Fluent In Stroll is the fifth studio album by the Boston

Boston

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 ska punk

Ska punk

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 band Big D and the Kids Table

Big D and the Kids Table

Big D and the Kids Table is a ska punk band formed in October 1995 in Allston, Massachusetts when its members converged in college. Their first release was on their own Fork In Hand Records label, but have since teamed with Springman Records and SideOneDummy...

, released on July 7, 2009 by Side One Dummy Records. It was produced by Joe Gittleman

Joe Gittleman

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 of The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

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 and features backing vocals by Sirae Richardson, Hayley Jane, and Nicole and Simone Olivia, who perform as the Doped Up Dollies. Its title refers to the band's new musical direction dubbed "stroll", a mix of double-dutch, ska

Ska

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, reggae

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, and soul

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Track listing

1. "Doped Up Dollies on a One Way Ticket to Blood" - 4:13
2. "Describing the Sky" - 4:29
3. "Not Fucking Around" - 3:34
4. "A Kiss a Week" - 3:53
5. "Been Wishing On" - 3:15
6. "Fluent in Stroll" - 2:49
7. "Down Around Here" - 3:51
8. "Chin Up, Boy!" - 3:28
9. "Where Did All the Women Go?" - 3:36
10. "Known to Be Blue" - 1:01
11. "I,I,I," - 3:32
12. "Stop, Look & Listen (Shake Life Up)" - 5:03
13. "My Thoughts Take Me Away" - 3:46
14. "We Can Live Anywhere!" - 3:41

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Peak position
2009	Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical...	22

Personnel

• David McWane
  David McWane
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   - vocals
  Singing
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  , guitar
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• Sean P. Rogan - guitar, organ
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  , piano
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  , vocals
• Steve Foote - bass guitar
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• Derek Davis - drum kit
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  , percussion
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  , vocals
• Ryan O'Connor - saxophone
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  , melodica, vocals
• Dan Stoppelman - trumpet
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• Paul E. Cuttler - trombone
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• Joe Gittleman
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   - producer
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• Paul Q. Kolderie - mixing
• Hayley Jane, Sirae Richardson, Nicole Olivia, Simone Olivia - backing vocals