''Whisper War'' is the debut studio album by American

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. It was released on April 29, 2008 by

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. The album was produced by Patrick Stump, who also provides vocals on "Bounce", "One of Those Nights", "I'm a Wonder" and sings backing vocals on other songs. Lead singer

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's younger sister, Sophia, is the little girl on the album cover.

Background

The record features

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and Patrick Stump of

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on the first single off the album, "One of Those Nights", which was co-written by Stump. The home videos for "I'll Run" and "One of Those Nights" feature members of Panic! at the Disco, while the latter also features

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and Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy. The song "Bounce" is available through free download and ships as a download code with a new copy of '' Rock Band 2''. Also, "One of Those Nights" is featured as a playable song via an online purchase for the music game ''

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''.

Reception

On May 7, 2008, ''Whisper War'' debuted at number 108 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and at number 1 on the ''

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chart where it stayed on for 17 weeks. The song "Bounce" reached number 69 on the defunct

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airplay chart. By October 2009, the album's sales stood at 67,000.Bell; Harding 2009, p. 57

Track listing

Personnel

- lead vocals * Cash Colligan - bass guitar, backing vocals * Alex Johnson - drums, percussion * Alex T. Marshall - rhythm guitar, piano, backing vocals * Ian Crawford - lead guitar, backing vocals

Charts

Release history

References

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External links

"One of THOSE Nights" music video
on

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"I'll Run" music video
on YouTube {{Authority control 2008 debut albums Fueled by Ramen albums The Cab albums