Two Lefts Don't Make a Right...but Three Do (often called Two Lefts) is the third full-length studio album released by Christian rock band Relient K. Released on March 11, 2003, the album peaked at No. 38 on the Billboard 200. It was nominated for a Grammy for Best Rock Gospel Album in 2004.
Background and recording
Following the release of their critically acclaim second studio album The Anatomy of the Tongue in Cheek in 2001, the group headed to Yellow Studios in Canton, Ohio, to record their third studio album. They worked with Mark Lee Townsend, who produced the album, along with Matthew Thiessen.
Release
The album was initially released with four different covers, each one depicting a separate car wreck. In November 2003, a reissued edition of the album was released, with its cover art depicting all four cars in a junkyard.
On the 20th anniversary for Two Lefts Don't Make a Right...but Three Do, the original album artwork was revealed by Gotee Records, which shows the band sitting in a blue room.
Singles
The group released a double CD single "Getting Into You / I Am Understood?" in 2003. Both were serviced to Christian radio with the former peaking at number 25 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart, while the latter peaked at number six on the US Christian Rock Songs chart. "Chap Stick, Chapped Lips & Things Like Chemistry" was released as the album's third single. A music video was released for the song. Another double CD single was released later in the year, "Falling Out / Forward Motion". The latter song reached number three on the US Christian Rock Songs chart.
Critical reception
The album was met with positive reviews from music critics. Steve Losey of AllMusic praised the album who said it "may be the crossover vehicle that launches the band into the stratosphere," describing the record as "very strong." He said that the group establishes themselves as "the rulers of the punk kingdom," particularly noting that "'Forward Motion' is punk passion, where most bands would blow through this guitar-charged cut, Relient K pulls back the throttle, as a well-delivered piano brings the song to an eloquent close."
The album was nominated for Best Rock Gospel Album at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards, but the award that year ended up being won by Worldwide by Audio Adrenaline. The album won a GMA Dove Award for Modern Rock Album of the Year.
Commercial performance
Two Lefts Don't Make a Right...but Three Do debuted at number 38 on the Billboard 200, as well as number two on the US Top Christian Albums chart. It was certified Gold on March 21, 2005, by the RIAA for sales in excess of 500,000 units.
Track listing
Personnel
Credits adapted from album's liner notes.
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