First Impressions of Earth

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First Impressions of Earth
Studio album by The Strokes
Released	January 3, 2006
Recorded	January - May 2005 in New York City
Genre	Garage Rock, Indie rock, Post-punk revival
Length	52:19
Label	RCA
Producer(s)	David Kahne Gordon Raphael
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link The A.V. Club (B+) 1/4/2006 Blender (3.25/5) link Guardian 12/16/05 The Music Box Jan 2005 NME link Pitchfork 1/3/06 Playlouder 12/28/2005 PopMatters 1/3/06 Prefix 1/3/06 Robert Christgau link Rolling Stone 1/12/06 Slant Magazine link Village Voice (Mixed) 1/9/06
The Strokes chronology
Room on Fire (2003)	First Impressions of Earth (2006)

First Impressions of Earth is the third album by the American rock band The Strokes. It was released in January 2006 (see 2006 in music), having been preceded by lead hit single "Juicebox" some weeks earlier. It is also the first album by The Strokes to have a Parental Advisory Label.

The album was recorded over a ten month period. The Strokes initially set out to record it with Gordon Raphael, the producer of their first two albums. Later on, guitarist Albert Hammond, Jr. introduced them to Grammy-winning producer David Kahne (Tony Bennett, Sublime, Paul McCartney), who stepped in to collaborate with Raphael. However, the collaboration was not working out and so Raphael stepped down. As a result, the majority of the album was produced by Kahne.

First Impressions of Earth is widely seen as an expansion beyond The Strokes' first two albums, Is This It and Room on Fire. However, the album received mixed reviews from critics, unlike their previous material which was generally acclaimed. "Heart in a Cage" was the album's second single, followed by "You Only Live Once". NME rated First Impressions of Earth at #8 in its Albums of the Year 2006 list.^[1]

First Impressions of Earth entered the UK album chart at #1, The Strokes' first one at the top spot, while it reached #4 in the US, with an entry sales week of 88,000 units, somewhat below expectations. As of October 2006, the album has sold 271,000 units in the US, falling short of gold certification.

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Julian Casablancas, except where noted.

1. "You Only Live Once" – 3:09
2. "Juicebox" – 3:17
3. "Heart in a Cage" – 3:27
4. "Razorblade" – 3:29
5. "On the Other Side" – 4:38
6. "Vision of Division" – 4:20
7. "Ask Me Anything" (Julian Casablancas/Nick Valensi) – 3:12
8. "Electricityscape" – 3:33
9. "Killing Lies" (Julian Casablancas/Fabrizio Moretti) – 3:50
10. "Fear of Sleep" – 4:00
11. "15 Minutes" – 4:34
12. "Ize of the World" – 4:29
13. "Evening Sun" (Julian Casablancas/Nikolai Fraiture) – 3:06
14. "Red Light" – 3:11

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[edit] References

1. ^ NME: Albums of the Year 2006

The Strokes
Julian Casablancas | Nikolai Fraiture | Albert Hammond, Jr. | Fabrizio Moretti | Nick Valensi
Discography
Albums and extended plays: The Modern Age | Is This It | Room on Fire | First Impressions of Earth
Singles: "Hard to Explain" | "Last Nite" | "Someday" | "12:51" | "Reptilia" | "The End Has No End" | "Juicebox" | "Heart in a Cage" | "You Only Live Once"