Battle of the Nudes is the second solo album by Gordon Downie, lead singer of The Tragically Hip. It was released in 2003. Most of the tracks are recordings of songs written by Downie[1] with heavy rock accompaniment.[2][3]

Battle of the Nudes
Studio album by Gordon Downie
Released	3 June 2003
Recorded	2003
Genre	Rock and Roll
Length	37:00
Label	Zoë Records
Producer	Gord Downie & Dale Morningstar with Dave Clark & Josh Finlayson
Gordon Downie chronology
Coke Machine Glow (2001) Battle of the Nudes (2003) The Grand Bounce (2010)

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Downie's backing band, credited as "The Country of Miracles", included Julie Doiron, Josh Finlayson and members of The Dinner Is Ruined (Dale Morningstar and Dave Clark).[4]

Production and marketing

The album was recorded and mixed by Morningstar.[5] The cover artwork was created by Montreal artist Jon Claytor.[6]

To overcome the problem of fans creating bootleg recordings instead of buying the CD, Downie collaborated with MapleMusic Recordings to create video recordings of concerts performed in support of the album. The videos were posted for sale a few days after the concert.[7]

Track listing

All tracks written by Gord Downie unless otherwise noted.

1. "Into The Night"
2. "Figment"
3. "Christmastime In Toronto"
4. "Willow Logic"
5. "Pascal's Submarine" (Gordon Downie on harmonica and drums) (with the brass section and trumpet solo by Chris Botti)
6. "11th Fret"
7. "Who By Rote" (Downie, Clark, Doiron, Finlayson, Morningstar, Press)
8. "Steeplechase"
9. "More Me Less You"
10. "We're Hardcore" (Downie, Clark, Finlayson, Morningstar, Press)
11. "Pillform No. 2"
12. "Pillform No. 1"

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