Take a Break

For the UK magazine, see Take a Break (magazine). For the computer game, see Take a Break! Pinball.

Take a Break
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Studio album by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Released	July 1, 2003
Recorded	Motor Studios,San Francisco
Genre	Punk rock
Length	32:30
Label	Fat Wreck Chords FAT-650
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes chronology
Blow in the Wind (2001)Blow in the Wind2001 Take a Break (2003) Ruin Jonny's Bar Mitzvah (2004)Ruin Jonny's Bar Mitzvah2004

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Take a Break is the fourth album by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, released on July 1, 2003, on Fat Wreck Chords independent record label.

The album consists entirely of cover versions of R&B songs. Like its predecessor, Blow in the Wind, several tracks are led off with appropriations of classic punk (or related genres like new wave) riffs ("Crazy" incorporates "Six Pack" by Black Flag, "Save the Best for Last" includes "Pretty Vacant" by The Sex Pistols, and "I'll Be There" borrows the intro from The Cars' "Just What I Needed").

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original performer	Length
1.	"Where Do Broken Hearts Go"	Frank Wildhorn, Chuck Jackson	Whitney Houston
2.	"Hello"	Lionel Richie	Lionel Richie
3.	"End of the Road"	Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Antonio "L.A." Reid, Daryl Simmons	Boyz II Men
4.	"Ain't No Sunshine"	Bill Withers	Bill Withers
5.	"Nothing Compares 2 U"	Prince	The Family
6.	"Crazy" (contains an interpretation of "Six Pack" by Black Flag, written by Greg Ginn)	Seal, Guy Sigsworth	Seal
7.	"Isn't She Lovely"	Stevie Wonder	Stevie Wonder
8.	"I Believe I Can Fly"	R. Kelly	R. Kelly
9.	"Oh Girl" (contains an interpretation of "Race Against Time" by GBH)	Barbara Acklin, Eugene Record	The Chi-Lites
10.	"I'll Be There" (contains an interpretation of "Just What I Needed" by The Cars, written by Ric Ocasek)	Berry Gordy, Bob West, Hal Davis, Willie Hutch	The Jackson 5
11.	"Mona Lisa"	Ray Evans, Jay Livingston	Nat King Cole
12.	"Save the Best for Last" (contains an interpretation of "Pretty Vacant" by the Sex Pistols)	Phil Galdston, Wendy Waldman, Jon Lind	Vanessa Williams
13.	"Natural Woman"	Gerry Goffin, Carole King, Jerry Wexler	Aretha Franklin

Band

• Spike Slawson - vocals
• Chris Shiflett (a.k.a. Jake Jackson) - lead guitar
• Joey Cape - rhythm guitar
• Fat Mike - bass
• Dave Raun - drums

See also

• Me First and the Gimme Gimmes discography