Ideas Above Our Station
Ideas Above Our Station is the first studio album by the English alternative rock band, Hundred Reasons, released on 20 May 2002 on Columbia Records. The album reached number 6 in the UK Albums Chart and is the band's most commercially successful album to date.
| Ideas Above Our Station | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 20 May 2002 | |||
| Recorded | The Magic Shop, New York City Mission Sound, Brooklyn | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 38:41 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Dave Sardy | |||
| Hundred Reasons chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Drowned in Sound | [2] |
| entertainment.ie | [3] |
| NME | [4] |
| The Guardian | [5] |
In 2012, the band got together after a three-year break to celebrate the album's ten-year anniversary.
Artwork
The album cover art is a stylised photograph of the Lloyd's Building in London.
Track listing
- "I'll Find You"
- "Answers"
- "Dissolve"
- "What Thought Did"
- "If I Could"
- "Falter"
- "Shine"
- "Drowning"
- "Oratorio"
- "Silver"
- "Gone Too Far"
- "Avalanche"
- "Remmus" (Bonus Track)
- "No.5" (Bonus Track)
Personnel
- Andy Bews - drums
- Colin Doran - lead vocals, keyboard
- Andy Gilmour - bass guitar
- Larry Hibbitt - guitar, vocals, lead vocals (chorus of "Shine")
- Paul Townsend - guitar, vocals, lead vocals (verses of "Silver")
- Dave Sardy - producer
- Greg Fidelman - engineering
- Greg Gordon - editing, additional engineering
- Juan Garcia - second engineer
- Peter - second engineer
- Jennifer Paola - production coordinator
- Stephen Marcussen - mastering
- Stewart Whitmore - digital editing
- Steve Gullick - photography
- Dave Goodchild - photography
- Mark Unwin / Precession Industries - design, illustration
Charts
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums (OCC)[6] | 6 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | "I'll Find You" | UK Singles Chart | 37 |
| 2002 | "If I Could" | UK Singles Chart | 19 |
| 2002 | "Silver" | UK Singles Chart | 15 |
| 2002 | "Falter" | UK Singles Chart | 38 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI)[7] | Gold | 100,000* |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- DiGravina, Tim. Ideas Above Our Station at AllMusic
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "Hundred Reasons - Ideas Above Our Station". Entertainment.ie. 29 May 2002. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- "Hundred Reasons : Ideas Above Our Station". Nme.com. 12 September 2005. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- "CD of the week: Hundred Reasons, Ideas Above Our Station". The Guardian. 17 May 2002. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
- "British album certifications – Hundred Reasons – Ideas Above Our Station". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
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