How I Quit Smoking is the second studio album by the American rock band Lambchop, released on January 30, 1996, by Merge Records.

How I Quit Smoking
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 30, 1996
Recorded1995
Genre
Length52:55
LabelMerge
Producer"Your Starry Eyes"
Lambchop chronology
I Hope You're Sitting Down/Jack's Tulips
(1994)
How I Quit Smoking
(1996)
Thriller
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Alternative Press5/5[2]
Mojo[3]
NME8/10[4]

The song "The Man Who Loved Beer" is an adaptation of the poem "The Man Who Was Tired of Life" from the ancient Egyptian text Dispute between a man and his Ba (c. 2000–1700 BC). The song was in turn later covered by David Byrne.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Kurt Wagner, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."For Which We Are Truly Thankful" 2:59
2."The Man Who Loved Beer"
  • Wagner
  • Donald Charles Book
  • "Unknown Egyptian, c. 1990 B.C."
2:48
3."The Militant" 3:36
4."We Never Argue" 4:14
5."Life's Little Tragedy" 4:16
6."Suzieju" 4:24
7."All Smiles and Mariachi" 3:31
8."The Scary Caroler" 4:43
9."Smuckers" 4:33
10."The Militant" (reprise) 2:56
11."Garf" 4:31
12."Your Life as a Sequel" 4:19
13."Theöne"4:55
14."Again" 1:10
Total length:52:55

Personnel

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Sourced from AllMusic.[1]

Lambchop

References

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  1. ^ a b Wolff, Kurt. "How I Quit Smoking – Lambchop". AllMusic. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  2. ^ "Lambchop: How I Quit Smoking". Alternative Press. No. 94. May 1996. p. 67.
  3. ^ "Lambchop: How I Quit Smoking". Mojo. No. 150. May 2006. p. 121.
  4. ^ "Lambchop: How I Quit Smoking". NME. January 20, 1996. p. 44.