Here We Stand (The Fratellis album)

Here We Stand
Studio album by The Fratellis
Released	6 June 2008 9 June 2008 June 10, 2008
Recorded	2007–2008
Genre	Indie rock
Label	Island
Producer	The Fratellis
The Fratellis chronology
Edgy In Brixton (2007) Here We Stand (2008) Singles from Here We Stand "Mistress Mabel" Released: 26 May 2008 "Look Out Sunshine!" Released: 18 August 2008 "A Heady Tale" Released: 22 December 2008

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	61/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk.net	(77%) link
Allmusic	link
Blender	link
Digital Spy	link
Drowned In Sound	(3/10) link
LAUNCHcast	(8/10) Link
NME	(7/10) link
OMM	link
Pitchfork Media	(3.6/10) link
Rolling Stone	link
Spin	link

Here We Stand is the second studio album by Scottish rock band The Fratellis, following their successful debut Costello Music from 2006. The album was released on 9 June 2008 in the United Kingdom and 10 June 2008 in the United States, and was their first release on Island Records.

Here We Stand reached and peaked at number five in the UK Albums Chart on 15 June 2008.^[2] Each single released off the album included three B-Sides (except for "A Heady Tale" which only included two.) Tell Me a Lie was featured on the EA Sports title FIFA 09, while "My Friend John" was on Forza Motorsport 3. The voiceover work in the commercials was provided by Karl Pilkington

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Jon Fratelli. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"My Friend John"	3:01
2.	"A Heady Tale"	4:53
3.	"Shameless"	3:56
4.	"Look Out Sunshine!"	3:53
5.	"Stragglers Moon"	4:31
6.	"Mistress Mabel"	4:28
7.	"Jesus Stole My Baby[Note 1]"	4:24
8.	"Babydoll"	4:42
9.	"Tell Me a Lie"	3:58
10.	"Acid Jazz Singer"	4:22
11.	"Lupe Brown"	5:27
12.	"Milk and Money"	4:41
13.	"Moriarty's Last Stand[Note 2]"	4:11

1. ^ This song is removed from the album in some countries, but is available for digital download.
2. ^ This track is only on the deluxe version of the album. It can be downloaded separately.

Japanese Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Nobody's Favourite Actor"	4:01
14.	"Ella's In the Band"	4:14

Deluxe Edition

As well as containing the entire album on a CD with bonus track "Moriarty's Last Stand", the deluxe edition also contained a DVD with the following:^[5]

• The Year of the Thief (Documentary)
• Live from Abbey Road (contains "Mistress Mabel", "Flathead" and "Milk and Money")
• Music Videos (contains "Mistress Mabel" and "Look Out Sunshine!")
• Live at the Fillmore, San Francisco (contains entire concert footage)

Personnel

Band Jon Fratelli – Guitar, Piano, Vocals Barry Fratelli – Bass Guitar Mince Fratelli – Drums Additional Personnel Manager: Anthony McGill @ Numb Music Design: Traffic Cover Photography: Chip Simons Band Photography: Scarlett Page Logo: Mark James

Production The Fratellis - Producer Tom Lord-Alge - Mixing engineer Giles Hall and Paul Stacey - Mixing engineer for "Jesus Stole My Baby" at Strangeways studio, London Giles Hall - Mixing engineer for "Moriarty's Last Stand" at Cava Studios, Glasgow Giles Hall and Stuart McCredie - Engineer, assisted by Alan Moffat Recorded at The Playground, Glasgow Published by EMI Music Publishing Mike Mooney - Executive Producer for Island Records Deluxe Version Credits Justin Kreutzmann - Editor and Director of "The Year of the Thief Documentary" Live at the Fillmore - Produced by Kendra Wester, Edited by Seb Lloyd and Sian Fever, Audio Recorded by Tony Brooke.[6] Abbey Road - Produced by Michael Gleason and Peter van Hooke for Live from Abbey Road Ltd.

Charts

Chart	Provider	Position	Sales	Certification
Irish Album Chart	IRMA	13
UK Album Chart	The Official Charts Company	5	100,000+	Gold[7]
US Billboard 200	Billboard	80	10,000+
Swiss Album Chart		25
Australian ARIA Album Chart		20

References

1. ^ http://www.metacritic.com/music/here-we-stand
2. ^ The Fratellis chart at number five with Here We Stand - BBC News
3. ^ Here We Stand: Deluxe Edition Information
4. ^ "Live At The Fillmore" information
5. ^ bpi.co.uk

External links

• Here We Stand review: Daily Music Guide
• Here We Stand at Metacritic