Trading Snakeoil for Wolftickets

Trading Snakeoil for Wolftickets is the second studio album by Gary Jules on the Sanctuary Records label. Despite the year of release, it took three years to chart in both the UK and US, eventually reaching the UK Top 40 and Billboard 200 in 2004. The popular Tears for Fears cover "Mad World", which was featured on the Donnie Darko soundtrack and in the Gears of War trailer, is on the album.

Trading Snakeoil for Wolftickets
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 15, 2001
Recorded2001
GenreFolk, blues, alternative rock
Length47:56
LabelSanctuary
Producer
  • Michael Andrews
  • Gary Jules
Gary Jules chronology
Greetings from the Side
(1998)
Trading Snakeoil for Wolftickets
(2001)
Gary Jules
(2006)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Mojo3.4/5[3]
Uncut[4]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Gary Jules except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Broke Window" 2:38
2."No Poetry" 3:58
3."DTLA" 3:33
4."Lucky" 1:55
5."Something Else" 4:23
6."Pills" 2:20
7."Boat Song" 4:06
8."Umbilical Town" 3:55
9."The Princess of Hollywood Way" 3:54
10."Patchwork G" 3:26
11."Barstool" 5:02
12."Mad World"Roland Orzabal3:03
13."Untitled" (hidden track) 5:24
Total length:47:56

Personnel

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  • Gary Jules – vocals, guitars, mandolin, harmonica
  • Michael Andrews – guitars, bass, vocals, piano, keyboards, melodica, drums, percussion
  • Sarah Brysk – vocals
  • Robert Walter – piano
  • Al Sgro – vocals
  • George Sluppick – drums (tracks 2 and 9)
  • Matt Lynott – drums (tracks 1 and 11)

Chart performance

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Year Chart Position
2004 UK 12
2004 Billboard 200 144
2004 Top Heatseekers 5

References

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  1. ^ "Trading Snakeoil for Wolftickets". Metacritic. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  2. ^ Swihart, Stanton. "Review of Trading Snakeoil for Wolftickets". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  3. ^ Mojo Magazine. Feb 2004, p. 98
  4. ^ Uncut Magazine. Mar 2004, p. 95
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