Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits
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{{Infobox album
| name = Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits
| type = studio
| artist = The Ataris
| cover = The Ataris - Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = April 13, 1999
| recorded = June 1998 at Orange Whip Studios Santa Barbara, California
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Pop punk, punk rock, skate punk, emo
| length = 36:31
| label = Kung Fu
| producer = Joey Cape
| prev_title = Look Forward to Failure
| prev_year = 1998
| next_title = End Is Forever
| next_year = 2001
}}
Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits is the second studio album by the American pop punk band The Ataris. It was released on Kung Fu Records on April 13, 1999. The album cover is the neon sign for the Blue Skies Mobile Park in Santa Barbara, California, taken by Roe. In December 1999, the band went on a midwest/west coast tour with MxPx.{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/44/vagrant-news|title=Vagrant News|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=October 25, 1999|access-date=February 6, 2021}}
Reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev3 = Punknews.org
| rev3score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.punknews.org/review/107 |title=Review |publisher=Punknews.org |date= |access-date=2012-11-02}}
}}
Cleveland.com ranked "San Dimas High School Rules" at number 44 on their list of the top 100 pop-punk songs.{{cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/03/the-100-greatest-pop-punk-songs-of-all-time.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220303183529/https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/03/the-100-greatest-pop-punk-songs-of-all-time.html|title=The 100 greatest pop punk songs of all time|publisher=Cleveland.com|author=Smith, Troy L.|date=March 2, 2022|archivedate=March 3, 2022|accessdate=March 3, 2022}}
Track listing
{{track listing
| headline =
| total_length = 36:31
| all_writing = Kris Roe, except where noted
| title1 = Losing Streak
| length1 = 1:52
| title2 = 1*15*96
| note2 = Roe, Marko DeSantis
| length2 = 3:54
| title3 = San Dimas High School Football Rules
| length3 = 2:47
| title4 = Your Boyfriend Sucks
| length4 = 2:48
| title5 = I Won't Spend Another Night Alone
| length5 = 2:59
| title6 = Broken Promise Ring
| length6 = 3:26
| title7 = Angry Nerd Rock
| length7 = 2:34
| title8 = The Last Song I Will Ever Write About a Girl
| length8 = 2:49
| title9 = Choices
| length9 = 1:33
| title10 = Better Way
| length10 = 2:03
| title11 = My Hotel Year
| note11 = acoustic version
| length11 = 1:26
| title12 = Life Makes No Sense
| length12 = 1:42
| title13 = Answer:
| length13 = 2:11
| title14 = In Spite of the World
| note14 = Roe, Mike Davenport
| length14 = 3:37
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Australian bonus track
| total_length =
| title15 = Ben Lee
}}
- "My Hotel Year" was originally recorded from the band's previous EP Look Forward to Failure, and was re-recorded for the album as an acoustic version.
Personnel
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;The Ataris
- Kris Roe – Lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Michael Davenport – Bass guitar, backing vocals
- Patrick Riley – Lead guitar, backing vocals
- Chris Knapp – Drums
;Artwork
- Grace Walker – Art direction
- Kris Roe – Design and layout, photography
- Patrick Riley – Design and layout
- Larry Mills – Live photography
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;Production
- Joey Cape – Producer, mixing
- Angus Cooke – Engineer
- Jason Livermore – Mixing at The Blasting Room, Ft. Collins, CO
;Management
- Alan Mintz – Legal representation
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References
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External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZFkQw6b1cfFsuIPNFg4cI6Pl-YWRA3td Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits] at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)
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Category:Kung Fu Records albums
Category:Albums produced by Joey Cape
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