Harry and the Potters and the Power of Love

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Released July 4, 2006 Artist Harry and the Potters Producer Harry and the Potters Genres Wizard rock, Indie rock		Length 42:51 Release date 4 July 2006 Label Harry and the Potters

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Harry and the Potters and the Power of Love, or Power of Love, is the third studio album by indie rock band Harry and the Potters, released on July 4, 2006. The album was primarily inspired by the sixth novel in the Harry Potter book series.

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Writing and recording

In early 2006, Harry and the Potters departed from their proud DIY home recording and sought a studio for their Scarred for Life EP. In the same year, they returned to home recording with the Power of Love but with a bigger sound and with the assistance recording veteran Kevin Micka. This time the band was joined by other musicians (including their sister, Cathy), and together, they recorded the album at April Fog, the basement of Norwood High School, and the DeGeorge Family Living Room in Cambridge, MA.

When the recording sessions for the album were finished, the band had several songs that were left off of the final pressing, including "New Wizard Anthem (Club Mix)" and a new recording of "My Teacher is a Werewolf (Rock Version)," which had originally appeared on their second album. Paul DeGeorge explained that the band had wanted "New Wizard Anthem (Club Mix)" to be a hidden track in the pregap of the album, but the CD manufacturer was unable to do this, and thus it was left off the album. The two songs were later released on the compilation album Priori Incantatem.

Promotion and reception

Critical reception to Harry and the Potters and the Power of Love has been mostly positive.

Melissa Anelli, the webmistress of the popular fansite The Leaky Cauldron, wrote positively about the album's most popular song, "Save Ginny Weasley from Dean Thomas," stating that "no show would be complete without a performance of it" and that "it's [Harry and the Potters] 'Free Bird'."

Track listing

All tracks written by Paul DeGeorge and Joe DeGeorge, except where noted.

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Paul DeGeorge - Vocals, guitar, baritone saxophone and melodica

Joe DeGeorge - Vocals, keyboard, tenor saxophone, glockenspiel and theremin

Studio musicians

Ernie Kim - Drums, Gang vocals on "New Wizard Anthem"

Brian Church - Bass

Juliet Nelson - Cello on "Dumbledore" and "Phoenix Song"

Jeanie Lee - Violin on "Dumbledore" and "Phoenix Song"

Kevin Micka - Guitar Solo on "New Wizard Anthem", Gang vocals on "New Wizard Anthem"

Sean McCarthy - Audio feedback on "(Not Gonna Put On) The Monkey Suit"

Catherine DeGeorge - Whistling on "In Which Draco Malfoy Cries Like a Baby"

Devin King, Mike Gintz, Farhad Ebrahimi, Steeve Mike - Gang vocals

Production

Recorded at April Fog, Cambridge, MA, Norwood High School Basement, and DeGeorge Family Living Room, Norwood, MA

Recorded by Kevin Micka

Produced by Harry and the Potters

Artwork

Design by Georg Pedersen

Songs

1New Wizard Anthem1:51
2Song for the Death Eaters4:33
3Flesh - Blood - and Bone2:58

References

Harry and the Potters and the Power of Love Wikipedia

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