The Pleasure and the Greed is the second album from Big Wreck

Big Wreck

Big Wreck is a rock band formed by Ian Thornley in 1994. They disbanded in 2002 and Ian Thornley went onto a successful solo career with his own band Thornley. In 2010, Ian Thornley and Brian Doherty reunited for a cross-Canada tour, playing both Big Wreck and Thornley songs. Doherty then...

. The album debuted at #10 on the Canadian Albums Chart

Canadian Albums Chart

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, selling 7,408 copies in its first week. The opening track "Inhale" was released as the first single from the album and achieved notable radio airplay in Canada. The song "Breakthrough" features Myles Kennedy

Myles Kennedy

Myles Richard Kennedy is an American musician and singer-songwriter best known as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the rock band Alter Bridge, and as the lead vocalist in Slash's current solo project...

, the now-former frontman for The Mayfield Four

The Mayfield Four

For the telephone signalling method known in the UK as MF4, see Dual-tone multi-frequencyThe Mayfield Four was an American rock band formed by Myles Kennedy in Spokane, Washington in 1996...

 and the current frontman for Alter Bridge

Alter Bridge

Alter Bridge is an American rock band that was formed in 2004 in Orlando, Florida by lead guitarist Mark Tremonti, bassist Brian Marshall, and drummer Scott Phillips, who are all also members of Creed. Lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Myles Kennedy, formerly of The Mayfield Four and the frontman...

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Track listing

Produced by Dave Jerden

Dave Jerden

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 except tracks 1, 3, 8, and 12 produced by John Whynot

John Whynot

John Whynot is a Canadian musician, producer, engineer, film score mixer and composer. Originally based in Toronto, since 1989 he has resided in Los Angeles....

 and Ian Thornley.

Personnel

• Ian Thornley
  Ian Thornley
  Ian Thornley is a Canadian rock guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter.Born and raised in Toronto, Thornley studied jazz music at Boston's Berklee College of Music in the 1990s, and formed the band Big Wreck in 1993 with classmates David Henning, Brian Doherty, and Forrest Williams. They soon...
  
   — vocals
  Singing
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  , guitar
  Guitar
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  , keyboards
  Electronic keyboard
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• Brian Doherty — guitar
• David Henning — bass
  Bass guitar
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• Forrest Williams — drums
  Drum kit
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