Sold for a Smile explained

Sold for a Smile
Type:studio
Artist:The Gandharvas
Cover:Sold_for_a_Smile_album_cover.jpg
Released:August 26, 1997 (Canada)
May 19, 1998 (International)
Recorded:Idea of East, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Genre:Alternative rock
Length:39:02
Label:Watch Music, MCA
Producer:Laurence Currie, The Gandharvas
Prev Title:Kicking in the Water
Prev Year:1995

Sold for a Smile is the third and final album by Canadian rock band The Gandharvas. It was released in 1997 in Canada on the Watch Music record label, and in 1998 internationally on MCA Records. By April 1998, the album had sold 21,000 units in Canada.[1] The 1998 MCA release includes a cover version of Cyndi Lauper's song "Time After Time" and a re-recorded version of The Gandharvas' 1994 hit "The First Day of Spring".

Singles

The album's lead single, "Downtime", was a hit in Canada and was also the band's only single to chart in the United States. "Watching the Girl" was released as the second single from the album.

Track listing

All songs written by the Gandharvas.

  1. "Downtime" – 4:06
  2. "Gonna Be So Loose" – 3:41
  3. "Shells" – 2:06
  4. "Waiting for Something to Happen/Reprise" – 6:01
  5. "Hammer in a Shell" – 3:06
  6. "Watching the Girl" – 3:13
  7. "Sarsaparilla" – 4:16
  8. "Into the Mainstream" – 4:26
  9. "Milk Ocean" – 4:08
  10. "Diaboloney" – 3:10

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gandharvas set for U.S. debut. https://web.archive.org/web/20041022214256/http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicArtistsG/gandharvas.html. dead. October 22, 2004. May 10, 2020.