Aliens & Rainbows is the debut album

Album

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 by the American pop rock

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 singer-songwriter Ferras

Ferras

Ferras Alqaisi , known as Ferras, is a Jordanian-American Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter who has signed with EMI as part of Capitol Records.-Career:Ferras grew up feeling out of place in a small Illinois town called Gillespie...

. It was released digitally on iTunes

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 on March 11, 2008, but wasn't released to stores in CD format until April 1, 2008. The album is preceded by lead single "Hollywood's Not America

Hollywood's Not America

"Hollywood's Not America" is a song by American pop singer/songwriter Ferras and is featured on his debut studio album, Aliens & Rainbows. It was released on January 29, 2008, as the lead single from that album....

", as featured on reality TV show American Idol

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The album's second single was the track "Liberation Day". Unfortunately, it failed to chart.

The album's third and possible final single off the album is the track "Rush". It has so far gained more radio airplay and more attention than previous single Liberation Day. Ferras has since done a live version of the song with pop singer Katy Perry

Katy Perry

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. Aliens & Rainbows charted at 97 on the billboard 200 selling 5,245 copies. It has since sold over 27,000 copies.

Track listing

All tracks by Ferras

Ferras

Ferras Alqaisi , known as Ferras, is a Jordanian-American Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter who has signed with EMI as part of Capitol Records.-Career:Ferras grew up feeling out of place in a small Illinois town called Gillespie...

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1. "Liberation Day" – 3:28
2. "Aliens & Rainbows" – 3:59
3. "Something About You" – 4:08
4. "Hollywood's Not America
   Hollywood's Not America
   "Hollywood's Not America" is a song by American pop singer/songwriter Ferras and is featured on his debut studio album, Aliens & Rainbows. It was released on January 29, 2008, as the lead single from that album....
   
   " – 3:15
5. "Everybody Bleeds The Same" – 3:35
6. "Rush" (Alqaisi) – 4:21
7. "My Beautiful Life" – 4:35
8. "Soul Rock" – 4:15
9. "Blame Blame Blame" – 3:01
10. "Dear God" (Alqaisi) – 3:39
11. "Don't Give Up" – 4:10
12. "Take My Lips (Acoustic)" (Alqaisi) – 3:30

Personnel

• Mark Adelman – executive producer, management
• Chris Anokute – executive producer, A&R
• Charlie Bisharat – violin
• Ruth Bruegger – violin
• Carole Castillo – viola
• Lauren Christy – producer
• Larry Corbett – cello
• Brian Dembow – viola
• Graham Edwards – producer
• Jason Flom – executive producer
• Armen Garabedian – violin
• Serban Ghenea – mixing
• Julian Hallmark – violin
• Victor Indrizzo – drums
• Suzie Katayama – cello, contractor
• Roland Kato – viola
• Natalie Leggett – violin
• Darrin McCann – viola
• Alyssa Park – violin
• Cindi Peters – production coordination
• Michelle Richards – violin
• Steve Richards – cello
• Bettie Ross – copyist
• Phil Sarna – management
• Allen Sides – string engineer
• Scott Spock – producer
• Tereza Stanislav – violin
• Josephina Vergara – violin
• John Wittenberg – violin
• David Wolter – A&R