Gump (album)
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| Gump | ||||
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| Released | 1991 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Chrysalis (US) MCA (Canada) | |||
| Producer | Chris Wardman | |||
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Gump is the second album by the Canadian band Sons of Freedom, released in 1991.[1][2] The band was coy about the origin of the album title, claiming that it was inspired by Aerosmith's Pump, Van Halen's "Jump", and Canadian goaltender Gump Worsley.[3][4] "You're No Good" was the first single.[5] Sons of Freedom supported the album with a Canadian tour.[6]
The album was produced by Chris Wardman.[3] Sons of Freedom funded the recording sessions by selling their tour van.[7] Most of the tracks began as studio jams, with the band then going over which parts worked as songs while maintaining a groove.[8][9] The lyrics were written by frontman Jim Newton (using the name Jim Kingston) in the fall of 1989; they were influenced by what Newton learned about storytelling in an acting class that he took.[10][11] Newton elected not to play guitar on Gump, in part because the band did not want to repeat the musical style of their debut.[10][12]
