''Time Stand Still'' is the sixth studio album by American rock band

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, released in Europe on September 14, 2007, and released in the US on February 5, 2008.

Background

The Hooters gathered in October 2006 at keyboard player

Rob Hyman Robert Andrew Hyman (born April 24, 1950) is an American singer, songwriter, keyboard and accordion player, producer, arranger and recording studio owner, best known for being a founding member of the rock band The Hooters. Early life Hyman st ...

's Elmstreet Studios, in suburban

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, for the recording of basic tracks, followed by additional recording at guitarist

Eric Bazilian Eric M. Bazilian (born July 21, 1953) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, arranger and producer. Bazilian is a founding member of the rock band The Hooters. He wrote " One of Us", a song first recorded by Joan Osborne in 1 ...

's Red Door Recording studio. Several of the songs on the album had been previewed during the Hooters' live shows in 2005 and 2006, with one of the tracks, "Until You Dare," originally recorded on Bazilian's 2000 solo album ''The Optimist.'' There is a

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of Don Henley's 1984 song " The Boys of Summer" that came about as a result of Hyman and Bazilian being asked to participate in a show for the

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, where bands from the 1980s were asked to play their own songs while also choosing a song that they wished that they had written from the 1980s. After performing the song as part of their live shows the previous two years, they decided to record a studio version for inclusion on the album. The final mixes were completed in May 2007.

Release Schedule

The album was commercially released in

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and Switzerland on September 14, 2007, with pre-release copies available during the band's summer tour of Europe from June through August, featuring shows in

, Sweden,

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and Switzerland. The album was released in the

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on February 5, 2008 and was released in other countries in early 2008.

Track listing

Personnel

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– lead vocals,

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s, bass, mandolin, harmonica,

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, keyboards,

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– lead vocals, piano, keyboards, acoustic guitar, mandolin, accordion,

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– guitar, mandolin, dobro * Fran Smith Jr. – bass, backing vocals *

David Uosikkinen David Uosikkinen (born February 11, 1956) is an American drummer and Internet content manager, best known for being a member of rock band The Hooters. Early life Born in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania, U.S., Uosikkinen grew up in Levittown, Penns ...

– drums ;Technical *Eric Bazilian – producer *Rob Hyman – producer *John O. Senior – engineer *Jesse Honig – assistant engineer *

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– mastering *Paul Hammond – technician *Graham Perry – art direction *Lauren Lyons – photography *Lisa Schaffer – photography *Stephan Kohler, Hans-Georg Krumm, Candy Langbein, Douglas A. Lockard, Brigitte Morgenstern, Graham Perry – live photos

References

External links

TIME STANDS STILL FOR THE HOOTERS CO-FRONTMAN ROB HYMAN
''iF Magazine'', March 6, 2008

'' Daily News'', March 2, 2008
Hooters 'Time' again
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'', February 5, 2008
Still Hooter-Rific
'' Philadelphia Daily News'', February 5, 2008 {{Authority control 2007 albums The Hooters albums Albums produced by Eric Bazilian Albums produced by Rob Hyman