Don't You Fake It
Don't You Fake It is the debut studio album by American rock band The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. The title of the album is taken from a line in the opening track, "In Fate's Hands".
Recording
In January 2006, AbsolutePunk reported that the band was in the process of recording their debut album.[6]
Release
It released on July 18, 2006. In February and March 2007, the band headlined the 2007 edition of the Take Action Tour.[7] "False Pretense" impacted radio on March 13.[8] The album was re-released on March 20. From late June to late August, the band went on the 2007 edition of Warped Tour.[9] "Your Guardian Angel" was released to radio on August 7.[10] In October and November, the band went on a US tour with Amber Pacific and New Years Day.[11] In April 2008, the band went on an acoustic US tour, dubbed Unplugged and Unaffected.[12] In early May, the band appeared at the 2008 edition of the Bamboozle festival.[13]
Reception
By August 2006, the album had sold over 100,000 copies.[16] By August 2008, the album had sold 852,000 copies.[17] It was eventually certified platinum in May 2016.[18]
Track listing
All tracks written by Ronnie Winter, except where noted.
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1. | "In Fate's Hands" | 3:27 |
2. | "Waiting" | 2:56 |
3. | "False Pretense" | 2:27 |
4. | "Face Down" | 3:10 |
5. | "Misery Loves Its Company" | 3:14 |
6. | "Cat and Mouse" | 3:27 |
7. | "Damn Regret" | 2:44 |
8. | "Atrophy" | 3:16 |
9. | "Seventeen Ain't So Sweet" | 3:20 |
10. | "Justify" | 3:26 |
11. | "Your Guardian Angel" (includes 1:30 of silence) | 5:21 |
12. | "The Grim Goodbye" (Winter, Duke Kitchens, Thomas Amason, Thomas Wurth, DanWagler) (hidden track; does not appear on all editions of the album) | 7:40 |
Total length: | 44:28 |
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13. | "Face Down" (acoustic version) | 3:10 |
14. | "Disconnected" | 2:55 |
DVD
- Making the Album – Behind the Scenes
- "Face Down" (music video)
- "False Pretense" (music video)
- Behind the Scenes – "False Pretense"
- On the Road with RJA
Personnel
- The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
- Additional musicians
- Randy Winter – drums, sequencers on "In Fate's Hands" "Justify"
- Dan Korneff – strings
- Production
- Artwork
- Sean Mosher-Smith – Creative Direction
- Dzark Design Bureau – Design
- Myriam Santos-Kayda – Photography
- Management
- Steve Tramposch – Management for Launchpad
- David J. Wolter & Steve Tramposch – A&R
- Mike Arfin – Booking at Artist Group International
- Matt Greenberg – Legal at Greenberg Traurig, LLP, NYC
- Jeff Schwartz, Sue Kostner, & Alice Lee – Business Management at Tribeca Business Management
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Charts
Album
Singles
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Certifications
Country |
Certification |
Sales |
United States |
Platinum |
1,000,000[18] |
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References
- ↑ "The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus: Don’t You Fake It Review".
- ↑ "The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Don't You Fake It".
- 1 2 "The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Don't You Fake It".
- ↑ "The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Don't You Fake It".
- 1 2 Allmusic review
- ↑ "AbsolutePunk.net". AbsolutePunk. SpinMedia. Archived from the original on January 11, 2006. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
- ↑ "Routing for Take Action Tour 2007 revealed". Alternative Press. December 6, 2006. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
- ↑ "AllAccess.com Alternative eWeekly". AllAccess. March 6, 2007. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Throwdown added to Warped 07; Madina Lake drop off". Alternative Press. April 26, 2007. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
- ↑ "FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock". Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated. Archived from the original on March 22, 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ↑ "Drummer of Amber Pacific arrested in Philadelphia". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. October 20, 2007. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
- ↑ "The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus announce acoustic East Coast tour". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. March 6, 2008. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
- ↑ "Chiodos, Finch, the Starting Line, Senses Fail on Bamboozle 08". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. November 9, 2007. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
- ↑ JR (July 21, 2006). "The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus - Don't You Fake It". IGN. Archived from the original on September 28, 2006. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
- ↑ RockLouder review
- ↑ Kohli, Rohan (August 30, 2006). "Soundscan Results: Week Ending August 27th, 2006". absolutepunk.net. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
- ↑ Cohen, Jonathan (August 18, 2006). "Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Recording New Album". Billboard. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
- 1 2 "Gold & Platinum". riaa.com. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
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- Ronnie Winter
- Joey Westwood
- Matt Carter
- Randy Winter
- John Hartman
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