A Collection of Short Stories

Infobox Album | Name = A Collection of Short Stories
Type = Album
Artist = Houston Calls


Released = August 2 2005
Recorded = Black Lodge Studios (Eudora, Kansas)
Genre = Rock, power pop, pop punk
Length = 37:52
Label = Rushmore Records
Producer = Ed Rose
Last album = "Sampler Volume 2"
(2004)
This album = "A Collection of Short Stories"
(2005)
Next album = "The End of an Error"
(2008)

"A Collection of Short Stories" is the debut album by Houston Calls, released on August 2 2005 on Rushmore Records. The song title "The Better Part of Valor" is a reference to William Shakespeare's "Henry IV, Part 1".

Track listing

(all songs written by Houston Calls)
#"Sunrise Goodbyes" – 3:40
#"Exit, Emergency" – 3:13
#"Bob and Bonnie" – 3:45
#"Elephant and Castle" – 3:31
#"Amtrak Is for Lovers" – 3:51
#"High Rise" – 3:11
#"One More Won't Hurt" – 3:07
#"A Bottle of Red, a Bottle of Spite" – 3:24
#"A Line in the Sand" – 3:12
#"A Pen and a Piece of Mind" – 3:13
#"The Better Part of Valor" – 3:40

Personnel

*Joshua Grigsby – drums
*Thomas Keiger – vocals, guitar
*Ryohei Richard Okamoto – keyboard, backup vocals
*Kenny Ryan – guitar
*Jarrett Seltzer – bass