Question the Answers
{{Short description|1994 studio album by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones}}
{{For|the Calico System EP|Question the Answer}}
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{{Infobox album
| name = Question the Answers
| type = Album
| artist = The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
| cover = The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Question the Answers.jpg
| alt =
| released = October 4, 1994
| recorded = 1994 at Studio 4, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; The Outpost, Stoughton, Massachusetts; Dreamland, West Hurley, New York; Fort Apache, Cambridge, Massachusetts
| venue =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 40:42
| label = Mercury
| producer = Joe Nicolo, Phil Nicolo, Paul Q. Kolderie, Ross Humphrey
| prev_title = Don't Know How to Party
| prev_year = 1993
| next_title = Let's Face It
| next_year = 1997
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Question the Answers
| type = Studio
| single1 = Kinder Words
| single1date = 1994
| single2 = Pictures to Prove It
| single2date = February 17, 1995
| single3 = Hell of a Hat
| single3date = 1995
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web |last1=Greene |first1=Jo-Ann |title=Question the Answers Review |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/question-the-answers-mw0000122130 |website=AllMusic |access-date=January 29, 2022}}
| rev2 = Chicago Tribune
| rev2score = {{Rating|2.5|4}}{{cite news |last1=May |first1=Mitchell |title=The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Question the Answers (Mercury)... |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-11-10-9411100163-story.html |work=Chicago Tribune|access-date=January 29, 2022 |date=November 10, 1994}}
}}
Question the Answers is the fourth studio album by the American ska punk band the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, released on October 4, 1994. "Pictures to Prove It" was released to alternative radio on February 17, 1995.{{cite journal|last=Alexander|first=Shawn|title=Alternative|journal=Radio & Records|date=February 17, 1995|issn=0277-4860|page=79|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1995/RR-1995-02-17.pdf}}
Track listing
All tracks were written and composed by Dicky Barrett and Joe Gittleman.
- "Kinder Words" – 3:06
- "A Sad Silence" – 3:57
- "Hell of a Hat" – 3:54
- "Pictures to Prove It" – 3:16
- "We Should Talk" – 3:11
- "Dollar and a Dream" – 3:18
- "Stand Off" – 3:22
- "365 Days" – 3:10
- "Toxic Toast" – 3:47
- "Bronzing the Garbage" – 2:27
- "Dogs and Chaplains" – 3:01
- "Jump Through the Hoops" – 4:11
=Big Rig 10" Double Vinyl bonus track=
- "Pirate Ship" – 3:01
=Japan CD bonus tracks=
- "Chocolate Pudding" – 3:02
- *Previously available as a B-side to the "Kinder Words" single.
- "Patricia (New Version)" – 2:44
- *Previously available as a B-side to the "Pictures to Prove It" single.
- *Original version appears on their debut album, 1989's Devil's Night Out.
Personnel
- Dicky Barrett – lead vocals, artwork
- Nate Albert – guitar, backing vocals
- Joe Gittleman – bass, backing vocals
- Joe Sirois – drums
- Tim "Johnny Vegas" Burton – saxophone, backing vocals
- Kevin Lenear – saxophone
- Dennis Brockenborough – trombone
- Ben Carr – Bosstone, backing vocals
- Brian Dwyer – trumpet
- Johnny Goetchius – keyboards, backing vocals
- Beth Enloe – backing vocals, assistant engineer
- Klotz – director
- Ross Humphrey – producer, mixing
- Paul Q. Kolderie – producer, engineer, mixing
- Joe Nicolo – producer, engineer, mixing
- Phil Nicolo – producer, engineer, mixing
- David Cook – engineer, mixing
- Dan McLaughlin – assistant engineer
- Carl Plaster – assistant engineer
Charts
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!Chart (1994) !Peak |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|138|artist=The Mighty Mighty Bosstones|rowheader=true|access-date=January 29, 2022}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|4|artist=The Mighty Mighty Bosstones|rowheader=true|access-date=January 29, 2022}} |
References
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