History for Sale

Infobox Album | Name = History for Sale
Type = Album
Artist = Blue October


Released = April 8, 2003
Recorded = 2003
Genre = Rock
Length =
Label = Brando/Universal Records
Producer = David Castell and Justin Furstenfeld
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|2|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:bgug6ja371w0]
*Houston Press (favorable) [http://www.houstonpress.com/2003-06-05/music/blue-october/ link]
*PopMatters (favorable) [http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/b/blueoctober-history.shtml link]
*Rocknworld.com Rating|5|5 [http://www.rocknworld.com/5s/2003/blueoctober.shtml link]
Last album = "Consent to Treatment"
(2000)
This album = "History for Sale"
(2003)
Next album = "Argue with a Tree..."
(2004)

"History for Sale" is the third album by Blue October. The title of the album comes from a lyric in the song "Amazing". It was recorded at Sound Arts Studios in Houston, Texas and released in the United States on April 8, 2003 by Brando Records. It is the only Blue October album to feature former member Dwayne Casey on bass guitar, and the band's first album featuring lead guitarist C.B. Hudson. The track "Come in Closer" features guest vocals by Zayra Alvarez, who later, on the CBS reality show , sang the song "Razorblade" on her final episode before being voted off. History for Sale was voted best album in the 2003 Houston Press Music Awards.

Ironically, the album — re-released on Universal Records on August 5, 2003 — is largely a response to the control the label placed on the group during the "Consent to Treatment" production process.cite web|last = Ellis|first = Andrew|date = December 3, 2003|url = http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/b/blueoctober-history.shtml|title = Blue October: History for Sale|publisher = PopMatters|accessdate = 2006-06-02] The re-released version of the album includes a solo acoustic version of "Calling You" as a hidden track, while the original version of the album includes videos of the band during the recording process.

Track listing

#"Ugly Side" - 4:21
#"Clumsy Card House" - 3:21
#"Razorblade" (Referenced in Pedophilia and child sexual abuse in songs) - 3:18
#"Calling You (for Mamie)" - 3:59
#"Chameleon Boy" - 5:48
#"Sexual Power Trip (One Big Lie) Bla Bla" - 3:04
#"A Quiet Mind" - 4:09
#"3 Weeks, She Sleeps" - 1:48
#"Inner Glow" - 4:25
#"Somebody" - 3:26
#"Come in Closer" - 5:25
#"Amazing" - 5:05
*Contains "Calling You" solo acoustic hidden track on Universal version

Personnel

*Justin Furstenfeld - Lead Vocals, Guitar
*Jeremy Furstenfeld - Drums
*Matt Noveskey - Bass
*Dwayne Casey - Bass
*C.B. Hudson - Guitar
*Ryan Delahoussaye - Violin, Mandolin
*Zayra Alvarez - Backing Vocals
*Brian Baker - Engineer, Editing
*David Castell - Flute (on Come in Closer and Three Weeks She Sleeps), Programming, Production, Editing, Synthisizer
*Robert Greeson - Art Direction
*Blue Miller - Guitar, Production, Editing, Mixing, Keyboards
*Mark O'Donoughue - Engineer
*Tim Palmer - Mixing
*Sam Paulos - Executive Producer
*Derek Taylor - Digital Editing

References