Paint by Number (album)

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Paint by Number
Paint by Number cover
Studio album by 3
Released 1999
Recorded Applehead Recording, Woodstock NY
Genre Alternative rock
Length 1:01:31
Label Planet Noise Records
Producer Michael Birnbaum, Jimmy Eppard, Christopher John Bittner
3 chronology
Paint by Number
(1999)		 Half Life
(2002)

Paint by Number is the first studio album released by the band 3 in 1999 on Planet Noise Records. Lead vocalist Joey Eppard's brother, Josh Eppard, who later joined Coheed and Cambria, helped contribute to the production of the album, and has not appeared on any of 3's studio albums since.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "You've Been Shot" – 4:40
  2. "Leaving After All" – 4:22
  3. "Wrongside" – 3:51
  4. "Lay Down the Law" – 3:55
  5. "Paint by Number" – 4:19
  6. "You Call Me Baby" – 4:22
  7. "Astroknot" - 4:40
  8. "Blood on the Blankets" – 4:20
  9. "Careless Kim" – 4:52
  10. "Better State of Mind" – 3:20
  11. "Heart Attack" – 4:21
  12. "Old Grey Dog" – 4:47
  13. "Policeman" – 5:00
  14. [Untitled track] - 3:01 (Hidden track)

Note: The "hidden track" is actually track 33 on the CD, following tracks 14-32, which are silent and total approximately 1:34.

[edit] Alternative Titles

The song "Careless Kim" is sometimes referred to as "The Emerald Undertow" during live performances.

[edit] Credits

  • Joey Eppard — Lead vocals; electric/acoustic guitars
  • Christopher John Bittner — Bass guitar, keyboards (track 6), electric guitar (track 6)
  • Josh Eppard — Drums (tracks 1–4, 6–13), background vocals (track 7)
  • Jason Foster — Electric guitar (tracks 5, 8, 9), background vocals (tracks 5, 8)
  • Chris "Gartdrumm" Gartmann — Drums (track 5), percussion (track 6)
  • Billy Riker — Electric guitar (tracks 6, 9)
  • Michael Burnbaum — Electric guitar (track 8)

[edit] Additional personnel

  • Recording & Mixing — Michael Birnbaum, Christopher John Bittner
  • Production
    • Tracks 3, 5, 8, 9 produced by Michael Birnbaum and 3
    • Tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, 10–13 produced by Michael Birnbaum and Jimmy Eppard for Boom's Farm Productions
    • Track 6 produced by Christopher John Bittner and Michael Birnbaum
  • Cover illustration — Joey Eppard
  • Inside illustration — Christopher John Bittner, Josh Eppard & Mark Schiskie
  • Insert design and layout — Joey Eppard & Jesse Kinbar (Deadfly Arts)
  • Compugrafix — The Turning Mill
  • Insert photography — Beth Blis