Almost Here (The Academy Is album)
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| Almost Here | ||
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| Studio album by The Academy Is... | ||
| Released | February 8, 2005 | |
| Recorded | Wisner Productions (St. Cloud, Florida) | |
| Genre | Rock, pop punk | |
| Length | 32:57 | |
| Label | Fueled by Ramen | |
| Producer(s) | James Paul Wisner | |
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| The Academy Is... chronology | ||
| The Academy EP (2004) |
Almost Here (2005) |
From The Carpet (2006) |
Almost Here is the first full-length album by The Academy Is..., released on February 8, 2005 by Fueled by Ramen. It debuted at #20 of the Billboard Heatseakers chart, as well as #24 of the Billboard Independent Albums chart. The album spawned three singles: "Checkmarks"; "Slow Down", which was chosen through an online poll on the band's website; and "The Phrase that Pays."
[edit] Track listing
(all songs written by William Beckett and Mike Carden with the exception of "Down and Out", which was solely by Beckett)
- "Attention" – 2:53
- "Season" – 3:34
- "Slow Down" – 4:02
- "The Phrase that Pays" – 3:17
- "Black Mamba" – 2:46
- "Skeptics and True Believers" – 2:54
- "Classifieds" – 2:52
- "Checkmarks" – 3:00
- "Down and Out" – 4:30
- "Almost Here" – 3:06
[edit] Personnel
- William Beckett – vocals
- Michael Carden – guitar
- Mike DelPrincipe – drums
- Adrian LaTrace Jr – guitar
- Adam T. Siska – bass
- Andy Mrotek and Thomas Conrad are listed in the liner notes, but were added to the band after the recording of Almost Here to replace DelPrincipe and LaTrace, respectively.
[edit] References
- ↑ The Academy Is...: Artist Chart History. Billboard. Retrieved on 28 December, 2005.
| The Academy Is... |
| William Beckett | Michael Carden | Adam T. Siska | Michael Guy Chislett |
| Mike DelPrincipe | Adrian LaTrace Jr | Tom Conrad |
| Discography |
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| Studio albums: Almost Here (2005) | Santi (2007) |
| EPs: The Academy (2004) | From the Carpet (2006) |
| Other tracks: "Superman" – Sound of Superman (2006) |
| Singles: "Checkmarks" (2005) | "Slow Down" (2006) | "The Phrase that Pays" (2006) | "We've Got a Big Mess on Our Hands" (2007) |
