Songs People Actually Liked – Volume 2 – The Next 6 Years (2004–2009)

Songs People Actually Liked – Volume 2
Songs People Actually Liked – Volume 2
Compilation album by Bowling for Soup
Released	August 25, 2023
Recorded	2019–2022
Studio	Panhandle House Studios in Denton, TX; Soundmind Recording Studio in East Stroudsburg, PA; The Daycare in Prosper, TX; The Tacklebox in Los Angeles, CA;
Genre	Pop punk; alternative rock;
Length	48:10
Label	Brando; Que-so;
Producer	Jarinus (Jaret Reddick & Linus of Hollywood)
Bowling for Soup chronology
Singles from Songs People Actually Liked – Volume 2
	"1985 (BFS version)"; Released: June 6, 2023;

Songs People Actually Liked – Volume 2 – The Next 6 Years (2004–2009) is a compilation album by American pop-punk band Bowling for Soup, released on August 25, 2023. It is the band's second rerecorded greatest hits album, after the first volume in 2015. Much like its predecessor, the album was made partly in response to Playlist: The Very Best of Bowling for Soup, released by their former record label, Jive Records, that was created without the band's knowledge or input.^[1] Volume 2 includes 14 rerecorded songs from their albums A Hangover You Don't Deserve (2004), The Great Burrito Extortion Case (2006), and Sorry for Partyin' (2009). It is the last album to feature Chris Burney on lead guitar, as the band announced his retirement in 2025.

Background

Bowling for Soup's first volume of Songs People Actually Liked, which featured rerecorded songs from the bands first ten years, was largely recorded and released in 2014^[2] for PledgeMusic pledgers, before being released to the public on January 27, 2015. In February 2020, Reddick unveiled the cover art for the second volume on Instagram.^[3]

After releasing Volume 2, lead singer Jaret Reddick stated,

Having a “Greatest Hits” is one of things you sort of dream about as a kid, but deep down, it’s more if a fantasy really. Now here we are realizing our second and we have nearly made it to half way through our career. I was nervous about these songs. Sonically, on the originals, they were already “there.” But I think like everything in our band, the years add something to the luster, and it certainly happened here! The songs are still intact with their original selves. But I think you will feel a different energy. In a good way.^[4]

Track listing

Adapted from Apple Music.^[5]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"1985 (BFS version)"	Jaret Reddick Mitch Allan John Allen	A Hangover You Don't Deserve (2004)	3:07
2.	"High School Never Ends (BFS version)"	Reddick Adam Schlesinger	The Great Burrito Extortion Case (2006)	3:26
3.	"Almost (BFS version)"	Reddick Butch Walker	A Hangover You Don't Deserve (2004)	3:34
4.	"When We Die (BFS version)"	Reddick Walker	The Great Burrito Extortion Case (2006)	4:09
5.	"Ohio (Come Back to Texas) [BFS version]" (featuring Eli Young Band)	Reddick Zac Maloy Ted Bruner	A Hangover You Don't Deserve (2004)	3:46
6.	"No Hablo Inglés (BFS version)"	Reddick Linus of Hollywood	Sorry for Partyin' (2009)	3:32
7.	"Friends O' Mine (BFS version)"	Reddick Miles Zuniga Tony Scalzo	A Hangover You Don't Deserve (2004)	2:04
8.	"My Hometown (BFS version)"	Reddick	A Hangover You Don't Deserve (2004)	3:02
9.	"My Wena (BFS version)"	Reddick Linus of Hollywood	Sorry for Partyin' (2009)	2:48
10.	"BFFF (BFS version)"	Reddick	Sorry for Partyin' (2009)	3:50
11.	"I'm Gay (BFS version)"	Reddick	The Great Burrito Extortion Case (2006)	3:35
12.	"Trucker Hat (BFS version)"	Reddick Walker	A Hangover You Don't Deserve (2004)	3:10
13.	"Two-Seater (BFS version)"	Reddick Maloy	A Hangover You Don't Deserve (2004)	3:59
14.	"Smoothie King (BFS version)"	Reddick Maloy	A Hangover You Don't Deserve (2004)	4:02
Total length:				48:10

Personnel

Bowling for Soup

Jaret Reddick – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Chris Burney – lead guitar, backing vocals
Rob Felicetti – bass, backing vocals
Gary Wiseman – drums, backing vocals

Production

Jarinus – producer
Linus of Hollywood – mixing
Paul Logus – mastering
Ted Felicetti – additional backing vocals

References

^ "Bowling For Soup loses label, keeps its humor". The Morning Call.
^ "Bowling For Soup insist Taylor Swift is allowed to be 'whiny'". Metro.
^ jaret2113 (2020-02-21). "Bowling for Soup: Songs People Actually Liked – Volume 2 – The Next 6 Years (2004–2009)". Instagram. Retrieved 2024-01-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "SONGS PEOPLE ACTUALLY LIKED VOL. 2". Bowling for Soup. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
^ "Songs People Actually Liked, Vol. 2 – The Next 6 Years (2004–2009)". Apple Music. Retrieved July 28, 2023.

[1] "Bowling For Soup loses label, keeps its humor". The Morning Call.

[2] "Bowling For Soup insist Taylor Swift is allowed to be 'whiny'". Metro.

[3] ret2113 (2020-02-21). "Bowling for Soup: Songs People Actually Liked – Volume 2 – The Next 6 Years (2004–2009)". Instagram. Retrieved 2024-01-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[4] "SONGS PEOPLE ACTUALLY LIKED VOL. 2". Bowling for Soup. Retrieved 2024-01-28.

[5] "Songs People Actually Liked, Vol. 2 – The Next 6 Years (2004–2009)". Apple Music. Retrieved July 28, 2023.

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