[2] Born to Quit was released in 1994 through Johann's Face, and the song "Need You Around" soon received radio play on Chicago's Q101 and Los Angeles' KROQ.

[3] The band then signed to major label Capitol Records, who re-released Born to Quit on July 7, 1995.

[3] Born to Quit became the only Smoking Popes album ever to chart, reaching #37 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers.

[10] In 2009 Asian Man Records announced plans to reissue a remastered version of Born to Quit.

[11] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic gave Born to Quit 4½ stars out of 5, saying that "the thing that sets [the Smoking Popes] apart from the standard four-piece alternative hard rock outfit is not only their pop sense, it's how the lead vocalist uncannily recalls the quavering, self-absorbed tone of Morrissey.