Nominated: Juno 1993 Canadian Entertainer of the Year, Juno 1993 Album of the Year, Juno 1993 Single of the Year for Enid, Juno 1994 Canadian Entertainer of the Year

Gordon was the ladies first full-length album. It was recorded independently funded by CFNY's Discovery-To-Disc program. An instant success in Canada, Gordon sold more than 80,000 copies in the first 24 hours on sale.

Steve and Ed had decided very early on that they would name their first record like a child instead of just giving it a title, and they settled on a common Canadian boys' name. (Its origin is British, and it means round hill.)¹

The disc had two different covers. The original cover has a picture of the ladies looking not very *ahem* hip. Also, the orginal cd has a clear stripe instead of a white stripe. The cover was changed in 1996 to a picture of a red, white, and blue ball. The change was pretty much a joint decision between the ladies and their new (at the time) management, Nettwerk. Steve has called the original cover "the worst album cover in history" and said, "We realized that we probably could have sold about 800,000 copies if we had a decent record cover. I know a lot of people got that album in the mail and the radio station would say, 'What the fuck is this?²'" When the cover was switched, some were printed cds with the old cover but with the new jewel case back. And no, the ladies did not sell out (to Pepsi anyway). The familiar looking ball is supposed to look like a ball that everyone had when they were little (perhaps just in Canada?).

¹babynames.com
²"800,000 Bareanked Ladies Fans Can't Be Wrong" By Mike Cimicata Yeah, Yeah, Yeah Nov/Dec. 1996

Hello City.....
Another night at the palace,�'cause there is nothing else to do.
The same people, the same drinks�and the same music,�the same quicksand
I think this harbor town is waist�deep and sinking fast.

Hello city, you've found�an enemy in me
Hello city, hello city.

Second night at the Warehouse,�and my mock turtleneck just reeks.
From the liquor room to the�changeroom
To the doom and gloom�of the hotel room,
I wish this seaside beerhall would�sink into the bay.

Hello city, you've found�an enemy in me
Hello city, hello city.

Maybe I caught you at a bad time,
Maybe I should call you back next�week,
maybe half the fault was mine that�the sun didn't shine on barrington street.

It's three o'clock in the morning,�and I'm hungry so let's eat.
Climb down three flights to the�streetlights
and the barfights, we're just taking�in the sights.
I hope tomorrow that I wake up�in my own bed.

Hello city, you've found�an enemy in me
Hello city, hello city.

"What a good place to be,�don't believe them,
'Cause they speak a different�language
And it's never been happy for me.
It's Happy Hour again."

Hello city, hello city.