''Paper Tigers'' is the fourth

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Caesars, released on 26 April 2005. The album was released on

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in the United Kingdom,

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in the United States and

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in Japan.Paper Tigers - Caesars

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. Retrieved 13 July 2011. The album contains the re-release of the song "

Jerk It Out "Jerk It Out" is a song by Swedish rock band Caesars. It was released in 2002 (when the band was known as Caesars Palace) as the lead single from their album '' Love for the Streets''; it is also featured on the follow-up ''Paper Tigers'' in re ...

Recording

Recording for ''Paper Tigers'' first began in the winter of 2003 at

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. The sessions then moved to

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's Decibel Studio, in Stockholm. The album was mixed in New York by

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Track listing

Personnel

The following people contributed to ''Paper Tigers:''Paper Tigers - Credits

. Retrieved 23 June 2011

Caesars

* César Vidal – lead vocals, guitar *

– audio Production, guitar, mixing, producer * Nino Keller – Drums, vocals * David Lindquist – bass guitar

Additional personnel

* Hector Araya – strings * Chris Athens – mastering *

– mixing * Lasse Mårtén – engineer * Kristoffer Nergårdh – piano * Pontus Olsson – engineer * Ismail Samie – A&R * Fredrik Wennerlund – photography * Björn Yttling –

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Reception

''Paper Tigers'' has received mixed to positive reviews. On the review aggregate site

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, the album has a 63 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews."Critic Reviews for Paper Tiger

. Retrieved 21 June 2011 David Browne of

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gave the album an A grade, writing that the album was "one meaty, vigorous track after another of modern- Mersey-beat pop..." Browne concluded his review with: "All retro rock should sound this good."Browne, David
Paper Tigers Review

. 18 April 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2011 In another positive review,

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's Dave Simpson wrote that ''Paper Tigers'' "is a treasure waiting to be found by the rest of us," and called the album "simultaneously ecstatic and melancholy."Simpson, Dave
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. 9 December 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2011 On the other hand,

's Heather Phares criticized the album, writing that beyond "

," "It's Not the Fall That Hurts" and "Soulchaser," there were not many other memorable songs on the album.Phares, Heather
Paper Tigers - Caesars

. Retrieved 23 June 2011 Stephen Haag of

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also criticized the album's lack of memorable tracks, writing "If folks are purchasing ''Paper Tigers'' expecting a dozen more tunes like 'Jerk It Out'... they’ll soon find that Caesars is guilty of

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Caesars: Paper Tigers

. 2 May 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2011 In another mixed review, Marc Hogan of

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described the album as "...one or two decent singles surrounded by a bunch of mediocre-or-worse filler."Hogan, Marc
Album Reviews: Caesars: Paper Tigers

. 5 May 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2011

Singles

*"We Got To Leave" - released 16 February 2005.We Got to Leave - Single
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. Retrieved 21 June 2011 *"

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, and as downloadable content for

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Charts

Album

Singles

References

External links

Official Myspace page
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