Length 54:37 Release date 11 July 2011 | Label Entertainment One Music | |
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Released July 11, 2011 (2011-07-11) Similar Fair to Midland albums, Alternative metal albums |
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Arrows and Anchors is the fourth studio album by the Texas progressive rock band Fair to Midland, released on July 12, 2011, by E1 Music in North America. In Europe, the record was released by Season of Mist the day before. The album was produced, recorded and mixed by Joe Barresi. The record peaked at #65 on the Billboard 200.
Contents
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- Release and promotion
- Reception
- Track list
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
Release and promotion
On April 4, the band debuted the album's first single, "Musical Chairs", on the website ArtistDirect.com. It became available on iTunes on April 18. On May 19, the band released the track "Amarillo Sleeps on My Pillow" for free download on their website.
Reception
The album debuted at no. 65 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling 7,000 copies and marking the band's highest spot on the chart.
Track list
All lyrics written by Darroh Sudderth; all music composed by Fair to Midland.
The live versions of "Rikki Tikki Tavi" and "Uh-Oh" were also released as B-sides on the digital single "Amarillo Sleeps on My Pillow".
No further tracks were recorded for the album, however several songs were considered for the album during pre-production:
Personnel
Songs
1Heavens to Murgatroyd0:44
2Whiskey & Ritalin3:37
3Musical Chairs3:32