The Gift of Rock

2005 studio album by Smash Mouth

The Gift of Rock is the fifth studio album by American rock band Smash Mouth. Released in 2005 through Beautiful Bomb Records, the album contains mostly covers of Christmas songs by various artists including Louis Armstrong, Ringo Starr, the Kinks, and the Ramones. It was reissued in 2012 by 429 Records, replacing the original song "Baggage Claim" with the Pretenders' "2000 Miles".

Track listing

Personnel

Smash Mouth^[1]

• Steve Harwell – vocals
• Greg Camp – guitars, backing vocals
• Paul De Lisle – bass, backing vocals
• Michael Urbano – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

• Dave Palmer – keyboards
• Sunshine F. Becker, Joey Blake, Vernon Bush, Brian Dyer, Zoe Lynne Ellis, Leah Tysse, Ellen Van Den and James White – choir

Production

• Greg Camp – producer
• Michael Urbano – producer
• Reto Peter – engineer, mixing
• Michael Rodriguez – engineer
• Brad Kobylczak – additional engineer
• Chris Bellman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
• Kelly Castro – art direction, design, photography
• Robert Hayes for Sound Management, Inc. – management

References

1. The Gift of Rock (liner notes). Smash Mouth. 429 Records. 2012. FTN17916.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links

• The Gift of Rock at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)
• The Gift of Rock at Discogs (list of releases)