Ideas Above Our Station

2002 studio album by Hundred Reasons
Ideas Above Our Station
Studio album by
Hundred Reasons
Released20 May 2002
RecordedMagic Shop, New York City
  • Mission Sound, New York City
GenreAlternative rock
Length38:41
LabelColumbia
ProducerDave Sardy
Hundred Reasons chronology
Ideas Above Our Station
(2002) 		Shatterproof Is Not a Challenge
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
Drowned in Sound [2]
entertainment.ie [3]
NME [4]
The Guardian [5]

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.[citation needed]

In 2012, the band got together after a three-year break to celebrate the album's ten-year anniversary.[6]

Artwork

The album cover art is a stylised photograph of the Lloyd's Building in London.

Track listing

  1. "I'll Find You"
  2. "Answers"
  3. "Dissolve"
  4. "What Thought Did"
  5. "If I Could"
  6. "Falter"
  7. "Shine"
  8. "Drowning"
  9. "Oratorio"
  10. "Silver"
  11. "Gone Too Far"
  12. "Avalanche"
  13. "Remmus" (Bonus Track)
  14. "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)[7] 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)[8] Gold 100,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ DiGravina, Tim. Ideas Above Our Station at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Album Review: Hundred Reasons - Ideas Above Our Station / Releases / Releases // Drowned in Sound". Archived from the original on 30 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Hundred Reasons - Ideas Above Our Station". Entertainment.ie. 29 May 2002. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Hundred Reasons : Ideas Above Our Station". Nme.com. 12 September 2005. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  5. ^ "CD of the week: Hundred Reasons, Ideas Above Our Station". The Guardian. 17 May 2002. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Hundred Reasons / Hell Is For Heroes / Cable - Thursday 22nd November at London venues (14+) | Banquet Records". Banquet Records. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  8. ^ "British album certifications – Hundred Reasons – Ideas Above Our Station". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
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