Born to Quit [SEP] record label
Born to Quit
Born to Quit is the second album by the Chicago-based pop punk band the Smoking Popes, originally released in 1994 by Johann's Face Records and re-released in 1995 through Capitol Records. It became their only release to chart, reaching #37 on "Billboard"'s Top Heatseekers chart, partly on the strength of the single "Need You Around" which reached #35 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.
Background.
Johann's Face Records, an independent record label in Chicago
to a huge audience via the soundtrack to the film "Clueless", was recorded in December.
History Signing with Capitol.
In early 1994, the band opened for Green Day, who extended the invitation after hearing "Get Fired". In mid-1994 the Popes finished their new album, "Born to Quit". After "Need You Around" took off on alternative radio they gained the attention of record label scouts. They signed with Capitol Records, which re-released "Born to Quit". In a