Two Lefts Don't Make a Right...but Three Do

Two Lefts Don't Make a Right...but Three Do (often called Two Lefts) is the third full-length album released by Christian rock band Relient K. The album was nominated for a Grammy for Best Rock Gospel Album, but the award that year ended up being won by Worldwide by Audio Adrenaline. This album was initially released with four different covers, each one depicting a separate car wreck. In November 2003, a fifth cover was released, which showed all four cars in a junkyard. That is now the only version of the CD still in print, although a very small amount the four original covers can still be found. It was also released as a combo pack with Deck the Halls, Bruise Your Hand for a few years around Christmas time. The album peaked at No. 38 on the Billboard 200.

Two Lefts Don't Make a Right...but Three Do
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 11, 2003
Recorded2002
StudioYellow Studios
Genre
Length59:34
LabelGotee
ProducerMark Lee Townsend, Matt Thiessen
Relient K chronology
Employee of the Month EP
(2002)
Two Lefts Don't Make a Right...but Three Do
(2003)
The Vinyl Countdown
(2003)
Alternative covers
The four original covers of the album
Alternative cover
Vinyl exclusive cover
Alternative cover
Gold Edition slip cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Cross Rhythms[3]
Jesus Freak Hideout[4]
Melodic [5]

Two Lefts Don't Make a Right...but Three Do was certified Gold on March 21, 2005 by the RIAA for sales in excess of 500,000 in the United States. It has currently sold around 518,000 in the United States.[6] A Gold Edition of this album was released on October 31, 2006. The idea for a Gold Edition of this album came from Gotee Records, who also released a Gold Edition of The Anatomy of the Tongue in Cheek on the same day. The Gold Edition of this album has remixed and remastered sound similar to Mmhmm (the album was remixed by the same people who mixed Mmhmm) and it is also enhanced with a music video for the song "Chap Stick, Chapped Lips, and Things Like Chemistry".

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Matt Thiessen

No.TitleLength
1."Chap Stick, Chapped Lips, and Things Like Chemistry"3:10
2."Mood Rings"3:18
3."Falling Out"3:51
4."Forward Motion"3:57
5."In Love with the 80's (Pink Tux to the Prom)"3:08
6."College Kids"3:27
7."Trademark"3:54
8."Hoopes I Did It Again"3:12
9."Over Thinking"4:08
10."I Am Understood?"4:23
11."Getting Into You"3:24
12."Kids on the Street"0:26
13."Gibberish"1:45
14."From End to End"4:37
15."Jefferson Aero Plane" (includes hidden track "Silly Shoes")12:52
Total length:59:34

Singles

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All singles released for Christian radio.

  • "Chap Stick, Chapped Lips, and Things Like Chemistry"
  • "Forward Motion"
  • "In Love With the 80s (Pink Tux to the Prom)"
  • "I Am Understood?"
  • "Getting Into You"

Personnel

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Relient K

Additional musicians

  • DJ Manuel – programming (11)
  • Rob Roy Fingerhead – occasional guitars, backing vocals
  • Ryan Watts – additional vocals (4, 10, 14)
  • Adam Grimm, Jake Gridgeway, and Ryan Nutter – "Kids on the Street" (12)

Production

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  • Joey Elwood – executive producer
  • Toby McKeehan – executive producer
  • Mark Lee Townsend – producer, recording
  • Matt Thiessen – co-producer
  • F. Reid Shippen – mixing at Recording Arts (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Dan Shike – mix assistant
  • Randy LeRoy – mastering at Final Stage Mastering (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Grant Harrison – A&R
  • Eddy Boer – creative direction
  • Aaron Marrs – design, layout
  • Todd Francis – cover illustration
  • David Johnson – photography

References

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  1. ^ Sharp, Tyler (June 6, 2016). "10 pop-punk albums from 2003 still better than pop punk today". Alternative Press. Alternative Press. Archived from the original on June 6, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  2. ^ Two Lefts Don't Make a Right...but Three Do at AllMusic
  3. ^ "Review: Two Lefts Don't Make A Right... But Three Do - Relient K - Cross Rhythms". www.crossrhythms.co.uk. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  4. ^ "Relient K, "Two Lefts Don't Make A Right... But Three Do" Review". www.jesusfreakhideout.com. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  5. ^ Roth, Kaj (April 28, 2003). "Relient K - Two Lefts Don't Make a Right...but Three Do". Melodic. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  6. ^ "Relient K draws fans in Christian, mainstream markets - Yahoo! Australia & NZ Music News". Archived from the original on July 15, 2007. Retrieved October 4, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)