Almost Here (The Academy Is album)

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Almost Here
Almost Here cover
Studio album by The Academy Is...
Released February 8, 2005
Recorded Wisner Productions (St. Cloud, Florida)
Genre Rock, pop punk
Length 32:57
Label Fueled by Ramen
Producer(s) James Paul Wisner
Professional reviews
The Academy Is... chronology
The Academy EP
(2004)
Almost Here
(2005)
From The Carpet
(2006)


Almost Here is the first full-length album by The Academy Is..., released on February 8, 2005 by Fueled by Ramen. It debuted at #20 of the Billboard Heatseakers chart, as well as #24 of the Billboard Independent Albums chart.[1] The album spawned three singles: "Checkmarks"; "Slow Down", which was chosen through an online poll on the band's website; and "The Phrase that Pays."

[edit] Track listing

(all songs written by William Beckett)

  1. "Attention" – 2:53
  2. "Season" – 3:34
  3. "Slow Down" – 4:02
  4. "The Phrase that Pays" – 3:17
  5. "Black Mamba" – 2:46
  6. "Skeptics and True Believers" – 2:54
  7. "Classifieds" – 2:52
  8. "Checkmarks" – 3:00
  9. "Down and Out" – 4:30
  10. "Almost Here" – 3:06

[edit] Personnel

  • William Beckett – vocals
  • Michael Carden – guitar
  • Mike DelPrincipe – drums
  • Adrian LaTrace Jr – guitar
  • Adam T. Siska – bass
    • Andy Mrotek and Thomas Conrad are listed in the liner notes, but were added to the band after the recording of Almost Here to replace DelPrincipe and LaTrace, respectively.

[edit] References

  1.   The Academy Is...: Artist Chart History. Billboard. Retrieved on December 28, 2005.