''We Were Born in a Flame'' is the debut full-length studio album by
Canadian
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...
rock musician and singer/songwriter
Sam Roberts. A re-recorded version of "
Where Have All the Good People Gone?" was released as the album's first single in Canada and had a music video made for it. "Hard Road" was also released as a single with a music video in Canada. The songs "
Brother Down" and "Don't Walk Away Eileen" had been previously released as radio/video singles in Canada to promote Roberts' previous EP, ''
The Inhuman Condition
''The Inhuman Condition'' is the first solo studio release by Canadian musician Sam Roberts, released in 2002. The tracks featured reworked versions of his demo "Brother Down" together with producer and percussionist Jordon Zadorozny. The EP pe ...
''. "Brother Down" was also re-recorded for this album. In the United States, "Brother Down" was used to promote the album, while in the United Kingdom, "Don't Walk Away Eileen" was used.
Earlier versions of "Brother Down", "Taj Mahal", "The Canadian Dream", "On The Run", "Climb Over Me", and "Paranoia" all previously appeared on Roberts' 2000 independently released ''Brother Down''.
The album won two
Juno Awards in 2004:
Album of the Year and
Rock Album Of The Year. Roberts also won the Juno award for
Artist of the Year
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Overview
Through several rounds of regional comp ...
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Commercial performance
''We Were Born in a Flame'' debuted at No. 2 on the
Canadian Albums Chart. By April 2006, the album had sold 145,000 units in Canada. The album was certified Double Platinum in Canada on May 14. 2018.
Track listing
All songs written by
Sam Roberts.
Personnel
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Sam Roberts - Vocals and all instruments (except drums)
*George Donoso - Drums on all tracks (except "Don't Walk Away Eileen")
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Jordan Zadorozny - Drums on "Don't Walk Away Eileen"
*Corey Zadorozny - Additional Percussion
*Eric Fares - Additional keyboard
*James Hall - Additional guitar
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Dave Nugent - Backing vocals
Notes
2003 debut albums
Sam Roberts albums
Juno Award for Rock Album of the Year albums
Juno Award for Album of the Year albums
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