Here's to the Mourning

Infobox Album |
Name = Here's to the Mourning
Type = Album
Artist = Unwritten Law


Released = February 1, 2005
Recorded = 2004
Genre = Post-grunge, alternative rock, hard rock
Length = 46:15
Label = Lava
Producer = Josh Abraham, Sean Beavan, Linda Perry
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:7kd6vwpwa9tk link]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|2|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/_/id/6847753/unwrittenlaw?pageid=rs.Artistcage&pageregion=triple1 link] |
Last album = "Music in High Places" (2003)
This album = "Here's to the Mourning" (2005)
Next album = "The Hit List" (2007)

"Here's to the Mourning" is the fifth album by the San Diego, California rock band Unwritten Law, released in 2005 by Lava Records. Much of the lyrics on the album were co-written by singer/songwriter Aimee Allen. She and singer Scott Russo soon began a romantic relationship and formed the side project Scott & Aimee. [cite web
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accessdate =2007-08-02 ] Allen and Linda Perry contributed to the writing of the album's lead single "Save Me (Wake Up Call)," which reached #5 on US modern rock charts. Overall the album reached #51 on the Billboard 200, becoming the highest-ranking album of the band's career.

When the band began to record the album they were without a drummer (founding drummer Wade Youman had been expelled from the band in 2003). They were joined in the studio by Adrian Young of No Doubt and Tony Palermo of Pulley who filled in on drums for the recording. The band got along so well with Palermo that by the time of the album's release he had joined as their permanent drummer. "Here's to the Mourning" was also the band's last album with original guitarist Rob Brewer, who was ejected from the group in March 2005, a month after the album's release.

Several songs from the album appeared in soundtracks to video games released that same year. "Celebration Song" was used in ' and "MX vs. ATV Unleashed", "F.I.G.H.T." was used in "Burnout Revenge" and '. "Get Up" was preloaded onto Xbox 360 premium pack hard drives and was also used in the trailer for "Indigo Prophecy".

The album contains a "hidden track" entitled "Machine," which appears on track 12 following "Walrus."

Track listing

All lyrics by Russo & Aimee Allen. Music as indicated.
#"Intro" (Russo) - 0:50
#"Get Up" (Russo/Morris) - 4:11
#"Celebration Song" (Russo/Brewer) - 3:41
#"Because of You" (Russo/Phil Jamieson/Nick Wright) - 3:03
#"Lost Control" (Morris) - 2:53
#"Save Me (Wake Up Call)" (Russo/Linda Perry/Allen) - 3:31
#"I Like the Way" (Russo) - 2:58
#"Slow Dance" (Russo/Kim) - 3:11
#"She Says" (Russo/Jamieson) - 3:59
#"Rejection's Cold" (Kim) - 4:01
#"F.I.G.H.T." (Russo) - 2:48
#"Walrus" (Russo) / "Machine" (Kim) - 11:09

Performers

*Scott Russo - vocals
*Steve Morris - guitar, backing vocals
*Rob Brewer - guitar
*Pat "PK" Kim - bass
*Adrian Young - drums on tracks 3, 4, 10-12 & "Machine"
*Tony Palermo - drums on tracks 1, 2 & 5-9
*John Krovoza - cello on "Walrus"
*Tom Vos - violin on "Walrus"
*Ben Rosen - programming on tracks 2, 6-9, 11 & 12

Album information

*Record label: Lava Records
*Produced and mixed by Sean Beavan for SOS Management except:
**"Celebration Song" and "Because of You" produced by Josh Abraham and Sean Beavan
**"Save Me (Wake Up Call)" produced by Linda Perry and Sean Beavan
*Engineered by Critter, Sean Beavan, and Zach Barnhorst
*Assistant engineers: Zach Barnhorst, Jay Groin, James Murray, and Alex Pavlides
*Recorded at:
**Ocean Recording Studios in Burbank, California
**Glenwood Place Studios in Burbank, California
**The Blue Room in Laurel Canyon, California
**Pulse Studio in Hollywood, California
**Royaltone Studio in Burbank, California
**Sound Wherehouse in Sherman Oaks, California
*Mixed at Blue Room Studios by Sean Beavan
*Mastered by Brian Gardener at Bernie Grundman Mastering
*All music written by Scott Russo except:
**"Lost Control" by Steve Morris
**"Rejection's Cold" and "Machine" by Pat Kim
**"Get Up" by Russo and Morris
**"Slow Dance" by Russo and Kim
**"Because of You" by Russo, Phil Jamieson, and Nick Wright
**"She Says" by Russo and Jamieson
**"Save Me (Wake Up Call)" by Russo, Linda Perry, and Aimee Allen
**"Celebration Song" by Russo and Rob Brewer
*All lyrics by Scott Russo with additional lyrics by Aimee Allen
*Additional lyrics on "I Like the Way" by Phil Jamieson

Chart positions

Singles - Billboard (North America)

References