Paper Tigers
Overview
 
Paper Tigers is the fourth album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 by the Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 band
Rock Band
Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games and Electronic Arts. It is the first title in the Rock Band series. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions were released in the United States on November 20, 2007, while the PlayStation 2 version was...

 Caesars, released on April 26, 2005. The album was released on Virgin
Virgin Records
Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...

 in the United Kingdom, Astralwerks
Astralwerks
Astralwerks is a New York-based record label that releases primarily electronic music. It is owned by Virgin Records/EMI and distributed by Caroline Distribution in the United States....

 in the United States and Toshiba-EMI
Toshiba-EMI
(formerly , is one of Japan's leading music companies. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of British music company EMI Group Ltd. in June 30, 2007 after Toshiba sold off its previous 45% stake. The current CEO and president is San-e Ichii. When EMI Music Japan was trading as Toshiba-EMI, it was...

 in Japan. The album contains the re-release of the song "Jerk It Out
Jerk It Out
"Jerk It Out" is a song by Caesars which originally appeared on their album Love for the Streets and is also featured on the follow-up Paper Tigers in remixed form. There is also a Jason Nevins club remix, called "Jerk It Harder"...

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Recording for Paper Tigers first began in the winter of 2003 at Silence Studio
Silence Studio
Silence Studio is a Swedish recording studio in the small town of Koppom, owned by recording-technician/producer Anders Lind. The studio has been the location of many recordings of Swedish and Norwegian artists...

. The sessions then moved to Joakim Åhlund
Joakim Åhlund
Frans Joakim Åhlund is a Swedish musician, producer and music video director. He is a member of the bands Caesars, Teddybears, Smile and Les Big Byrd....

's Decibel Studio, in Stockholm. The album was mixed in New York by Michael Brauer
Michael Brauer
Michael Brauer is a New York-based mix engineer whose credits encompass a wide range of genres, and include The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Coldplay, John Mayer, Ash, My Morning Jacket, Ben Folds, Dream Theater, The New Radicals, Change, Fountains of Wayne, David Poe, Wilco, Alpha...

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  • Joakim Åhlund
    Joakim Åhlund
    Frans Joakim Åhlund is a Swedish musician, producer and music video director. He is a member of the bands Caesars, Teddybears, Smile and Les Big Byrd....

     - Audio Production, Guitar, Mixing, Producer
  • Nino Keller - Drums, Vocals
  • David Lindquist - Guitar (Bass)
  • César Vidal
    César Vidal
    Augusto Paulo César De Sousa Vidal is a Swedish singer, the lead singer for the band Caesars where he is the lead singer and also plays the guitar. He is of Portuguese descent. One of his most famous songs is "Jerk It Out" in the band's 2002 studio album Love for the Streets.- References :...

     - Guitar, Vocals

  • Hector Araya - Strings
  • Chris Athens - Mastering
  • Michael Brauer
    Michael Brauer
    Michael Brauer is a New York-based mix engineer whose credits encompass a wide range of genres, and include The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Coldplay, John Mayer, Ash, My Morning Jacket, Ben Folds, Dream Theater, The New Radicals, Change, Fountains of Wayne, David Poe, Wilco, Alpha...

     - Mixing
  • Lasse Mårtén - Engineer
  • Kristoffer Nergårdh - Piano
  • Pontus Olsson - Engineer
  • Ismail Samie - A&R
  • Fredrik Wennerlund - Photography
  • Björn Yttling - Farfisa Organ, Phillycorda

Paper Tigers has received mixed to positive reviews.
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