Before the Robots

Infobox Album | Name = Before the Robots
Type = Album
Artist = Better Than Ezra


Released = May 30, 2005 (International)
May 31, 2005 (United States)
Recorded = 2004 & 2005
Genre = Alternative
Length = 51:55
Label = Artemis Records
Producer = BTE, Ethan Allen
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:tranqj2eojfa link] | Last album = "Greatest Hits"
(2005)
This album = "Before the Robots"
(2005)
Next album = |

"Before the Robots" is the studio follow-up album to Better Than Ezra's 2001 studio release "Closer" and debut album on Artemis Records. It was released on May 30, 2005, internationally and a day later in North America.

The band enjoyed their biggest success since 1996's "Friction, Baby" on the reworked single "A Lifetime," which first appeared on 2001's "Closer". Additionally, the album track "Juicy" was the featured music in promotions for the second season of the ABC series "Desperate Housewives".

Prior to the album's release, the band offered to autograph all copies of the album pre-ordered through their website.

The album title reportedly came to the band's drummer Travis McNabb in a dream. He dreamt of seeing a UK buzz band called Before the Robots. The next day, he asked fellow band members if there was such a band. Upon finding out there was not, they decided to adopt the phrase for this album's title.

Track listing

# "Burned" – 3:41
# "Daylight" – 3:54
# "A Lifetime" – 3:27
# "It's Only Natural" – 4:16
# "Overcome" – 5:22
# "Special" – 4:03
# "American Dream" – 3:39
# "Our Last Night" – 4:12
# "A Southern Thing" – 4:02
# "Juicy" – 3:53
# "Hollow" – 3:30
# "Our Finest Year" – 4:21
# "Breathless" – 3:35

Personnel

* Kevin Griffin - Vocals, Guitar, Piano
* Tom Drummond - Bass
* Travis Aaron McNabb - Drums

Additional Personnel

* Mark Mullins - Trombone
* Eric Lucero - Trumpet
* Jon Gros - B-3 Organ, Whirly, Rhodes
* Jason Hill - Background Vocals
* Brian Karzcig - Background Vocals