We Are the Same

We Are the Same is the 11th studio album by Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip, released April 7, 2009 on Universal Music Canada, and by Zoë Records in the United States. The album was recorded at The Bathouse Recording Studio in Bath, Ontario with producer Bob Rock.

The opening track, "Morning Moon", was released on the band's website in advance of the album's release. The first single, "Love Is a First", was released February 27, 2009 and peaked at #22 on the Canadian Hot 100.

On April 6, 2009, to coincide with the release of We Are the Same, The Tragically Hip performed at The Bathouse Recording Studio in a concert that was screened live in Cineplex theatres across Canada.

Commercial performance

The album sold just under 27,000 copies in its first week and debuted at #1 on the Canadian Albums Chart, making it the band's eighth #1 on the chart. In the U.S. it peaked at #148 on the Billboard 200. The album reached platinum certification in Canada the year it was released.

Track listing

Personnel

Personnel taken from We Are the Same liner notes, except where noted.

The Tragically Hip

• Rob Baker
• Gord Downie
• Johnny Fay
• Paul Langlois
• Gord Sinclair

Additional musicians

• Kevin Hearn – piano, accordion
• John Webster – Hammond B3 organ
• Derry Byrne – trumpet
• Bob Buckley – string arrangements, strings
• Mary Brown, Karen Foster, Ruth Schipizky, Angela Cavadas, Jennie Press, Cameron Wilson, Deanne Eisch, Calvin Dyck, Zi Zhou, Andrew Brown, Reginald Quiring, Stephen Wilkes, Ari Barnes, Zoltan Rozsnyai, Joseph Elworthy – strings
• Bob Rock – backing vocals
• Eric Helmkamp – backing vocals

Technical personnel

• Bob Rock – production
• Eric Helmkamp – recording
• Aaron Holmberg – recording assistance
• Jason ‘Metal’ Donkersgoed – recording assistance
• Michael Gillies – additional engineering
• Roger Monk – additional engineering

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References