Take a Break (album)

Take a Break is the fourth album by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, released on July 1, 2003, on Fat Wreck Chords independent record label.

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Take a Break
Studio album by
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
ReleasedJuly 1, 2003
RecordedMotor Studios, San Francisco
GenrePunk rock
Length32:30
LabelFat Wreck Chords
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes chronology
Blow in the Wind
(2001)		 Take a Break
(2003)		 Ruin Jonny's Bar Mitzvah
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The album consists entirely of cover versions of R&B songs. Like its predecessor, Blow in the Wind, several tracks lead off with appropriations of classic punk (or related genres like new wave) riffs ("Crazy" incorporates "Six Pack" by Black Flag, "Save the Best for Last" includes "Pretty Vacant" by The Sex Pistols, and "I'll Be There" borrows the intro from The Cars' "Just What I Needed").

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Original performerLength
1."Where Do Broken Hearts Go"Frank Wildhorn, Chuck JacksonWhitney Houston2:30
2."Hello"Lionel RichieLionel Richie2:18
3."End of the Road"Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Antonio "L.A." Reid, Daryl SimmonsBoyz II Men3:00
4."Ain't No Sunshine"Bill WithersBill Withers1:44
5."Nothing Compares 2 U"PrinceThe Family2:39
6."Crazy" (contains an interpretation of "Six Pack" by Black Flag, written by Greg Ginn)Seal, Guy SigsworthSeal3:08
7."Isn't She Lovely"Stevie WonderStevie Wonder2:25
8."I Believe I Can Fly"R. KellyR. Kelly3:01
9."Oh Girl" (contains an interpretation of "Race Against Time" by GBH)Barbara Acklin, Eugene RecordThe Chi-Lites1:58
10."I'll Be There" (contains an interpretation of "Just What I Needed" by The Cars, written by Ric Ocasek)Berry Gordy, Bob West, Hal Davis, Willie HutchThe Jackson 52:07
11."Mona Lisa"Ray Evans, Jay LivingstonNat King Cole2:50
12."Save the Best for Last" (contains an interpretation of "Pretty Vacant" by the Sex Pistols)Phil Galdston, Wendy Waldman, Jon LindVanessa Williams2:05
13."Natural Woman"Gerry Goffin, Carole King, Jerry WexlerAretha Franklin2:37

Personnel

References
  1. Allmusic review



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