''Some Mad Hope'' is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter

Matt Nathanson Matthew Adam Nathanson (born March 28, 1973) is an American singer-songwriter whose work is a blend of Folk music, folk and rock and roll music. In addition to singing, he plays acoustic (sometimes a 12-string) and electric guitar, and has play ...

, released on August 14, 2007, on

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. It peaked on the ''Billboard'' 200 at #60, and peaked at 3 on the Top Independent Albums. ''Some Mad Hope'' was Nathanson's first album for Vanguard Records, and contained two singles that became

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Come On Get Higher "Come On Get Higher" is a song co-written by Matt Nathanson and Mark Weinberg. It was recorded by Nathanson and released as the second single from his album ''Some Mad Hope'' in 2008. The song had commercial success, reaching the ''Billboard'' H ...

". In September 2008, Vanguard Records announced "All We Are" and "To the Beat of Our Noisy Hearts" as future singles. The city skyline that's featured on the album's cover is that of Los Angeles. As of August 2016, the album has sold 500,000 copies. Come On Get Higher was certified 2x Multi-Platinum on September 16, 2016. The "Car Crash" song is also a sample song on Philips GoGear RaGa.

Track listing

Personnel

– vocals, guitar *

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– electric and string bass * Aaron Tap – guitar *

Jason McGerr Jason McGerr (born July 19, 1974) is an American musician, best known as the drummer for the band Death Cab for Cutie. Musical career Early years McGerr was born and raised in Bellingham, Washington. At age ten, he began learning to play the ...

– drums, percussion (tracks 2, 4, 7, 8, 12) *

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– drums, percussion (tracks 1, 3, 5, 9, 10, 11) *

Jim McGorman Jim McGorman (born c. 1974), a native of Philadelphia, is an American musician, songwriter/producer and multi-instrumentalist: guitarist, keyboardist, vocalist and drummer. McGorman is best known for his work with the House Band on the CBS televi ...

– guitar (tracks 1, 3, 5, 9, 11), keys (3, 5, 11), background vocals on track 1 * Michael Chaves – guitar (tracks 2, 4, 7, 8, 10, 12) * Ben West – piano, keys (tracks 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12) *

Suzie McNeil Susan Jane "Suzie" McNeil is a Canadian pop rock singer and songwriter. After garnering attention as a contestant on Rock Star: INXS in 2005, McNeil began pursuing a musical career and released her debut album, '' Broken & Beautiful'', on Apri ...

– background vocals on tracks 6 & 11 *

Marshall Altman Marshall Noah Altman is a Nashville-based A&R for Nettwerk Music Group, and a record producer and songwriter who owns the Galt Line studio in Nashville, Tennessee. He was formerly an A&R person for such labels as Capitol Records, Hollywood Recor ...

– percussion, background vocals (tracks 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12) * Mark Weinberg – electric guitar (tracks 9 & 10)

References

2007 albums Matt Nathanson albums Albums produced by Marshall Altman Vanguard Records albums {{2007-rock-album-stub