''The Chess Hotel'' is the third full-length album from American rock band
The Elms. The album was released May 2, 2006, on
Universal South Records
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.
The album was co-produced by The Elms and David Bianco and marked a stylistic shift in the band's sound towards a heavier, sparse blues-infused sound. Reviews of the album were favorable, and critics likened the album's sound to
The Rolling Stones
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,
Led Zeppelin
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, and
The White Stripes
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.
Track listing
# I Am the World
# Who Puts Rock & Roll in Your Blood?
# Nothin' to Do with Love
# Makes Good Sense
# I Left My Body and Never Came Back
# She's Cold!
# The Chess Hotel
# Bring Me Your Tea
# The Way I Will
# The Downtown King
# Black Peach
# The Towers & the Trains
# I've Been Wrong
Recording
''The Chess Hotel'' was recorded in Franklin, Tennessee at Dark Horse Studios. The album was mixed at Scream Studios in
Los Angeles
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, California.
Personnel
; The Elms
* Owen Thomas - lead vocals, guitar, percussion, songwriting
* Christopher Thomas - drums, percussion
* Thomas Daugherty - lead guitar, vocals
* Nathan W. Bennett - bass guitar, vocals
; Additional
* David Bianco - co-producer, engineer, mix engineer
* Eddie Schreyer - mastering engineer
References
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2006 albums
The Elms (band) albums