Chroma (album)

Chroma
Studio album by Cartel
Released	September 20, 2005
Recorded	Treesound Studios (Atlanta, Georgia)
Genre	Emo, Pop Punk
Length	49:50
Label	Epic/Militia
Producer	Zack Odom, Kenneth Mount, Cartel
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Cartel chronology
The Ransom EP (2004) Chroma (2005) Live Dudes (2006)

Chroma is Cartel's first full length album. In its first week of release it sold over 3,000 copies becoming record label The Militia Group's most successful new artist release. The hit single Honestly launched the album to the charts including the #1 debut on Soundscan's Alternative New Artist Charts. The album also made it to the top 20 in over 50 independent record store's sales charts.^[1] The band's second single, "Say Anything (Else)", was featured in Madden NFL '07. The last song on this album, "A", quotes many of the previous songs on the album.

Re-release

The band re-released this album on June 13, 2006 under Epic Records. The re-release included new artwork, access to their online fan club, a three song live EP entitled Live Dudes, and an updated version of "Save Us", featuring the entire band backing Pugh on piano.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Say Anything (Else)"	3:51
2.	"Honestly"	3:30
3.	"Runaway"	2:53
4.	"Matter of Time"	3:22
5.	"Burn This City"	4:22
6.	"Save Us"	4:39
7.	"Luckie St"	3:45
8.	"Settle Down"	3:05
9.	"If I Fail"	3:42
10.	"The Minstrel's Prayer"	4:41
11.	"Q"	2:37
12.	"A"	9:45

Credits

• Nic Hudson – guitar
• Julia Kugel – backing vocals
• Kenneth Mount – programming
• Zack Odom – strings
• Joseph Pepper – guitar
• Will Pugh – vocals, guitar, piano, programming
• Ryan Roberts – bass
• Kevin Sanders – drums
• David Webers – trumpet

Reception

The album received moderately good reviews from critics.

Chart performances

Year	Chart	Position
2005	Soundscan's Alternative New Artist	#1
2005	Billboard Heatseeker chart	#2[2]
2005	Billboard 200	140[3]
2005	Billboard's Indie Album chart	#38[4]

References

1. ^ http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=121266
2. ^ "Cartel Album & Song Chart History - Heatseekers". Billboard (magazine). http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/cartel/chart-history/639210?f=324&g=Albums. Retrieved 2010-04-10. 
3. ^ "Cartel Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard (magazine). http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/cartel/chart-history/639210?f=305&g=Albums. Retrieved 2010-04-10. 
4. ^ "Cartel Album & Song Chart History - Independent Albums". Billboard (magazine). http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/cartel/chart-history/639210?f=326&g=Albums. Retrieved 2010-04-10. 

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