''Lake of Fire'' is the second and final studio album by

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band

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, released in 2006. About six months after the release of this album,

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left the band and the band subsequently broke up. The album reached No. 92 on the Canadian album charts.

Background and release

Although the album was finished recording in 2006 it was only released on

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in November 2006. The physical CD

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not released until February 6, 2007 to coincide with a television show about the band. The music on this album was featured on the four-part

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series ''Shaye, This Is It!'', produced by

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and was aired on

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in May 2007. By the time the series was aired on E! Television that fall, the band had broken up and lost their record deal. In early 2008 the series was nominated for an

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Industry Award for "Broadcast of the Year" In addition to the songs written by Shaye, the album features songs written by notable Canadian

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s Gordie Sampson and Ron Sexsmith.

Track listing

#"I Don't Wanna Die Today" (Kim Stockwood, Damhnait Doyle, Tara MacLean, Jay Joyce) — 3.42 #"Lake of Fire" (Stockwood, Doyle, MacLean, Joyce) — 3.14 #"We Will Not Be Lovers" ( Mike Scott) — 5.06 #"Stay" (Stockwood, Doyle, MacLean, Joyce) — 3.19 #"We are Water" (

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) — 5.11 #"This is the Moment" (Stockwood, Doyle, MacLean, Joyce) — 3.19 #"Ocean of Sorrows" (Stockwood, Doyle, MacLean) — 2.15 #"Someway, Somehow" (

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) — 3.39 #"You're Not Alone" (Stockwood, Doyle, Joyce) — 3.27 #"So Far Gone" (Stockwood, Doyle, MacLean, Joyce) — 4.09 #"I Can't Say" ( Dan Wilson,

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) — 3.36 #"Star" (Stockwood, Doyle, MacLean,

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) — 3.39 #"

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" (

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) — 5.18

Personnel

— vocals *

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— vocals *

Kim Stockwood Kim Stockwood (born 11 November 1965) is a Canadian pop musician, singer and composer originally from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. She has recorded as a solo artist and also as a member of Atlantic Canadian music group Shaye with Damh ...

— vocals *

Jay Joyce John Joseph "Jay" Joyce is an American record producer, songwriter and session musician. In the 1990s, Joyce, with Chris Feinstein and Brad Pemberton, recorded and toured as Iodine and began working as a record producer, working with artists suc ...

— guitar, keyboards, bass, drum box *Kevin Fox — guitar, cello *Stuart Cameron — guitar, lap steel *Peter Fusco — bass *Blake Manning — drums *Stefan Szczesniak — percussion * Bill Bell — guitar, mandolin on "We Will Not Be Lovers" *

— guitar on "Someway, Somehow"

Production

*All tracks produced by Jay Joyce, except for "Ocean of Sorrows" produced, engineered and mixed by Bill Bell at Soleil Studios, Toronto, ON *Engineered by Jason Hall, Jay Joyce at The Orange Lounge, Toronto ON *Assisted by Jason Donkersgoed, Alex Bonenfant, William Sender *Overdubs Recorded at tragedy/tragedy, Nashville TN *All tracks mixed by David Leonard at East Iris Studios, Nashville TN; except "Someway, Somehow" mixed by Jay Joyce and "Ocean of Sorrows" mixed by Bill Bell

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lake Of Fire (Album) 2006 albums Shaye albums Albums produced by Jay Joyce EMI Records albums