One Chord to Another
One Chord to Another was the third album by
Canadian rock band
Sloan. After rumours that they had broken up following the problems they faced with
Geffen Records when
Twice Removed was released, Sloan began touring and writing again in 1995 and released
One Chord to Another on
Murderecords in 1996. Like the previous album it was a catchy,
Beatles-influenced pop record, and is considered to be one of the greatest Canadian albums of the 1990s, if not of all time. The band also experimented with instruments they had never used before, such as
piano,
trumpets, and
maracas.
All songs on the Canadian version were written by Sloan.
#"The Good in Everyone" â€" 2:17#"Nothing Left to Make Me Want to Stay" â€" 2:35#"Autobiography" â€" 3:18#"Junior Panthers" â€" 2:38#"G Turns to D" â€" 3:24#"A Side Wins" â€" 3:11#"Everything You've Done Wrong" â€" 3:29#"Anyone Who's Anyone" â€" 2:48#"The Lines You Amend" â€" 2:32#"Take the Bench" â€" 3:50#"Can't Face Up" â€" 3:53#"400 Metres" â€" 4:31
One Chord To Another was not released until 1997 in the
United States on the independent label, The Enclave. It was originally released in an
LP-style cardboard
gatefold jacket rather than a traditional plastic
jewel box, and included a 10-track bonus CD of material entitled
Recorded Live At A Sloan Party! This bonus CD consisted of cover versions and re-recordings of previous Sloan songs; it was recorded in the studio but was overdubbed with miscellaneous party-type sounds to give the impression of being recorded live at an intimate gathering of friends (somewhat akin to the
Beach Boys' Party! album). To this date the "Sloan Party" CD has not been released in the band's native Canada and has only been available as an American import.
# Let's Get The Party Started â€" 2:28# I Can Feel It â€" 3:54 (Sloan)# Dignified and Old â€" 3:12 (Jonathan Richman)# Glitter and Gold â€" 3:02 (Barry Mann / Cynthia Weil)# Over You â€" 3:20 (Bryan Ferry / Phil Manzanera)# I Am the Cancer â€" 3:22 (Chris Murphy)# I Can't Let Go â€" 2:35 (Al Gorgoni / Chip Taylor)# Stood Up â€" 3:28 (Matthew Grimson)# On the Road Again / Transona Five â€" 4:42 (Tim Gane / Floyd Jones / Laetitia Sadier / Alan Wilson)# I Wouldn't Want To Lose Your Love â€" 5:45 (Myles Goodwyn)
(Notes: All of track 1 and the last 2:35 of track 10 consist of party sound effects only; track 8 is a different song from the 1995 7" single.)
