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Chemical City Studio album by Sam Roberts Released April 11, 2006 Recorded 2004-2005 Genre Rock Length 47:50 Label Universal Music Canada Producer Joseph Donovan Sam Roberts chronology We Were Born in a Flame
(2003)Chemical City (2006) Love at the End of the World
(2008)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1] CHARTattack [2] Jam! [3] Chemical City is an album by Canadian musician Sam Roberts, released in Canada on April 11, 2006, and in the United States on May 16, 2006. This is the second album release by Roberts. The album debuted at #3 on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 10,000 units in its first week.[4]
The first single from the album is "The Gate". The second single from the album is "Bridge To Nowhere". The third single from the album is "With A Bullet".
Sarnia, Ontario is sometimes called Chemical City, and is rumoured to be the inspiration for the album title.
Contents
Track listing
All songs written by Sam Roberts
- "The Gate" – 5:57
- "Bridge to Nowhere" – 3:09
- "With a Bullet" – 4:00
- "Mind Flood" – 8:09
- "Uprising Down Under" (featuring Matt Mays on guitar and vocals) – 4:35
- "Mystified, Heavy" – 4:50
- "An American Draft Dodger in Thunder Bay" – 3:13
- "The Bootleg Saint" – 4:08
- "The Resistance" – 5:13
- "A Stone Would Cry Out" – 4:36
- "Fall Before You Finish" (Japanese Bonus Track) - 4:27
- "Embrace Moi" (Japanese Bonus Track) - 3:12
Certifications
Country Certification Sales/shipments Canada Gold[5] 50,000 References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ CHARTattack review
- ^ Jam! review
- ^ "Sam Roberts' 'City' enters at No. 3". Jam!. http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/R/Roberts_Sam/2006/04/19/1540673.html. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
- ^ CRIA Gold & Platinum certifications for November 2006. Retrieved July 25, 2007.
External links
- Chemical City - Chemical City Official Site
Sam Roberts Albums EPs The Inhuman Condition · Rolling Stone Original (download only) · Sympatico MSN Live @ The Orange Lounge (download only)Limited edition albums Singles "Brother Down" · "Don't Walk Away Eileen" · "Where Have All the Good People Gone?" · "Hard Road" · "The Gate" · "Bridge to Nowhere" · "With a Bullet" · "Them Kids" · "Detroit '67" · "Fixed To Ruin" · "I Feel You"Featured singles "I'm Running" · "Wavin' Flag"Related articles Categories:- 2000s rock album stubs
- 2006 albums
- Sam Roberts albums
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