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Released
  
October 4, 2005

Artist
  
O.A.R.

Producer
  
Jerry Harrison

Genres
  
Rock music, Rock and roll

Length
  
54:11

Release date
  
4 October 2005

Label
  
Lava Records

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Stories of a Stranger(2005)
  
Live From Madison Square Garden(2007)

Similar
  
OAR albums, Rock music albums

O a r heard the world


Stories of a Stranger is the fifth studio album by American rock band O.A.R. (Of a Revolution). The album was released on October 4, 2005 by Everfine Records and Lava Records, and debuted and peaked at #40 on the Billboard 200.

Contents

Three songs from Stories of a Stranger were released as singles, "Love and Memories" in 2005 as well as "Heard the World" and "Lay Down" in 2006. "Love and Memories" was at the time their best charting single, peaking at #98 in the Pop 100, #30 in the Modern Rock Tracks chart and #18 in the Adult Top 40.

Bonus Disc

A bonus disc was packaged with this album that featured live tracks recorded at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ. The live tracks featured "Heard the World", "Lay Down", and "About Mr. Brown". The CD also included a never released, never performed to date, track titled "Sometimes".

Personnel

O. A. R.

  • Marc Roberge - lead vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitars
  • Richard On - electric guitar, background vocals
  • Benj Gershman - bass guitar
  • Jerry DePizzo - saxophone, electric guitar
  • Chris Culos - drums

    • Additional Musicians

  • Joe Gore - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, lap steel guitar, E-bow
  • Bernie Worrell - piano, Hammond organ, Rhodes piano, synthesizer, clavinet, synth bass, Mellotron
  • Colin Smith - percussion, tambourine, shaker
  • Vincent Nguini - baritone saxophone
  • Jerry Harrison - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, celeste, percussion, drum programming, radio shortwave
  • Lenny Picket - trombone
  • Brian Switzer - trumpet
  • Toby Lightman, Matt Nathanson, Cassidy, Kristen Henderson, Cathy Henderson - additional background vocals
  • Raw Sun - lead & background vocals on "Program Director"

    • Songs

    1Heard the World5:01
    2Love and Memories3:25
    3Wonderful Day3:18

    References

    Stories of a Stranger Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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