Hours (Funeral for a Friend album)
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| Released | 14 June 2005 | |||
| Recorded | Studio X and Studio Litho (Seattle, WA) from 12 January to 8 March 2005 | |||
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| Length | 43:15 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
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| Funeral for a Friend chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Hours | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 The cover for the special edition version of Hours. | ||||
Hours is the second album by Welsh post-hardcore band Funeral for a Friend. The album was released on 13 June 2005, through record labels Atlantic and Ferret.
Four singles were released from the album: "Streetcar", "Monsters", "History" and "Roses for the Dead".
Production
The album was produced, recorded and mixed by Terry Date, with co-production by the band.
Release
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AbsolutePunk | 89%[citation needed] |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Kerrang! | [citation needed] |
| Rolling Stone |  [2] |
| NME |   [citation needed] |
| Exclaim.ca | favourable[3] |
Hours was released on 13 June 2005. The album reached number 12 in the UK Albums Chart[4] and was their first album to appear on the US Billboard 200, reaching number 139.[5]
The album produced four singles: "Streetcar", "Monsters", "History" and "Roses for the Dead", all of which charted within the UK top 50.[4]
The album has been released in four versions: standard edition; special edition, with a bonus DVD containing interviews with the band and fans before the band's gig at the Give it a Name festival, and different cover; Japanese edition, with two bonus tracks; and limited Japanese edition with six bonus tracks.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Total length: | 43:15 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Lazarus (In the Wilderness)" | 2:50 |
| 13. | "I am the Arsonist" | 4:55 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Babylon's Burning" (The Ruts cover) | 2:31 |
| 15. | "Sunday Bloody Sunday" (U2 cover) | 4:23 |
| 16. | "The Boys Are Back in Town" (Thin Lizzy cover) | 4:19 |
| 17. | "Pirate Song" (Gameface cover) | 3:46 |
Personnel
- Funeral for a Friend
- Kris Coombs-Roberts – guitar, backing vocals, co-production
- Gareth Davies – bass guitar, backing vocals, co-production
- Matt Davies – vocals, co-production
- Ryan Richards – drums, percussion, unclean vocals, co-production
- Darran Smith – guitar, co-production
- Additional personnel
- Kate Hamilton – phone vocals on "Streetcar"
- Storme, Lisa and Joel – additional vocals on "Streetcar"
- Brian Valentino – additional vocals on "History"
- Josh Evans – addition vocals on "History"
- Terry Date – production, recording, mixing
- Sam Hofstedt – assisted engineering at Studio X
- Floyd Reitsma – assisted engineering at Studio Litho
- Junichi Murakawa – mixing at Bay 7, Los Angeles, California
- Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York City
- John Mitchell – recording of phone vocals at Outhouse Studios, Reading, Berkshire
Singles
| Year | Song title | Chart positions | |||
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| UK Singles | |||||
| 2005 | "Streetcar" | 15[4] | |||
| "Monsters" | 36[4] | ||||
| "History" | 21[4] | ||||
| 2006 | "Roses for the Dead" | 39[4] | |||
References
- ^ a b Loftus, Johnny. "Hours – Funeral for a Friend | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
- ^ Eliscu, Jenny (July 28, 2005). "Funeral for a Friend: Hours : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
- ^ Jasamine White-Gluz (September 2005). "Funeral for a Friend - Hours • Pop & Rock Reviews • exclaim.ca". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f "Funeral for a Friend | Full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
- ^ "Funeral for a Friend – Chart History | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
External links
- Hours at MusicBrainz (list of releases)