Den of Thieves (album)

Den of Thieves
Studio album by The Trews
Released	August 16, 2005 (CAN) April 18, 2006 (US)
Genre	Hard rock, alternative rock
Length	57:05
Label	Epic, RED Distribution
Producer	Jack Douglas
The Trews chronology
House of Ill Fame (2003) Den of Thieves (2005) No Time For Later (2008)

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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.

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.

Track listing

All songs by Sean Dalton, Colin MacDonald, John-Angus MacDonald, Jack Syperek unless otherwise noted.

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)" (Gordie Johnson, MacDonald, MacDonald) – 4:50
9. "Poor Ol' Broken Hearted Me" (Patrick Ballantyne, Johnson, MacDonald, James MacDonald) – 4:18
10. "Ana & Mia" – 3:20
11. "Naked" (Tracy Bonham) – 4:00
12. "Montebello Park" (Johnson, MacDonald, MacDonald) – 3:58
13. "Got Myself to Blame" (featuring Kelly Hoppe) (Dalton, MacDonald, MacDonald, Syperek) – 3:24
14. "The Traveling Kind" – 3:26
15. "Ishmael & Maggie" (Johnson, MacDonald, MacDonald) – 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.

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" (Den of Thieves outtake) – 2:51
8. "Yearning" – 3:58
9. "Poor Ol' Broken Hearted Me" (Ballantyne, Johnson, MacDonald, James MacDonald) – 4:17
10. "Den of Thieves" (Den of Thieves outtake) – 3:55
11. "Ana & Mia" – 3:20
12. "Naked" (Bonham) – 4:00
13. "Got Myself to Blame" (featuring Kelly Hoppe) (Dalton, MacDonald, MacDonald, Syperek) – 3:24
14. "The Traveling Kind" – 3:26
15. "Ishmael & Maggie" (Johnson, MacDonald, MacDonald) (song ends at 4:19 and contains hidden track "Served My Time" (Den of Thieves outtake), which starts at 8:19) – 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 (CD booklet). The Trews. Toronto, ON: Epic. 2005. p. 10.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)