Hits from Yesterday & the Day Before

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Hits from Yesterday &
the Day Before
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Greatest hits album by
Barenaked Ladies
ReleasedSeptember 27, 2011
Recorded1991–2009
GenreAlternative rock
Length57:22
LabelRhino Records
Barenaked Ladies chronology
All in Good Time
(2010) 		Hits from Yesterday &
the Day Before
(2011) 		Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before
(2012)

Hits from Yesterday & the Day Before is a greatest hits compilation album by Barenaked Ladies which includes most of the band's US singles released from 1997 to 2010. The album was originally planned to be released on September 13, 2011, then September 20, 2011, but it was finally released on September 27, 2011. The fourteen-track standard edition does not include any new material, although it is the first time "The History of Everything (Theme from The Big Bang Theory)" appears on an album. This is the second greatest hits compilation from Barenaked Ladies, after 2001's Disc One: All Their Greatest Hits (1991–2001).

The album was released by Rhino Records, a subsidiary of Warner Music Group which is also the parent company of Reprise Records. Reprise was Barenaked Ladies' record label from their first album, Gordon in 1992, through Everything to Everyone in 2003. Eleven of the fourteen tracks on the album are thus from the Warner Music catalogue.

Album contents[]

The album compiles singles which were released in the US between 1997 and 2010; although "If I Had $1000000" was initially released on Gordon in 1992, the song was not a successful US single until 1997. One non-album single is included; "The Big Bang Theory Theme". The album contains nine songs previously included on Disc One, four songs from three of the band's albums released in the ten years since that release (Everything to Everyone, Barenaked Ladies Are Me, and All in Good Time), and the non-album "The Big Bang Theory Theme". No tracks from holiday-themed Barenaked for the Holidays or the children's album Snacktime! are included.

Steven Page is the lead vocalist on five of the fourteen tracks included on the standard album, and co-lead with Ed Robertson on three others. Since Page's 2009 departure from the band, they have continued to perform all of the songs on the album (with another member performing Page's vocals) except for "Call and Answer".

Royalty lawsuit[]

In September 2015, TMZ discovered court documents filed by Steven Page over "The History of Everything (Theme from The Big Bang Theory)" Page alleged that he was promised 20 percent of the proceeds from the song, which includes revenue generated from this album, claiming former bandmate Ed Robertson kept that money for himself.[1]

Reception[]

The album received mixed to positive reviews. Fans criticized the album for not including more recent singles, and the fact that 9 out of the 14 songs were already included on Disc One: All Their Greatest Hits (1991–2001).

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3.5/5 stars[2]
Popmatters6/10 stars[3]
Record Collector2/5 stars[4]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Lead Vocal(s)Length
1."If I Had $1000000"Steven Page, Ed RobertsonPage, Robertson4:25
2."The Old Apartment"Page, RobertsonSteven Page3:22
3."Brian Wilson" (Live)Steven PageSteven Page4:45
4."One Week"Ed RobertsonPage, Robertson2:49
5."It's All Been Done"Steven PageSteven Page3:26
6."Call and Answer"Stephen Duffy, PageSteven Page5:48
7."Pinch Me"Page, RobertsonEd Robertson4:37
8."Too Little Too Late"Page, RobertsonSteven Page3:24
9."Falling for the First Time"Page, RobertsonEd Robertson3:39
10."Another Postcard"Page, RobertsonPage, Robertson3:25
11."Testing 1,2,3"Page, RobertsonEd Robertson3:32
12."Easy"Page, RobertsonEd Robertson4:31
13."The History of Everything (Theme from The Big Bang Theory)"Ed RobertsonEd Robertson1:45
14."You Run Away"Ed RobertsonEd Robertson4:22
Total length:54:24
iTunes Pre-Order
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead Vocal(s)Length
15."Great Provider" (1988 Home Demo)Page, RobertsonRobertson3:38

Deluxe editions[]

A limited fan edition of the album has been made available through the Canadian Rhino Records website. This version includes the CD, a lithograph signed by the band, a digital version of the album, and a demo version of "Great Provider" recorded in 1988. The website claims that only 250 copies of this edition were made.[5]

Aside from the standard CD, limited deluxe edition, and digital releases, on May 1, 2012, an advertisement briefly appeared on the band's homepage for "The Deluxe Rarities Package" which included Hits from Yesterday & the Day Before and Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before in a special 2-disc tall package which also displays two souvenir BNL guitar picks. The package also purportedly contains a signed and hand-numbered lithograph, as well as a booklet with never-before-seen photos of the band, letters, drawings from fans, and "much more".[6] The advertisement was thought to have been accidentally unveiled a week early, but there was no mention of it for months after it was taken down. It was finally released under the title "Rarenaked Ladies" in the latter part of 2012.

Musicians[]

Production[]

  • Art Direction: Chris Billheimer
  • Band Management: Jordan Feldstein, Rich Egan (CAM8)
  • Mastering/Mixing: Charles Benson
  • Project Assistance: Mike Engstrom, Linzi Schall, Erin Solis, Manson Williams, Steve Woolard

References[]

  1. ^ "Barenaked Ladies—My Ex-Bandmate Is Screwing Me Out of 'Big Bang' Money". TMZ. 2015-09-11. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
  2. ^ Collar, Matt. "Barenaked Ladies: Hits From Yesterday and the Day Before". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  3. ^ Conaton, Chris (4 December 2011). "Barenaked Ladies: Hits From Yesterday and the Day Before". Popmatters. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  4. ^ Pearlman, Mischa. "Barenaked Ladies - Hits From Yesterday and the Day Before". Record Collector.
  5. ^ http://bnl.rhinorecords.ca/shop/products/Merchandise+Catalog/PID-081227975739FAN.aspx
  6. ^ http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m196/DanLedoux/12a1ab00.jpg
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