personnelEdit
- Paul Q. Kolderie – production, engineering
- Sean Slade – production, engineering
- Brian Dwyer – trumpet
- Dan McLaughlin – trumpet
- John Rosenberg – keyboards, backing vocals
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
ChartsEdit
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Weekly chartsEdit
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Year-end chartsEdit
| Chart (1997) | Position | |
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| Canadian Hard Rock Albums (Nielsen Soundscan)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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21 |
| US Billboard 200<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> | 62 | |
| Chart (1998) | Position | |
| Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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77 |
CertificationsEdit
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