Ideas Above Our Station
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| Ideas Above Our Station | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 20, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | The Magic Shop, New York City Mission Sound, Brooklyn | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 38:41 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Dave Sardy | |||
| Hundred Reasons chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Drowned in Sound |   [2] |
| entertainment.ie | [3] |
| NME | [4] |
| The Guardian | [5] |
Ideas Above Our Station is the first studio album by the English alternative rock band, Hundred Reasons, released on May 20, 2002, on Columbia Records. The album reached #6 in the UK album chart and is the band's most commercially successful album to date.[citation needed]
In 2012, the band got together after a three-year break to celebrate the album's ten-year anniversary.[citation needed]
Artwork
The album cover art is a stylised photograph of the Lloyd's Building in London.
Track listing
- "I'll Find You"
- "Answers"
- "Dissolve"
- "What Thought Did"
- "If I Could"
- "Falter"
- "Shine"
- "Drowning"
- "Oratorio"
- "Silver"
- "Gone Too Far"
- "Avalanche"
- "Remmus" (Bonus Track)
- "No.5" (Bonus Track)
Personnel
- Andy Bews - drums
- Colin Doran - lead vocals, keyboard
- Andy Gilmour - bass guitar
- Larry Hibbitt - guitar, vocals, lead vocals (chorus of "Shine")
- Paul Townsend - guitar, vocals, lead vocals (verses of "Silver")
- Dave Sardy - producer
- Greg Fidelman - engineering
- Greg Gordon - editing, additional engineering
- Juan Garcia - second engineer
- Peter - second engineer
- Jennifer Paola - production coordinator
- Stephen Marcussen - mastering
- Stewart Whitmore - digital editing
- Steve Gullick - photography
- Dave Goodchild - photography
- Mark Unwin / Precesssion Industries - design, illustration
Charts and certifications
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
Certification | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart[6] | 6 | RIAA: Gold | 200,000 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | "I'll Find You" | UK Singles Chart | 37 |
| 2002 | "If I Could" | UK Singles Chart | 19 |
| 2002 | "Silver" | UK Singles Chart | 15 |
| 2002 | "Falter" | UK Singles Chart | 38 |
References
- ^ DiGravina, Tim. Ideas Above Our Station at AllMusic
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ #27 in NME Albums Of The Year
- ^ [3]
- ^ "Official Charts - Hundred Reasons - Ideas Above Our Station". Official Charts. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
