The Gray Race

The Gray Race
Album by Bad Religion
Released	1996-02-27
Recorded	at Electric Lady Studios, New York City, New York in October and November 1995
Genre	Punk rock
Length	41 min 22 sec
Record label	Atlantic Records
Producer	Ric Ocasek
Professional reviews
Allmusic.com	2.5 stars out of 5
Robert Christgau	Grade: *
Rolling Stone magazine	3 stars out of 5
Bad Religion Chronology
Stranger than Fiction (1994)	The Gray Race (1996)	No Substance (1998)

The Gray Race is Bad Religion's eleventh full-length album, released on February 27, 1996.

This was the first album that was produced after guitarist Brett Gurewitz's departure. Brett did not like the album and noted that it was "BR's worst selling record to date" and described it as "uninspired." However, it achieved modest success when MTV ran a commercial for the album. It reached #56 on the Billboard 200 and spawned the moderately successful single "A Walk" in the United States. It was also the first album since How Could Hell Be Any Worse? that the band recorded as a group. Part of the reason for this was financial, but Greg Graffin also wanted to foster a sense of unity following Brett's jarring departure. It was the first album that Greg solicited the opinions of other band members before they recorded the album. Graffin said that collaboration significantly improve the sound and quality of the album.

Track listing

1. "The Gray Race"
2. "Them And Us"
3. "A Walk"
4. "Parallel"
5. "Punk Rock Song"
6. "Empty Causes"
7. "Nobody Listens"
8. "Pity The Dead"
9. "Spirit Shine"
10. "The Streets of America"
11. "Ten in 2010"
12. "Victory"
13. "Drunk Sincerity"
14. "Come Join Us"
15. "Cease"

Credits

Produced by Ric Ocasek
Recorded by Electric Lady Studios
Mixed by Electric Lady Studios
Mastered by George Marino
Art Direction by Frank Gargiulo

Bass: Jay Bentley
Lead Vocals: Greg Graffin
Guitar: Brian Baker
Guitar: Greg Hetson
Drums: Bobby Schayer