Length 57:44 Release date 3 June 2003 | Producer Brenndan McGuire Artist Sam Roberts Label Universal Records | |
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Released June 3, 2003 (CAN)June 17, 2003 (US) Similar Chemical City, Love at the End of the World, Collider, Lo‑Fantasy, Up to Here | ||
Sam roberts band hard road we were born in a flame
We Were Born in a Flame is the debut full-length studio album by Canadian rock musician and singer/songwriter Sam Roberts. A re-recorded version of "Where Have All the Good People Gone?" was released as the album's first single in Canada and had a music video made for it. "Hard Road" was also released as a single with a music video in Canada. The songs "Brother Down" and "Don't Walk Away Eileen" had been previously released as radio/video singles in Canada to promote Roberts' previous EP, The Inhuman Condition. "Brother Down" was also re-recorded for this album. In the United States, "Brother Down" was used to promote the album, while in the United Kingdom, "Don't Walk Away Eileen" was used.
Contents
- Sam roberts band hard road we were born in a flame
- Sam roberts band brother down audio
- Commercial performance
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
Earlier versions of "Brother Down", "Taj Mahal", "The Canadian Dream", "On The Run", "Climb Over Me", and "Paranoia" all previously appeared on Roberts' 2000 independently released Brother Down.
The album won two Juno Awards in 2004: Album of the Year and Rock Album Of The Year. Roberts also won the Juno award for Artist of the Year.
Sam roberts band brother down audio
Commercial performance
We Were Born in a Flame debuted at No. 2 on the Canadian Albums Chart. The album was certified Platinum in Canada in December 2003. By April 2006, the album had sold 145,000 units in Canada.
Track listing
All songs written by Sam Roberts.
Personnel
Songs
1Hard Road4:07
2Where Have All the Good People Gone?4:24
3Brother Down4:24