Fame, Fortune and Fornication

Fame, Fortune and Fornication is a cover album by ska punk band Reel Big Fish.

Fame, Fortune and Fornication
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 20, 2009
StudioMusic Inc. Orange, California
GenreSka punk
Length28:34
LabelRock Ridge Music
ProducerAaron Barrett
Reel Big Fish chronology
Monkeys for Nothin' and the Chimps for Free
(2007)
Fame, Fortune and Fornication
(2009)
Candy Coated Fury
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Bombshellzine.com[2]

Release

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In September 2008, they went on a Canadian tour with Less Than Jake, the Flatliners, and the Real Deal.[3] On October 16, 2008, the band announced that they would release their next album in January 2009.[4] Four days later, the band announced that their next album would be titled Fame, Fortune and Fornication and consist of covers.[5] On November 19, 2008, the album's artwork was posted online.[6] From the beginning of January to mid-March 2009, the band went on tour with Streetlight Manifesto, Tip the Van, and One Pin Short. The album was released on January 20, 2009 through Rock Ridge Music.[5] The album's cover features Suburban Legends' guitarist Brian Klemm in hair metal attire, as he appears on the cover of Suburban Legends' 2008 album, Let's Be Friends and Slay the Dragon Together. The vinyl edition of the album was released on March 24, 2009. In July and August 2009, the band went on a US tour with the Beat and the Supervillains.[7] In December 2009 and January 2010, the band went on a West Coast tour, prior to shows in Russia. After this, they embarked on a UK tour, followed by a stint in mainland Europe.[8] They then visited Australia as part of the Soundwave festival in February and March 2010.[9] Following this, the band appeared at the Extreme Thing festival.[10]

Track listing

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No.TitleOriginal artistLength
1."Nothin' But a Good Time"Poison3:03
2."Mama We're All Crazy Now"Slade2:16
3."Veronica Sawyer"Edna's Goldfish3:26
4."Authority Song"John Mellencamp2:57
5."Brown Eyed Girl"Van Morrison3:03
6."The Long Run"Eagles3:37
7."Won't Back Down"Tom Petty3:09
8."Keep a Cool Head"Desmond Dekker2:12
9."Monkey Man"Toots and the Maytals (The Specials arrangement)2:29
10."Talk Dirty to Me"Poison3:42
11."Twist and Crawl" (iTunes bonus track)The English Beat2:35

Personnel

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Reel Big Fish
  • Aaron Barrett - Lead guitar, lead vocals
  • John Christianson - Trumpet
  • Derek Gibbs - Bass guitar
  • Scott Klopfenstein - Trumpet, vocals
  • Dan Regan - Trombone
  • Ryland Steen - Drums
Additional musicians
Production
  • Evren Göknar - mastering

References

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  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Bombshellzine.com review Archived January 25, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Paul, Aubin (July 23, 2008). "Less Than Jake announce free acoustic in-store performances". Punknews.org. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "Reel Big Fish promise new album in January 2009". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. October 16, 2008. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Reel Big Fish to release covers album; world tour with Streetlight Manifesto". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. October 20, 2008. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  6. ^ Paul, Aubin (November 10, 2008). "Reel Big Fish unveil 'Fame, Fortune and Fornication' artwork". Punknews.org. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
  7. ^ Paul, Aubin (May 18, 2009). "The English Beat / Reel Big Fish / The Supervillains". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  8. ^ White, Adam (December 7, 2009). "Reel Big Fish holiday shows, world tour". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
  9. ^ Paul, Aubin (October 9, 2009). "Reel Big Fish (UK, Australia)". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  10. ^ Paul, Aubin (March 1, 2010). "Less Than Jake, the Used, Reel Big Fish, Story of the Year playing Extreme Thing". Punknews.org. Archived from the original on October 17, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
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