''The Wee Hours Revue'' is the major label debut album by
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alternative rock band
Roman Candle, released in
2006
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.
Background and production
Many of the songs were reworked from their debut recording ''Says Pop'', which was released in 2002 via a small independent label, Outlook Music, run by NFL
defensive end Trevor Pryce. The band was later signed to a contract by
Hollywood Records
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, who paid to re-record their album but set it on the shelf for two years before dropping the band altogether.
V2 Records stepped in and bought the rights to the re-recorded tracks and set a June 20, 2006 release date for the record.
The album was recorded predominantly in
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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, at
Chris Stamey's studio, Modern Recording. Both Chris Stamey and Roman Candle are credited as producing the album. The thirteen tracks were mixed by a host of mixer-producers, including
Tony Hoffer,
John Alagia
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, John Agnello,
John Plymale
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, Chris Stamey, and Tim Harper.
Track listing
All songs written by
Roman Candle.
#"Something Left to Say" – 4:14
#"You Don't Belong to This World" – 3:49
#"Another Summer" – 3:14
#"I Didn't Mind it at All" – 4:22
#"New York This Morning" – 3:35
#"Help Me if You Can" – 4:01
#"Baby's Got it in the Genes" – 3:20
#"Winterlight" – 3:52
#"I've Got a Reason" – 3:52
#"Merciful Man" – 3:56
#"Sookie" – 5:25
#"From an Airplane Window" – 4:37
#"Driving at Morning" – 4:02
References
"The Independent" Cover StoryOfficial website
External links
Roman Candle Myspace PageRoman Candle official site
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2006 debut albums
Roman Candle (band) albums
V2 Records albums