''The Great American Midrange'' is the fourth and final original full-length album from American rock band
The Elms. The album was released via the band's own Trust, Inc., label on September 15, 2009, and is the highest-charting album of The Elms' career, entering the Billboard Heatseekers chart at #18 during the week of October 3, 2009.
The album's first single and video were for the song "Back to Indiana." The song had its national premiere during
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motorcar race. The song was also named official theme song of the 2010 Big 10 Men's College Basketball Tournament. Album track "The Shake" appeared on
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Track listing
# Strut
# Unless God Appears First
# County Fair
# The Wildest Heart
# Long Gone
# The Shake
# The Good Guys
# The Little Ways
# Back to Indiana
# This Is How the World Will End
# Thunderhead
# A Place in the Sun
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exclusive:
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Dog Days
;Amazon exclusive:
# Lily
;Rhapsody exclusive:
# Track-by-track synopsis from Owen Thomas
Recording
Recording sessions took place in February and March 2009 at Warner Studios in Nashville, Tennessee
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. The album was mixed at Studio X in Seattle
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, Washington, in April 2009.
Personnel
The Elms
*Owen Thomas – vocals, guitar, songwriting
*Christopher Thomas – drums, percussion
*Thomas Daugherty – guitar
*Nathan W. Bennett – bass guitar
Additional personnel
*Brent Milligan – producer, engineer
*Andrew Bazinet – engineer
*David Alan – keyboards
*Adam Kasper – mix engineer
*Sam Hofstedt – assistant engineer
*Bob Ludwig – mastering engineer
*Cliff Ritchey – photography
*Marshall Jones – design
References
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2009 albums
The Elms (band) albums