Background
Johann's Face Records, an independent record label in Chicago, had released the Smoking Popes' debut album Get Fired in 1993. For their second album, Born to Quit, the band returned to Solid Sound Studios in Hoffman Estates, Illinois to record with Phil Bonnet, the same location and recording engineer used for their EPs Break Up (1992) and 2 (1993). Bonnet also mixed and produced the album.
Born to Quit was released in 1994 through Johann's Face, and the song "Need You Around" soon received radio play on Chicago's Q101 and Los Angeles' KROQ. The band then signed to major label Capitol Records, who re-released Born to Quit on July 7, 1995. Singles were released for "Rubella" and "Need You Around", and the latter song was included in the soundtrack of the film Clueless. It became the only Smoking Popes song to chart, reaching #35 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks. Several other songs from the album were also used in film soundtracks: "Lucky Day" was used in Tommy Boy, "Mrs. You and Me" in Angus, and "Gotta Know Right Now" in Boys. To support the album the Smoking Popes toured with the Goo Goo Dolls, Tripping Daisy, Jawbreaker, Dinosaur Jr., and Morrissey. Born to Quit became the only Smoking Popes album ever to chart, reaching #37 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers.
In 2009 Asian Man Records announced plans to reissue a remastered version of Born to Quit.
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