Receiving the Gift of Flavor

Receiving The Gift of Flavor
Studio album by The Urge
Released	1995, 1996
Recorded	The Studio
Genre	Ska/Rock
Length	32:32 (1995), 36:10 (1996)
Label	Neat Guy / Immortal Records
Producer	The Urge and Michael Vail Blum
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The Urge chronology
Fat Babies in the Mix (1993) Receiving The Gift of Flavor (1995, 1996) Master of Styles (1998)

Receiving The Gift of Flavor is the fifth album by The Urge. It was originally released in 1995 in cassette and CD format under the band's own label Neat Guy Recordings. After the band was signed to Immortal Records, the album was re-released switching out the song “Killing is Easy” for “Take Away” in 1996. The album produced 3 singles (“Brainless”, “All Washed Up”, and “It’s Gettin’ Hectic”) and sold 150,000 copies.

CD (1995)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Brainless"	2:36
2.	"All Washed Up"	3:22
3.	"Where Do We Go"	4:10
4.	"Drunk Asshole"	1:54
5.	"Don't Ask Why"	3:02
6.	"Open All Night"	2:37
7.	"Killing is Easy"	3:07
8.	"Frying Pan"	2:31
9.	"I Remember"	3:03
10.	"Damn That Shit Is Good"	1:45
11.	"It's Gettin' Hectic"	2:38
12.	"Violent Opposition"	4:20
13.	"Dirty Rat"	2:09
14.	"Brainless" (Remix, Hidden Track)	3:09

CD (1996)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Brainless"	2:36
2.	"All Washed Up"	3:22
3.	"Where Do We Go"	4:10
4.	"Drunk Asshole"	1:54
5.	"Don't Ask Why"	3:02
6.	"Open All Night"	2:37
7.	"Take Away"	4:03
8.	"Frying Pan"	2:31
9.	"I Remember"	3:03
10.	"Damn That Shit Is Good"	1:45
11.	"It's Gettin' Hectic"	2:38
12.	"Violent Opposition"	4:20
13.	"Dirty Rat"	2:09
14.	"Brainless" (Remix, Hidden Track)	3:09

Personnel

• Steve Ewing (vocals)
• Karl Grable (Bass)
• Matt Kwiatkowski (Trombone)
• Bill Reiter (Saxophone)
• Todd Painter (Trombone)
• John Pessoni (drums)
• Jerry Jost (Guitar)