Receiving the Gift of Flavor

Receiving The Gift of Flavor is the fourth studio 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 three singles ("Brainless", "All Washed Up" and "It's Gettin' Hectic", a Brand New Heavies cover) and sold 150,000 copies.

Receiving The Gift of Flavor
Studio album by The Urge
Released	August 15, 1995 (Neat Guy release) August 20, 1996 (Immortal release)
Recorded	The Studio
Genre	Alternative rock ska reggae alternative metal
Length	32:32 (1995 release) 36:10 (1996 release)
Label	Neat Guy, Immortal Records
Producer	The Urge, Michael Vail Blum
The Urge chronology
Fat Babies in the Mix (1993) Receiving The Gift of Flavor (1995) Master of Styles (1998)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the album, the band re-recorded the album live before a studio audience at the Ozark Theater in Webster Groves, MO on August 15, 2015.^[2] The live re-recording was released on November 20, 2015, and includes similar cover art with a blue background. ^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Brainless"	S. Ewing, K. Grable, M. Kwiatkowski, T. Painter, J. Pessoni	2:36
2.	"All Washed Up"	K. Grable, M. Kwiatkowski, T. Painter	3:22
3.	"Where Do We Go"	T. Painter, J.Pessoni	4:10
4.	"Drunk Asshole"		1:54
5.	"Don't Ask Why"	T. Painter	3:02
6.	"Open All Night"	T. Painter	2:37
7.	"Killing is Easy ^[1]"	The Urge	3:07
8.	"Frying Pan"	S. Ewing, K. Grable, M. Kwiatkowski, T. Painter	2:31
9.	"I Remember"	K. Grable, T. Painter, J. Pessoni	3:03
10.	"Damn That Shit Is Good"	T. Painter	1:45
11.	"It's Gettin' Hectic"	Bartholomew, Elam, Kincaid, Levy	2:38
12.	"Violent Opposition"	T. Painter	4:20
13.	"Dirty Rat"	The Urge	2:09
14.	"Brainless" (Remix, hidden track)		3:09
Total length:			32:32 / 36:10

Notes

1. ^ "Killing Is Easy" was replaced by "Take Away" in the 1996 Immortal Records release.

Personnel

The Urge Steve Ewing - vocals Karl Grable - bass, art direction, design Jerry Jost - guitars John Pessoni - drums Bill Reiter - saxophone Matt Kwiatkowski - trombone Todd Painter - trombone, keyboards

Other personnel Simon Bartholomew, Keith Elam, Jan Kincaid, Andrew Levy - composers for "It's Gettin' Hectic" Jeff Finazzo - design, photography Brad Kopplan - engineer, mixing Eng Kopplan - mixing Ken Paulakovich - engineer, mixing Eddy Schreyer - mastering Michael Vail Blum - engineer, mixing, producer, remixing Lou Whitney - assistant engineer, studio assistant

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Receiving the Gift of Flavor - The Urge : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
2. "20th Anniversary of Receiving the Gift of Flavor". The Urge.net. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
3. "Receiving the Gift of Flavor". iTunes. August 29, 1995. Retrieved December 1, 2015.