''The Swiss Army Romance'' is the debut studio album by American band

Dashboard Confessional Dashboard Confessional is an American rock band from Boca Raton, Florida, led by singer Chris Carrabba. The name of the band is derived from the songThe Sharp Hint of New Tears off their debut album, '' The Swiss Army Romance''. History Early ...

, released in March 2000 by

Fiddler Records Fiddler Records was a small independent record label serving as the launch pad for several artists seminal to the pop, punk and emo genres. Starting as the brainchild of 16-year-old entrepreneur Amy Fleisher Madden in 1996, the label became well ...

Release

It was released through

in March 2000, limited to 1,000 copies. A decision was made shortly afterwards to sell the album to

Drive-Thru Records Drive-Thru Records was a California-based independent record label owned by siblings Richard and Stefanie Reines. The label was partially responsible for popularizing the pop-punk/emo merger sound of the early to mid-2000s. After facing financi ...

. Drive-Thru released the album on November 14, 2000. In 2003, the rights to the record were sold to Chris Carrabba and

Vagrant Records Vagrant Records is an American record label based in California. It was founded in 1995 by Rich Egan and Jon Cohen. The label focuses on rock, but features artists in a variety of other genres including folk, soul, electronic, and pop. It is h ...

and the album was re-issued on April 22, 2003. The re-release included bonus tracks "Hold On" and "This Is a Forgery". The re-release was spurred by the rising popularity of the band and the announcement of the then upcoming album '' A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar''.

Reception

The album was included in ''

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''s 101 Modern Classics list at number 100. It has appeared on a best-of emo album list by ''

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''.

Track listing

All songs written by Chris Carrabba. #"

Screaming Infidelities "Screaming Infidelities" is the first single from Dashboard Confessional's 2001 album '' The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most''. The song was written by lead singer Chris Carrabba. It was originally recorded for the band's 2000 debut album, ...

" – 3:33 #"The Sharp Hint of New Tears" – 3:02 #"Living in Your Letters" – 3:40 #"The Swiss Army Romance" – 3:06 #"Turpentine Chaser" – 3:20 #"A Plain Morning" – 3:40 #"Age Six Racer" – 2:21 #"Again I Go Unnoticed" – 2:24 #"Ender Will Save Us All" – 5:13 #"Shirts and Gloves" – 2:56 ;Bonus tracks #

"Hold On" (re-issue bonus track) – 2:08 #"This Is a Forgery" (re-issue bonus track) – 3:36 #"It's Not Easy" (

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) – 4:02

Personnel

Personnel per booklet. Dashboard Confessional *

Chris Carrabba Christopher Ender Carrabba (born April 10, 1975) is the lead singer and guitarist of the band Dashboard Confessional, lead singer of the band Further Seems Forever, and is the vocalist for the folk band Twin Forks. Early life and education Born ...

– vocals, guitar Additional musicians * John Ralston – additional guitar, backing vocals *

Jolie Lindholm Jolie Lindholm is a singer from Florida, best known for providing backing vocals on numerous Dashboard Confessional albums, as well as the lead vocalist in the indie rock band The Rocking Horse Winner. She later sang in Popvert. She currently ...

– additional backing vocals * James Paul Wisner – keys Production * James Paul Wisner – producer * R.J. Shaughnessy – photography * Keath Moon – graphic design

Chart positions

Album

Singles

References

2000 debut albums Dashboard Confessional albums Fiddler Records albums Vagrant Records albums Albums produced by James Paul Wisner {{2000s-indie-rock-album-stub