Fables from a Mayfly: What I Tell You Three Times Is True

Fables from a Mayfly: What I Tell You Three Times Is True
Studio album by Fair to Midland
Released	June 12, 2007
Recorded	Metalworks Studios Mississauga, Ontario
Genre	Alternative metal Progressive metal New Prog Art rock
Length	47:41 47:28 (alternative version) 51:42 (bonus track version)
Label	Serjical Strike Records/Universal Republic
Producer	David Bottrill
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Fair to Midland chronology
The Drawn and Quartered EP (2006) Fables from a Mayfly: What I Tell You Three Times Is True (2007) Arrows and Anchors (2011)
Singles from Fables from a Mayfly: What I Tell You Three Times Is True
"Dance of the Manatee" Released: 2007 "Tall Tales Taste Like Sour Grapes" Released: 2007

Fables from a Mayfly: What I Tell You Three Times Is True is the third full length album by alternative metal band Fair to Midland. It is the band's major label debut after two self-released albums. Fables from a Mayfly was released on Tuesday, June 12, 2007 with its first single to receive radio play being "Dance of the Manatee". Through a fan driven grassroots campaign, the album has sold over 50,000 copies.

Fables from a Mayfly has received largely positive reviews, with IGN calling it "Easily a frontrunner for album of the year." The album reached #137 on the Billboard 200, and #2 on Top Heatseekers.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Darroh Sudderth, all music composed by Fair to Midland.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dance of the Manatee"	4:11
2.	"Kyla Cries Cologne" / "Pre-Versa"	4:01
3.	"Vice/Versa"	3:55
4.	"The Wife, the Kids, and the White Picket Fence"	3:29
5.	"April Fools and Eggmen" / "Ciperion"	4:44
6.	"A Seafarer's Knot"	4:11
7.	"A Wolf Descends Upon the Spanish Sahara"	4:13
8.	"Walls of Jericho"	3:46
9.	"Tall Tales Taste Like Sour Grapes"	4:02
10.	"Upgrade^Brigade" / "When the Bough Breaks"	5:17
11.	"Say When" / "Ozymandius"	5:52
12.	"An Honest Con Man" (iTunes Bonus Track)	4:01

• "Tibet" - (Hidden Track, must rewind CD from beginning to listen)

International Track Listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dance of the Manatee"	4:11
2.	"Kyla Cries Cologne"	3:36
3.	"Vice/Versa"	3:56
4.	"The Wife, the Kids, and the White Picket Fence"	3:30
5.	"April Fools and Eggmen"	3:16
6.	"A Seafarer's Knot"	4:12
7.	"A Wolf Descends Upon the Spanish Sahara"	4:13
8.	"Walls of Jericho"	3:46
9.	"Tall Tales Taste Like Sour Grapes"	4:02
10.	"Upgrade^Brigade"	3:54
11.	"Say When" / "Ozymandius"	5:55
12.	"Orphan Anthem '86" (Original Demo)	5:03
Total length:		47:28

The international version of the album contain "Orphan Anthem '86," previously featured on inter.funda.stifle and The Drawn and Quartered EP, and are missing the instrumentals that appear between listed songs, with the exception of "Ozymandius" after "Say When." It also does not feature the hidden track before Dance of the Manatee.

Studio outtakes

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Pour the Coal to 'er" (unreleased)
2.	"Proof Is a Punchline" (unreleased; instrumental only)
3.	"Musical Chairs" (unreleased; instrumental only)
4.	"Orphan Anthem '86" (unreleased; instrumental only)

"Pour the Coal to' er" was considered for release on the European edition of the album, but it was eventually dropped. It is therefore the only outtake that was fully mixed and mastered. This rendition is reportedly different lyrically than the one released on some versions of the band's fourth studio album Arrows and Anchors, but does still feature a children's choir singing the bridge.

The three other outtakes don't feature any vocals, due to limitations in studio time. The re-recording of Orphan Anthem'86 turned out "too experimental" according to the band and was subsequently dropped early in the recording process. Whereas three of the outtakes were released as different renditions, "Proof is a Punchline" remains completely unreleased.

Early versions with guide vocals of "Pour the Coal to'er" and "Musical Chairs" have leaked.

Personnel

Fair to Midland

• Brett Stowers (drums)
• Cliff Campbell (guitar)
• Darroh Sudderth (vocals)
• Jon Dicken (bass)
• Matt Langley (keys)

Additional Musicians

• Viola and violin on "Tall Tales Taste Like Sour Grapes" and "Walls of Jericho" by Claudio Vena

Production

• All songs published by Spreading Love with a Boxing Glove Music
• Album artwork by James Riches
• Produced & Mixed by David Bottrill
• Executive Producer: Serj Tankian
• Pro Tools Editing/Data Management and Assistant to David Bottrill: David Stephan
• Bandtracks recorded at Metalworks Studios, Mississauga, Ontario
• Bandtracks engineered by Ian Bodzasi
• Assisted by Dan Argument
• Drum Tech: Adrian Gorizzan
• Pro Tools Editing Bandtrack: Jag Tanna
• Overdubs recorded at Rattle Box Studios, Toronto
• Mixed at Larrabee North Studios, North Hollywood
• Mix assisted by Katia Lewin
• Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering and DVD
• Management: Esther Creative Group - Tom Sarig, Frank Hill, and Anna Jacobson-Leong
• A&R: Tom Kackey and George Tonikian
• Legal: Ben McLane, Esq. at McLane & Wong
• Booking: The Agency Group - Tim Borror, Josh Kline, and Leah Peterson