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B-Sides and Rarities (Cake album)

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B-Sides and Rarities (originally referred to as just Rarities on the band's website) is the first rarities compilation album, and sixth album overall, by Cake, an alternative rock band from Sacramento, California. It features several cover songs, including Black Sabbath's "War Pigs" and Barry White's "Never, Never Gonna Give You Up."

A limited edition version of the album features a bonus track, a live version of "War Pigs" featuring Steven Drozd of The Flaming Lips.[1] It also features a scratch and sniff cover with "five different CD cover/scent variations (including red/fresh cut roses, yellow/banana, brown/leather, green/fresh cut grass and purple/grape)."[2]

Track listing

  1. "War Pigs" — 3:54 (Black Sabbath cover)
  2. "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town" — 2:55 (Johnny Darrell cover)
  3. "Mahna, Mahna" — 2:54 (A cover of the song made popular by the Muppets)
  4. "Excuse Me, I Think I've Got a Heartache" — 2:21 (Buck Owens cover)
  5. "Conroy" — 3:01
  6. "Strangers in the Night" — 2:51 (Frank Sinatra cover)
  7. "Subtract One Love (Multiply the Heartaches)" — 2:47 (George Jones cover)
  8. "Never, Never Gonna Give You Up" — 3:50 (Barry White cover)
  9. "Thrills" — 2:58 (The Chakachas cover)("Stories" original title)
  10. "Short Skirt, Long Jacket" (Live at Triple M) — 3:16
  11. "It's Coming Down" (Live at Pure FM) — 4:12

Limited Edition

  1. "War Pigs (Live)" — 5:20 (featuring Steven Drozd)

iTunes Bonus Track

  1. "Is This Love? (Live)" — 4:30

Personnel

Cake

Special guests

Credits

  • Produced, arranged, & mixed by Cake
  • Additional mixing by Patrick Olguin
  • Mastered by Patrick Olguin at Velvet Tone South, Sacramento, CA
  • Design by Aesthetic Apparatus

References

  1. ^ B-SIDES AND RARITIES. CakeMusic.com. March 8 2007
  2. ^ "CURRENT COLLEGE ADDS/PRIORITIES!". Pirate! Promotion. Retrieved June 7 2007. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

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