Den of Thieves (album) explained

Den of Thieves
Type:	Album
Artist:	The Trews
Cover:	Den of Thieves.jpg
Released:	August 16, 2005 (CAN) April 18, 2006 (US)
Genre:	Hard rock, alternative rock
Label:	Epic, RED Distribution
Producer:	Jack Douglas
Prev Title:	House of Ill Fame
Prev Year:	2003
Next Title:	No Time For Later
Next Year:	2008

Den of Thieves is the second full-length album by Canadian rock band The Trews. It was released in 2005 on Epic Records, and peaked at number 6 on the Canadian Albums Chart.^[1]

The first single from this album was "So She's Leaving", and it was followed by "Yearning", "Poor Ol' Broken Hearted Me" and "I Can't Say".

The album was certified Gold (50,000 copies) by the CRIA in January 2006.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Fire Up Ahead" – 3:01
2. "Makin' Sunshine" – 3:47
3. "Cry" – 3:41
4. "Sweetness" – 3:33
5. "I Can't Say" – 4:19
6. "So She's Leaving" – 3:08
7. "Yearning" – 3:58
8. "The Pearl (More Than Everything)" – 4:50
9. "Poor Ol' Broken Hearted Me" – 4:18
10. "Ana & Mia" – 3:20
11. "Naked" – 4:00
12. "Montebello Park" – 3:58
13. "Got Myself to Blame" – 3:24
14. "The Traveling Kind" – 3:26
15. "Ishmael & Maggie" – 4:20

On the U.S. release, "The Pearl (More Than Everything)" was replaced with "Tired of Waiting" from the Trews' previous album, House of Ill Fame.^[3]

European Version

1. "Fire Up Ahead" – 3:02
2. "Makin' Sunshine" – 3:48
3. "Cry" – 3:41
4. "Sweetness" – 3:33
5. "I Can't Say" – 4:19
6. "So She's Leaving" – 3:08
7. "Takes Me a While" – 2:51
8. "Yearning" – 3:58
9. "Poor Ol' Broken Hearted Me" – 4:17
10. "Den of Thieves" – 3:55
11. "Ana & Mia" – 3:20
12. "Naked" – 4:00
13. "Got Myself to Blame" – 3:24
14. "The Traveling Kind" – 3:26
15. "Ishmael & Maggie" – 11:24

Personnel

• Daniel J. Coe – arranger, programming
• Sean Dalton – percussion, drums, backing vocals
• Jack Douglas – percussion, backing vocals, producer
• Attila Fias – piano, Hammond organ
• Kelly Hoppe – harmonica
• Michael Jack – engineer
• Amoy Levy – backing vocals
• Colin MacDonald – rhythm guitar, keyboards, vocals
• John-Angus MacDonald – banjo, guitar, mandolin, rhythm guitar, harmonium, keyboards, backing vocals, melodica, lap steel guitar
• Andrew MacNaughtan – photography
• Steve McDade – horn
• Gord Myers – horn
• Mark Renner – assistant engineer
• Jack Syperek – bass, harmonium, backing vocals
• Steve Wingfield – horn

References

• Den of Thieves . Den of Thieves (album) . The Trews . 2005 . 10 . CD booklet . . .

Notes and References

1. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=the trews|chart=Canadian Albums}} The Trews Album & Song Chart History – Canadian Albums]. Billboard. 15 July 2014.
2. Web site: Gold & Platinum Certification – January 2006 . . 2011-02-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101122131736/http://cria.ca/gold/0106_g.php . 2010-11-22 .
3. Web site: Den of Thieves: The Trews: MP3 Downloads . Amazon . 15 July 2014.