A Jackknife to a Swan is an album by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones are an American ska punk band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1983. Since the band's inception, lead vocalist Dicky Barrett, bassist Joe Gittleman, tenor saxophonist Tim "Johnny Vegas" Burton and dancer Ben Carr have remained constant members...

. It was released on July 9, 2002 by SideOneDummy Records

SideOneDummy Records

SideOneDummy Records is a Los Angeles-based independent record label whose roster focuses mostly on punk and related genres. Founded in 1995 by Joe Sib and Bill Armstrong, who continue to run it today, the label has built a reputation for its diverse roster of artists ranging from third wave ska...

. This album marked the return of the Bosstones to an indie label, and was the last album released by the group before their four-year hiatus between 2003 and 2007. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones would not release their next studio album until Pin Points and Gin Joints

Pin Points and Gin Joints

Pin Points and Gin Joints is the eighth studio album by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, which was released on December 8, 2009. It is their first album of all new material in seven years, since the release of A Jackknife to a Swan in 2002, the longest gap between albums in The Mighty Mighty Bosstones'...

seven years later in 2009.

Album title

The title A Jackknife to a Swan is a play on words, referring to both the elegant Olympic high dive and the theft of the famous metallic swan statues in Boston Common.

Reception

The album reached #131 on the Billboard 200, and #9 on the Top Independent Albums.

Track listing

1. "A Jackknife to a Swan" – 2:48
2. "Mr. Moran" – 3:04
3. "You Gotta Go!" – 2:42
4. "Everybody's Better" – 3:41
5. "Sugar Free" – 2:44
6. "I Want My City Back" – 3:16
7. "Chasing the Sun Away" – 3:28
8. "You Can't Win" – 3:19
9. "The Old School Off the Bright" – 2:26
10. "The Punch Line" – 3:15
11. "Go Big" – 2:52
12. "Shit Outta Luck" – 2:57
13. "Seven Ways to Sunday" – 3:58

Personnel

• Dicky Barrett
  Dicky Barrett
  Richard Michael Barrett , better known as Dicky Barrett, is the frontman of Ska punk band The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, and the announcer for Jimmy Kimmel Live...
  
   – lead vocals, artwork
• Lawrence Katz – guitar
• Joe Gittleman
  Joe Gittleman
  Joe Gittleman is an American musician, best known as the bass guitar player for The Mighty Mighty Bosstones...
  
   – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Joe Sirois
  Joe Sirois
  Joe Sirois is an American drummer who played with The Mighty Mighty Bosstones from 1991 until their hiatus in 2003. He also played drums for the Boston based band Street Dogs from 2004 to 2007 when he reunited with the Bosstones....
  
   – drums
• Tim "Johnny Vegas" Burton – saxophone, backing vocals
• Roman Fleysher – saxophone
• Chris Rhodes
  Chris Rhodes
  Chris Rhodes is a trombone player from New Haven, Connecticut best known for playing trombone in several notable ska bands including Spring Heeled Jack USA, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Bim Skala Bim and The Toasters as well as Connecticut funk band, Boogie Chillin'...
  
   – trombone, vocals
• Ben Carr – Bosstone

• Mike Denneen – piano
• Rolf Langsjoen – trumpet
• Jim Fitting – harmonica, backing vocals
• Tanya Michelle – backing vocals
• John Seymour – backing vocals, producer, mixing, engineer
• Matt Tahaney – assistant engineer
• Jon Pebsworth – production coordination
• Carl Plaster – drum technician
• Andrew Lenoski – graphic design
• Christian Clayton – cover art
• Josh Dalsimer – photography