Hours (album)

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Hours
Studio album by Funeral for a Friend
Released	June 14, 2005
Recorded	Studio X and Studio Litho (Seattle, WA) from January 12 to March 8, 2005
Genre	Post-hardcore, emo
Length	43:15 50:55 (JP Edition) 1:05:55 (Ltd JP Edition)
Label	Atlantic, Ferret
Producer	Terry Date, Funeral for a Friend
Professional reviews
AbsolutePunk (89%) link Allmusic link Kerrang Rockmidgets.com link Rolling Stone link NME (7/10)
Funeral for a Friend chronology
Seven Ways to Scream Your Name (2003) Hours (2005) Tales Don't Tell Themselves (2007)
Singles from Hours
"Streetcar" Released: 2005 "Monsters" Released: 2005 "History" Released: 2005 "Roses for the Dead" Released: 2006
Special edition cover.
The cover for the special edition version of Hours.

Hours is the second album by Welsh rock band Funeral for a Friend. The album was released on June 14, 2005 through Atlantic and Ferret Records.^[1] The album was produced, recorded and mixed by Terry Date, with co-production by the band. Hours is notable for finding Funeral for a Friend showcase its more melodic side, as there is noticeably less screaming on the album as a whole. This album produced four singles, which were "Streetcar", "Monsters", "History" and "Roses For The Dead". The album made #12 in the UK charts going Gold in exactly the same number of weeks "Casually Dressed and Deep In Conversation" took, but spent more weeks on the top 75. It was their first album to appear on the US Billboard 200.

The album has been released in four versions so far:

• Normal Edition
• Special Edition (with bonus DVD and different cover)
• Japanese Edition (with two bonus tracks)
• Limited Japanese Edition (with six bonus tracks)

[edit] Track listing

1. "All the Rage" – 3:37
2. "Streetcar" – 3:37
3. "Roses for the Dead" – 4:06
4. "Hospitality" – 4:44
5. "Drive" – 5:06
6. "Monsters" – 3:29
7. "History" – 4:08
8. "Recovery" – 3:31
9. "The End of Nothing" – 3:19
10. "Alvarez" – 4:16
11. "Sonny" – 3:15

Japanese bonus tracks

1. "Lazarus (In The Wilderness) - 2:50
2. "I am the Arsonist" - 4:55

Limited edition Japanese bonus tracks

1. "Babylon's Burning" - 2:31
2. "Sunday Bloody Sunday" - 4:23
3. "The Boys are Back in Town" - 4:19
4. "Pirate Song" - 3:46

[edit] Bonus DVD

A special edition of the album was released with a bonus DVD containing interviews of the band and fans before the band's gig at the Give It A Name festival.

1. "Streetcar"
2. "Roses for the Dead"
3. "Juneau"

[edit] Personnel

Funeral for a Friend

• Kris Coombs-Roberts – guitar
• Gareth Davies – bass guitar
• Matt Davies – vocals
• Ryan Richards – drums
• Darran Smith – guitar

Details

• Written and performed by Funeral for a Friend
• Produced, recorded and mixed by Terry Date
• Co-produced by Funeral for a Friend
• Recorded at Studio X and Studio Litho (Seattle, WA)
• Assisted engineering by Sam Hofstedt at Studio X and Floyd Reitsma at Studio Litho
• Mixed by Junichi Murakawa at Bay 7 (Los Angeles, CA)
• Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound (New York City, NY)
• Phone vocals on "Streetcar" by Kate Hamilton
• Phone vocals recorded by John Mitchell at Outhouse Studios (Reading, Berkshire)
• Additional vocals on "Streetcar" by Storme, Lisa and Joel
• Additional vocals on "History" by Brian Valentino and Josh Evans
• Managed by Craig Jennings for Sanctuary Artist Management
• Assisted management by Paul Dando
• A&R by Joel De'Ath and Kevin Carvel
• A&R coordination by Conor O'Mahony
• Art direction and design by Asterik Studio, Inc.
• Photography by Jeff Gros
• Booked by Jeremy Holgersen for the Agency Group
• Legal representation by Sarah Waddington for the Simkins Partnership
• Assistant mixing by Eric Bribeaux at Bay 7 (Los Angeles, CA)

[edit] Singles

[edit] References

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