Stop Drop and Roll!!!

Stop, Drop and Roll!!! is the debut studio album by the American rock band the Foxboro Hot Tubs. The full album was first available for digital download on April 22, 2008, and was released on CD on May 20, 2008. The title track "Stop, Drop and Roll" was featured in the 2010 American comedy film Get Him to the Greek, although it was not on the soundtrack album.

Stop, Drop and Roll!!!
Studio album by
Foxboro Hot Tubs
ReleasedApril 22, 2008 (2008-04-22) (digital download)
May 20, 2008 (2008-05-20) (CD)
June 10, 2008 (2008-06-10) (vinyl)
RecordedDecember 2007 at Jingletown Studios in Oakland, California
GenreGarage rock,[1] rock and roll[1]
Length32:38
LabelJingle Town, Warner Music
ProducerChris Dugan
Singles from Stop, Drop & Roll!!!
  1. "Mother Mary"
    Released: January 2008
  2. "The Pedestrian"
    Released: April 1, 2008
  3. "Stop Drop and Roll"
    Released: December 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Punknews.org[2]
Rolling Stone[3]

Background and recording

The album was recorded while Green Day were writing their eighth studio album 21st Century Breakdown; they ended up recording this album as they "love to play music and be spontaneous, and after a few late night jams and a few too many bottles of wine, we were inspired to record some rockin' eight-track recordings".[4] The album was initially available as a free download on the band's website as a 6 track EP. These tracks would later go on to be on the full album release (with the exception of the track "Highway 1", which was replaced by new track "Broadway"). On the free download, all the songs had samples from 1960s and 1970s films at the start; however, these were removed for the final release.

Cover art and packaging

The original album art shown on the band's official website in December 2007 was updated for its full release in 2008 and had replaced the track "Highway 1" on the front cover with "Mother Mary" (the first single which also turned into a surprise radio hit).

The physical album release comes with the CD in a cardboard sleeve reminiscent of vinyl records, with the CD face resembling a vinyl record. The album is also referred to as having a "Side A" and "Side B" like vinyl-era albums. The vinyl edition came with a free CD of the album.

The CD also came with a warning on "side A" that said "Warning: Do Not Play Side B."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Foxboro Hot Tubs.

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Stop Drop and Roll"2:25
2."Mother Mary"2:46
3."Ruby Room"2:01
4."Red Tide"2:58
5."Broadway"3:30
6."She's a Saint Not a Celebrity"2:26
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Sally"3:02
2."Alligator"2:25
3."The Pedestrian"2:15
4."27th Ave. Shuffle"2:50
5."Dark Side of Night"2:57
6."Pieces of Truth"3:04

"Highway 1" was originally on the album in place of "Broadway" but was omitted from the final album.

Personnel
Production

Chart performance
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References
  1. The album at Allmusic
  2. Punknews.org. "Foxboro Hot Tubs - Stop Drop and Roll!!!". www.punknews.org.
  3. Rolling Stone review Archived May 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Green Day side project releases new single - NME". 1 April 2008.
  5. "3 Doors Down Cruises to No. 1 on Album Chart".
  6. Billboard 9 May 2009 - GREEN DAY'S PUNK OPERA (p. 19) Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
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