Our Shadows Will Remain
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| Studio album by Joseph Arthur | |||||
| Released |  October 12, 2004 July 11, 2005 |
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| Recorded | New Orleans: The Nappy Dugout New York City: Ken Rich's place Fluid Dubway Studios Ernest Hemingway Studios London: David Kosten's place Prague: Barandov Studios |
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| Genre | Alternative rock | ||||
| Length | 45:51 | ||||
| Label | Vector Recordings 14th Floor Records |
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| Producer | Joseph Arthur Mike Napolitano Ken Rich David Kosten |
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Our Shadows Will Remain is the fourth studio album by Joseph Arthur. The album was released in the US September 28, 2004 on 12" vinyl, October 12, 2004 on CD, and in the UK on July 11, 2005 on CD and double 12" vinyl. The album was recorded across New York City, New Orleans, London, England and Prague. The recording sessions also spawned the companion EP, And the Thieves Are Gone. There were three singles released when the album was picked up for UK distribution by 14th Floor Records. An extensive nationwide tour of the US followed the album's release, including dates with Joan Wasser. In 2005, Arthur went on a brief tour throughout Europe with R.E.M..
| “ | Arthur is in a class of his own and Our Shadows Will Remain is a monstrous, memorable outing, his finest moment in a career that is thus far full of them. - All Music Guide[1] | ” |
Chris Rubin of Rolling Stone Magazine named Our Shadows Will Remain as the number 1 album of the year 2004 in the year-end critics' pick list:
| “ | The singer-songwriter from Akron weaves his dark tales through tempestuous music, and Shadows is as good as music gets.[2] | „ |
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- "In Ohio" – 0:46
- "Can't Exist" – 4:08
- "Stumble and Pain" – 4:43
- "Devil's Broom" – 4:46
- "Echo Park" – 2:51
- "Even Tho" – 4:47
- "Puppets" – 3:54
- "Wasted" – 4:13
- "Failed" – 4:22
- "I Am" – 4:14
- "A Smile That Explodes" – 3:22
- "Leave Us Alone" – 3:47
- "You May Go" (bonus track--UK iTunes only) - 4:19
- "And the Night Goes On" (bonus track--UK iTunes only) - 4:01
[edit] Singles
In the UK, there were four singles released from the album:
- "Can't Exist" (July 4, 2005)
- "Even Tho" (September 26, 2005)
- "Devil's Broom" (February 13, 2006)
- "Can't Exist" (re-release) (May 1, 2006)
[edit] Miscellaneous
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- One of the album's producers, David Kosten, works under the name Faultline. His 2004 album Your Love Means Everything features a cover of The Rolling Stones' 1971 song "Wild Horses" with Joseph Arthur on vocals.[3]
- "A Smile That Explodes" features backing vocals by Julia Darling. She also sang with Joseph on his song "More to Give," which appeared as a B-side to the re-release single of "Can't Exist" in 2006.
[edit] Credits
- All songs by Joseph Arthur.
- Produced by Joseph Arthur with:
- Mike Napolitano on tracks 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 12.
- Ken Rich on tracks 4 and 11.
- David Kosten on tracks 1 and 5 (additional on 4).
- Additional and end game production throughout by Ken Rich and Andrew Sherman.
- String arrangements by Andrew Sherman on tracks 3, 5 and 6.
- Joseph Arthur - vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, dobro, electric and synth bass, acoustic and electric piano, synths, programming, organ, percussion and OmniChord.
- Andrew Sherman - acoustic and electric piano, clavinet, organ and synthesizer.
- Mike Napolitano - programming.
- Julia Darling - vocals on track 11.
- Ethan Eubanks - drums on 4, 6, 7 and 9.
- Brian Geltner - drums on 3.
- Greg "G. Wiz" Wieczorek - drums on 3 and 12.
- Rene Lopez - drums on 2 and 10.
- The City of Prague Philharmonic - strings on 3, 5 and 6.
- Mixed by Rick Will with Joseph Arthur and help from early Mike Napolitano mixes.
- Mix assistant Andy Sarroff.
- Track 1 mixed by David Kosten.
- Track 6 mixed by John Alafia and Jon Altschiller.
- Additional mixing on tracks 2 and 6 by Ken Rich and Andrew Sherman.
- Engineered by Mike Napolitano, Dawn Landes, Jaraj Durovic (strings), Rick Will and Joseph Arthur.
- Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, NYC.
- Drawings and paintings by Joseph Arthur.
- Photography by Zachary Larner.
- Art direction and design by Zachary Larner and Joseph Arthur.
