Hours (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Hours
Type = Album
Artist = Funeral for a Friend


Released = June 14, 2005
Recorded = Studio X and Studio Litho (Seattle, WA) from January 12 to March 8, 2005
Genre = Post-hardcore
Length = 43:15
50:55 (JP Edition)
1:05:55 (Ltd JP Edition)
Label = Atlantic, Ferret
Producer = Terry Date, Funeral for a Friend
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:xycibk59dak0 link]
*BBC Wales [http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/funeralforafriend/pages/hours.shtml link]
*Rolling Stone Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/funeralforafriend/albums/album/7380871/review/7504114/hours link]

Last album = "Seven Ways to Scream Your Name"
(2003)
This album = "Hours"
(2005)
Next album = "Tales Don't Tell Themselves"
(2007)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternative Cover
Type = Album


Lower caption = Hours - Special Edition Cover |

"Hours" is the second album by the post-hardcore band Funeral for a Friend. The album was released on June 14, 2005 (see 2005 in music) through Atlantic and Ferret Records. [cite web|url=http://www.ffaf.co.uk/biography.php|title=Funeral for a Friend - band biography|accessdate=2 August|accessyear=2008] The album was produced, recorded and mixed by Terry Date, with co-production by the band. "Hours" is notable for finding Funeral for a Friend showcase its more melodic side, as there is noticeably less screaming on the album as a whole. This album produced four singles, which were "Streetcar", "Monsters", "History" and "Roses For The Dead". The album made #12 in the UK charts going Gold in exactly the same number of weeks "Casually Dressed and Deep In Conversation" took, but spent more weeks on the top 75. It was their first album to appear on the US Hot 200.

The Album has been released in four versions so far:
- Normal Edition
- Special Edition (with bonus DVD and different cover)
- Japanese Edition (with two bonus tracks)
- Limited Japanese Edition (with six bonus tracks)

Track listing

#"All the Rage" – 3:37
#"Streetcar" – 3:37
#"Roses for the Dead" – 4:06
#"Hospitality" – 4:44
#"Drive" – 5:06
#"Monsters" – 3:29
#"History" – 4:08
#"Recovery" – 3:31
#"The End of Nothing" – 3:19
#"Alvarez" – 4:16
#"Sonny" – 3:15

Japanese Bonus Tracks

#"Lazarus (In The Wilderness) - 2:50
#"I am the Arsonist" - 4:55

Limited Edition Japanese Bonus Tracks

#"Babylon's Burning" - 2:31
#"Sunday Bloody Sunday" - 4:23
#"The Boys are Back in Town" - 4:19
#"Pirate Song" - 3:46

Bonus DVD

A special edition of the album was released with a bonus DVD containing interviews of the band and fans before the band's gig at the Give It A Name festival.

#"Streetcar"
#"Roses for the Dead"
#"Juneau"

Personnel

*Kris Coombs-Roberts – guitarist
*Gareth Davies – bassist
*Matt Davies – vocalist
*Ryan Richards – drummer, vocalist
*Darran Smith – guitarist

Credits

*Written and performed by Funeral for a Friend
*Produced, recorded and mixed by Terry Date
*Co-produced by Funeral for a Friend
*Recorded at Studio X and Studio Litho (Seattle, WA)
*Assisted engineering by Sam Hofstedt at Studio X and Floyd Reitsma at Studio Litho
*Mixed by Junichi Murakawa at Bay 7 (Los Angeles, CA)
*Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound (New York City, NY)
*Phone vocals on "Streetcar" by Kate Hamilton
*Phone vocals recorded by John Mitchell at Outhouse Studios (Reading, Berkshire)
*Additional vocals on "Streetcar" by Storme, Lisa and Joel
*Additional vocals on "History" by Brian Valentino and Josh Evans
*Managed by Craig Jennings for Sanctuary Artist Management
*Assisted management by Paul Dando
*A&R by Joel De'Ath and Kevin Carvel
*A&R coordination by Conor O'Mahony
*Art direction and design by Asterik Studio, Inc.
*Photography by Jeff Gros
*Booked by Jeremy Holgersen for the Agency Group
*Legal representation by Sarah Waddington for the Simkins Partnership
*Assistant mixing by Eric Bribeaux at Bay 7 (Los Angeles, CA)

Singles

Notes

External links

* [http://www.ffaf.co.uk Official Web site]
* [http://ffaf.pg84.com/ ESCAPEARTISTSNEVERDIE - A UK Fansite]

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