Take Them On, On Your Own Explained

Take Them On, On Your Own
Type:	studio
Artist:	Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Cover:	TTOOYO.jpg
Released:	August 25, 2003
Recorded:	2003
Length:	59:01
Label:	Virgin
Producer:	Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Prev Title:	B.R.M.C.
Prev Year:	2001
Next Title:	Howl
Next Year:	2005

Take Them On, On Your Own is the second studio album by American rock band Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. It was first released in the UK on August 25, 2003, and in the US on September 2, 2003. The album was reissued with bonus tracks in 2008.^[1] The album cover is a homage to the film The Third Man.

The album has a darker, harder rock sound than their debut album, and also contains more politically themed lyrics. The album reached #3 in the United Kingdom music charts despite receiving mixed reviews, and is almost universally credited as a lesser achievement than its predecessor B.R.M.C..

The 2003 release of this album contained the Copy Control protection system in some regions.^{[2] [3]} The 2008 Japanese and European CD reissue contains three bonus tracks: "Take Them On, On Your Own", "High / Low", and "Waiting Here".^[4]

Track listing

Japanese 2008 Bonus tracks

14. Take Them On, On Your Own" - 5:27
15. "High / Low" - 4:03
16. "Waiting Here" - 3:49

Credits

^[5]

• Bass, Guitar, Vocals – Robert Turner
• Drums, Percussion – Nick Jago
• Guitar, Bass, Vocals – Peter Hayes
• Lyrics by – Peter Hayes, Robert Turner
• Music by – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
• Engineer – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Ric Simpson ^[6]
• Engineering Assistant – Ben Thackeray ^[7]
• Mastered by – Mike Lazer ^[8]
• Mastered by [per etching] – Paul Stubblebine ^[9]
• Mixed by – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Ken Andrews (tracks: 1 to 4, 6, 8, 10 to 13)
• Mixed by (assistant)– Justin Smith ^[10] (tracks: 1 to 4, 6, 8, 10 to 13)
• Producer – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
• (additional) Recording by – Ken Andrews ^[11]

Notes

^[5]

• Recorded at Mayfair Studios (in Primrose Hill),^[12] B.R.M.C. Studio, and The Fortress (in London).^[13]
• Additional recording at Exstacy Recording Studios (in North Hollywood).
  -Comes with lyrics inner sleeves.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Take Them On, On Your Own. Discogs.
2. Web site: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Take Them On, On Your Own. Discogs.
3. Web site: Images for Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Take Them On, On Your Own. www.discogs.com.
4. Web site: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Take Them On, On Your Own. Discogs.
5. Web site: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Take Them On, On Your Own. Discogs.
6. Web site: Ric Simpson. Discogs.
7. Web site: Ben Thackeray. Discogs.
8. Web site: Mike Lazer. Discogs.
9. Web site: Paul Stubblebine. Discogs.
10. Web site: Justin Smith. Discogs.
11. Web site: Ken Andrews. Discogs.
12. Web site: Mayfair Studios. Discogs.
13. Web site: Fortress Studios. Discogs.
14. Web site: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. Billboard. November 21, 2021.