''The First of February'' is the second album by
The Last Wish. It was recorded at Deep Dot Studios in
Houston, Texas
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in the winter of 1994. The title of the album refers to an unusual snowfall in Houston. The songs "Royal Blue", "The First Time", "Still Broken", "Artha", "Cattleprod", and "Whispers" have been performed by
Justin Furstenfeld
Justin Steward Furstenfeld (born December 14, 1975) is an American musician and actor. He is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and lyricist of rock band Blue October. He is also a member of the band Harvard of the South.
Personal life
When not tou ...
and
Blue October
Blue October is an American rock band originally from Houston, Texas. The band was formed in 1995 and is currently composed of singer/guitarist Justin Furstenfeld, drummer Jeremy Furstenfeld, multi-instrumentalist Ryan Delahoussaye, bassist M ...
. "Whispers" was
demoed by Blue October and renamed "Pigtail Pretty Baby". "Still Broken" was re-recorded by Blue October during the sessions for their album ''
Sway
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* Sway, Hampshire, a village and civil parish in the New Forest in England
** Sway railway station, serving the village
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* Sway (British musician) (born 1983), British hip hop/grime singer
* Sway Calloway (born 1 ...
'', but was not included in the final track listing.
Lyrics for the songs on the album were written by Justin Furstenfeld, except ''Regrets'' was written by Greg Hammond, ''Amy's Song'' and ''That Morning'' were written by Amy Immel, and ''Tangerine'' was co-written by Amy Immel and Justin Furstenfeld. Photographs for the album art were taken by Gina Melosi.
Track listing
#"Royal Blue" - 5:11
#"Paris on Paper" - 4:56
#"Amy's Song" - 4:07
#"Turn to Grey" - 4:56
#"The First Time" - 2:58
#"Remember" - 5:16
#"That Morning" - 4:41
#"Autumn Midnight" - 3:17
#"Tangerine" - 6:06
#"Still Broken" - 3:50
#"Regrets" - 4:53
#"Down" - 4:51
#"Hero in Virus" - 5:50
#"Artha" - 1:38
#"Cattleprod" - 5:13
#"Whispers" - 4:44
The Last Wish (band) albums
1995 albums
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