The aptly titled Pretty Together may be the first Sloan album that sounds like it was made by the band as a whole, and not the four individual singer/songwriters.
At first listen, Pretty Together may seem a lot like the band's previous efforts -- there's the obligatory Kiss anthem ("Pick It Up and Dial It"), the radio hit ("If It Feels Good Do It"), and the wistful ballad ("Dreaming of You").
But there are also subtle changes -- the cheekiness of previous songs like "Autobiography" and "Chester the Molester" has been replaced by the melancholy of "The Life of a Working Girl" and the cold, apathetic "Other Man." Sullen, self-pitying songs like "I'm Not Through With You Yet" have turned into the self-satisfied "It's in Your Eyes." Sloan has always written contemplative songs, but they're more serious and mature than ever before; "Are You Giving Me Back My Love?" is delicate and sorrowful, and "I Love a Long Goodbye" is achingly honest and beautiful.
All in all, Pretty Together shows the bandmembers' styles becoming more blurred, and with pleasing results.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | If It Feels Good Do ItSloan | Sloan | Play | 03:55 | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| 2 | In the MoviesSloan | Sloan | Play | 03:32 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 3 | The Other ManSloan | Sloan | Play | 03:52 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 4 | Dreaming of YouSloan | Sloan | Play | 03:42 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 5 | Pick It Up and Dial ItSloan | Sloan | Play | 03:34 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 6 | The Great WallSloan | Sloan | Play | 03:09 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 7 | The Life of a Working GirlSloan | Sloan | Play | 03:45 | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| 8 | Never Seeing the Ground for the SkySloan | Sloan | Play | 04:46 | 10 MB | 34 MB |
| 9 | It's in Your EyesSloan | Sloan | Play | 04:29 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 10 | I Love a Long GoodbyeSloan | Sloan | Play | 03:07 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 11 | Your Dreams Have Come TrueSloan | Sloan | Play | 03:24 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 12 | Who You Talkin' To | Sloan | Play | 03:13 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 13 | Are You Giving Me Back My Love | Sloan | Play | 03:18 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 47 mins | 109 MB | |||||
| 47 mins | 319 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryden Baird | Trumpet |
| 2 | The Beehive | Graphic Design |
| 3 | Jay Ferguson | Creative Director, Guitar, Musician, Producer, Vocals |
| 4 | Dean Maher | Mixing, Mixing Assistant |
| 5 | George Marino | Mastering |
| 6 | Brenndan McGuire | Engineer, Instrumentation, Producer |
| 7 | Kirk McNally | Mixing Assistant |
| 8 | Chris Murphy | Bass, Creative Director, Musician, Producer, Vocals |
| 9 | Dave Ogilvie | Mixing |
| 10 | Patrick Pentland | Creative Director, Guitar, Musician, Producer, Vocals |
| 11 | Andrew Scott | Creative Director, Drums, Musician, Producer |
| 12 | Sloan | Composer, Creative Director, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 13 | Catherine Stockhausen | Photography |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |