...Is a Real Boy

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...Is a Real Boy
Studio album by Say Anything
Released August 3, 2004
February 28, 2006 (re-issue)
October 23, 2007 (vinyl)
October 7, 2008 (vinyl re-issue)
Recorded 2004–2005
Genre Emo
Pop punk
Indie rock
Length 57:55
82:31 (2006 re-issue)
86:01 (vinyl)
Label Doghouse Records
J Records (2006 re-issue)
Producer Max Bemis, Tim O'Heir, Stephen Trask
Professional reviews
Say Anything chronology
For Sale...
(2004)		 ...Is a Real Boy
(2004)		 In Defense of the Genre
(2007)
Singles from ...Is a Real Boy
  1. "Alive with the Glory of Love"
    Released: September 11, 2006
  2. "Wow, I Can Get Sexual Too"
    Released: January 30, 2007

...Is a Real Boy is the second full-length release by Say Anything.

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[edit] General

...Is a Real Boy was released on August 3, 2004 through Doghouse Records.[1] According to the album's liner notes, ...Is a Real Boy was originally intended to be a rock opera, with spoken narratives and interludes between all the songs. One tentative title for the album was Zona! Zona![2]

"Alive with the Glory of Love" and "Wow, I Can Get Sexual Too" were the album's singles, released on September 11, 2006[3] and January 30, 2007[4] respectively. Several songs from ...Is a Real Boy and their corresponding demos—including "Belt," "Every Man Has a Molly," "Spidersong," and "Alive with the Glory of Love"—have been released on compilations.

A promotional 7" vinyl to be released via ECA Records (originally on July 15, 2003) and a split EP were planned.[2] However, the promotional vinyl and split were never released, although both tracks from the vinyl, an acoustic version of "Belt" (complete with alternate lyrics and a tirade about indie labels by Bemis at the end of the song) along with "You Help Them" (from Menorah\Majora) can be downloaded from Say Anything's online forum.[5]

Though mistaken by many as the band's debut album, ...Is A Real Boy is actually their second album. The commercially unknown Baseball album which was the band's debut album had a limited number of prints that sold out within a few years and had been released under the band's old typeset "Sayanything" and none of the songs of Baseball were being played live.

[edit] Reissues

The band signed to J Records following the initial release of the album, resulting in a reissue on February 28, 2006. The bonus disc included with the reissue, ...Was a Real Boy, features seven tracks that were originally from an eight-track EP known unofficially as the Say Anything vs. AIDS demos. As noted in the reissue's liner notes, the EP, which was recorded in Kevin Seaton's garage, was scrapped by Bemis as he did not feel the band was popular enough to sufficiently support such a cause.

A second reissue came in the form of a "double gatefold 12-inch LP" released by Doghouse Records on October 23, 2007, which included all tracks from the original reissue plus an extra track, "Walk Through Hell," originally from the Menorah\Majora EP. This release included a green record and a black record. Only 1,000 copies of the album were printed.[6][7]

Doghouse Records released the third re-issue of the album on October 7, 2008. Like the previous release, the version was on vinyl only and was limited to 1,000 copies. Unlike the previous release, all 1,000 copies of the record were intended to be on white vinyl. However, due to a plant error, about 150 copies were pressed onto black vinyl.[8][9]

[edit] Critical reception

...Is a Real Boy received mostly positive reviews. Absolutepunk.net's Jason Tate stated that "If you sit there and read those last lines and go, 'holy shit, that was amazing' this album will become your favorite record of all time."[10] Allmusic also gave much acclaim to the album, saying "...Is a Real Boy comes off as an impressively well-done, multifaceted effort that deserves multiple spins and makes Say Anything truly a band to watch."[11]

[edit] Track listing

All lyrics written by Max Bemis with the exception of "Metal Now," which was written by Bemis and Kevin Sachs (Casper Adams), according to the album's liner notes.

[edit] Original Release: ...Is a Real Boy

  1. "Belt" – 4:59
  2. "Woe" – 3:55
  3. "The Writhing South" – 4:46
  4. "Alive with the Glory of Love" – 4:15
  5. "Yellow Cat (Slash) Red Cat" – 5:18
  6. "The Futile" – 2:45
  7. "Spidersong" – 3:57
  8. "An Orgy of Critics" – 3:55
  9. "Every Man Has a Molly" – 3:05
  10. "Slowly, Through a Vector" – 4:40
  11. "Chia-Like, I Shall Grow" – 4:56
  12. "I Want to Know Your Plans" – 5:12
  13. "Admit It!!!" – 6:12

[edit] Reissue bonus disc: ...Was a Real Boy

  1. "Wow, I Can Get Sexual Too" – 3:00
  2. "Little Girls" – 3:53
  3. "Most Beautiful Plague" – 4:53
  4. "It's a Metaphor, Fool" – 2:51
  5. "Total Revenge" – 3:27
  6. "Metal Now" – 2:44
  7. "I Will Never Write an Obligatory Song About Being on the Road and Missing Someone" – 3:49

[edit] Vinyl bonus track

  1. "Walk Through Hell" – 3:30

This is a rerecording of an earlier version appearing on Menorah\Majora, and it also appears on the various artists compilations Punk the Clock 3 and Alternative Press Play, Vol. 1: Back to School.

[edit] Chart performance

[edit] Album

Year Chart Position
2007 Top Heatseekers[12] 8

[edit] Singles

Year Single Chart Position
2006 Alive with the Glory of Love Hot Modern Rock Tracks[13] 28

[edit] Credits

According to the liner notes:

Additional credits, also from the liner notes:

  • Stephen Trask: additional keyboard and piano on ...Is a Real Boy
  • Casey Prestwood – additional guitar and slide guitar on ...Is a Real Boy
  • Casper Adams - vocals and guitar on "Metal Now"
  • Ariel Rechtshaid: keyboard and programming on "Wow, I Can Get Sexual Too"
  • Additional Vocals on ...Is a Real Boy: Caitlin Broderick, Patrick Carrie, Kyle Fischer, Robb MacLean, Robert Mann, Adrienne Pearson, Vanessa Peters, Blair Shehan, and Sierra Swan
  • Gang vocals on ...Is a Real Boy: Casper Adams, Dan DeLauro, Aaron Farley, Carrick Moore Garety, Morgan Silver Greenberg, Paul Jeffrey, Tim O'Heir, Nick Panama, Austin Peters, Matt Rubin, Kevin Seaton, Bryan Sheffield, Claire Weiss, and Jeremy Weiss

[edit] References

  1. ^ Say Anything Artist Bio
  2. ^ a b Say Anything's web site from April 2003, courtesy of the Internet Archive
  3. ^ Alive with the Glory of Love: Music: Say Anything
  4. ^ Max Makes Me Touch Myself
  5. ^ conversation with artist of album artwork
  6. ^ "Vinyl Release Information". Doghouse Records. http://www.doghouserecords.com/v11/link_releasesDetail.php?detailID=123&bandID=Say%20Anything. Retrieved 2008-08-28. 
  7. ^ Beres, Corey (2008-08-28). "...Is a Real Boy vinyl". Say Anything docs @ icorey.com. http://icorey.com/sadocs.html. Retrieved 2008-08-28. 
  8. ^ "Vinyl from Doghouse Records". Doghouse Records. 2008-10-02. http://www.doghouserecords.com/v11/link_artistsDetail.php?bandID=Say%20Anything. Retrieved 2008-11-13. 
  9. ^ "Say Anything Vinyl: Pressing Plant Error". Doghouse Records. 2008-11-05. http://www.doghouserecords.com/v11/link_artistsDetail.php?bandID=Say%20Anything. Retrieved 2008-11-13. 
  10. ^ Tate, Jason. "Say Anything - ...Is a Real Boy. Absolutepunk.net. November 20, 2005. Retrieved December 29, 2007.
  11. ^ Apar, Corey. "...Is a Real Boy > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved December 29, 2007.
  12. ^ Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Say Anything: Albums
  13. ^ Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Say Anything: Singles
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Evan Span · Michael Levin · Josh Eichenstein · Dan DeLauro · Kevin Seaton · Casper Adams · Andy Jackson
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