Memory Man

Not to be confused with the novel The Memory Man by Lisa Appignanesi.
Not to be confused with the novel Memory Man by David Baldacci.
Memory Man
Studio album by Aqualung
Released March 13, 2007 (US)
March 21, 2007 (Japan)
Recorded May–October 2006 in South London
Genre Piano rock
Length 50:18 (US)
64:09 (Target edition)
Label Columbia
Producer Matt Hales
Ben Hales
Dan Swift
Aqualung chronology
Exclusive iTunes EP 2
(2006)		 Memory Man
(2007)		 Words and Music
(2008)

Memory Man is the third studio album by Aqualung. The album was released on March 13, 2007 in the U.S.. The first single from the album was "Pressure Suit". The album debuted at #88 on the Billboard 200 chart in its first week.

Track listing

  1. "Cinderella" – 4:37
  2. "Pressure Suit" (Hales, Kim Oliver) – 4:56
  3. "Something to Believe In" (Hales, Oliver) – 3:38
  4. "Glimmer" (Hales, Oliver) – 4:00
  5. "Vapour Trail" (Hales, Oliver) – 5:42
  6. "Rolls So Deep" – 4:27
  7. "The Lake" – 4:26
  8. "Black Hole" – 5:04
  9. "Outside" (Hales, Oliver) – 3:56
  10. "Garden of Love" (Ft. Paul Buchanan of The Blue Nile) – 5:55
  11. "Broken Bones" – 3:42

Bonus tracks

12. "Blood on Our Hands"
13. "Human Shield"
12. "Good Times Gonna Come [Live at Portland Theater of Clouds at Rose Garden]"
12. "Blood on Our Hands" – 4:31
12. "Brighter Than Sunshine [Live at St. James' Church Piccadilly]" – 4:36
13. "Another Little Hole [Live at St. James' Church Piccadilly]" – 5:12
14. "Just for a Moment [Live at St. James' Church Piccadilly]" – 3:51

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Entertainment Weekly(B) link

Memory Man has received positive reviews. On the review aggregate site Metacritic, the album currently has a 70 out of 100, indicating "Generally favorable reviews."[1]

Other

The song "Garden of Love" features guest vocals by Paul Buchanan of the Scottish band The Blue Nile.

The song "Something To Believe In" was featured in CSI: Miami's season 5 finale and in a Season 4 episode of The CW One Tree Hill. It has also been featured in The CW and ABC's Gossip Girl and Eli Stone commercials.

The song "The Lake" was used in an episode in the third season of the TV show Grey's Anatomy.

References

  1. ↑ Critic Reviews for Memory Man. Metacritic. Retrieved 19 June 2011.


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