Love Is Here
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Love Is Here is the first studio album by indie rock
band Starsailor
, released on 8 October 2001 (see 2001 in music
). In 2002 'Love is Here' was certified as Platinum in the UK
The album also includes a hidden track
at 13:35 of the track "Coming Down," consisting of under a minute of humming from the band members. The humming is background accompaniment for the song "Coming Down", but an alternate take.
The song "Way to Fall" is played during the ending credits of the video game Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
.
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band Starsailor
Starsailor (band)
Starsailor is an English post-britpop band, formed in Leigh, Warrington and Greater Manchester. By 2009, they had four charting albums and ten Top 40 singles in the UK since 2001.-Early history:...
, released on 8 October 2001 (see 2001 in music
2001 in music
See also:* 2001 in music Record labels established in 2001-Events:*January 1**Comeback of Guns N' Roses in House of Blues**Hum disbands.*January 17 – Bass player Jason Newsted leaves Metallica after 14 years with the band....
). In 2002 'Love is Here' was certified as Platinum in the UK
Track listing
- "Tie Up My Hands" – 5:46
- "Poor Misguided FoolPoor Misguided Fool"Poor Misguided Fool" is the fifth and final single from the album Love Is Here by British pop band Starsailor.- Music video :In the music video, the band plays to a crowd in a small space. The audience is dancing while almost every single part of the video but some of them fly over the floor and...
" – 3:51 - "AlcoholicAlcoholic (song)"Alcoholic" is the third single from the album Love Is Here by British pop band Starsailor, released in 2001. Often wrongly credited as "Daddy Was an Alcoholic", it is one of their most popular songs so far, and also their first single to be in the UK top ten...
" – 2:56 - "LullabyLullaby (Starsailor song)"Lullaby" is the fourth single from the album Love Is Here by British pop band Starsailor, released in 2001. It is the least successful single from the album, failing to make the top 30 in the UK charts.-Music video:...
" – 4:13 - "Way to Fall" – 4:30
- "FeverFever (Starsailor song)"Fever" is the first single by British pop band Starsailor, taken from the band's first album Love Is Here. By the time "Fever" was released the band was recording their first record.-Track listing:#"Fever" - 4:00...
" – 4:03 - "She Just Wept" – 4:12
- "Talk Her Down" – 4:11
- "Love Is Here" – 4:41
- "Good SoulsGood Souls"Good Souls" is the second single from the album Love Is Here by British alternative rock band Starsailor, released in 2001. It is the first Starsailor song to have a promotional video.- Music video :...
" – 4:53 - "Coming Down" – 14:30 (song ends at 3:07)
The album also includes a hidden track
Hidden track
In the field of recorded music, a hidden track is a piece of music that has been placed on a CD, audio cassette, vinyl record or other recorded medium in such a way as to avoid detection by the casual listener...
at 13:35 of the track "Coming Down," consisting of under a minute of humming from the band members. The humming is background accompaniment for the song "Coming Down", but an alternate take.
The song "Way to Fall" is played during the ending credits of the video game Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
is an award-winning stealth action video game directed by Hideo Kojima. Snake Eater was developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Japan and published by Konami for the PlayStation 2, and was released on November 17, 2004 in North America; December 16, 2004 in Japan; March 4, 2005 in Europe; and on...
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Chart Position
Country | Peak position |
Certification | Sales |
---|---|---|---|
Italy | 20 | - | - |
United Kingdom | 2 | Platinum | 550000+ |
Personnel
- Ben Byrne – drumDrumThe drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
s - James 'Stel' Stelfox – bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- James Walsh – vocals, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Barry Westhead – keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...