The Paramour Sessions is the fifth album by California

California

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n rock

Rock music

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 band Papa Roach

Papa Roach

Papa Roach is an American rock band from Vacaville, California. Their first major-label release was the triple-platinum album Infest . The group's success continued with their gold album Lovehatetragedy , their platinum album Getting Away with Murder , The Paramour Sessions , and Metamorphosis...

. It was released on September 12, 2006. While pre-recording, the band rented the Paramour Mansion, which the album name reflects. Two singles were released from the album, "...To Be Loved

...To Be Loved

"...To Be Loved" is the first single from Californian rock band Papa Roach's fifth album, The Paramour Sessions, and eighth released single in total. The song hit American radio stations on August 7, 2006...

" and "Forever

Forever (Papa Roach song)

"Forever" is the second single from Californian rock band Papa Roach's fifth album, The Paramour Sessions, and ninth released single in total. "Forever" peaked at #2 on the Modern Rock Tracks and #2 on the Mainstream Rock Chart...

". The deluxe edition of the album was released on July 5, 2007. This album was the last the band recorded with drummer Dave Buckner.

Deluxe edition

The deluxe edition of the album was released on June 12, 2007 and includes the following:

• an alternate cover
• a fold-out poster
• a cell phone wallpaper
• a free ringtone of "Forever
  Forever (Papa Roach song)
  "Forever" is the second single from Californian rock band Papa Roach's fifth album, The Paramour Sessions, and ninth released single in total. "Forever" peaked at #2 on the Modern Rock Tracks and #2 on the Mainstream Rock Chart...
  
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No new songs were released for the deluxe edition and has no alternate track listing. The deluxe edition is now sold instead of the standard version of the album.

Sales

The album debuted at #16 on the Billboard 200 Chart with 37,000 copies sold in its first week of release. The album has sold over 1.6 million copies worldwide by selling small amounts of copies in many countries like the U.S., Canada, and the UK. Because of this, the album has failed to be certified in any country. The album has sold over 450, 000 copies in the USA as of 2010.

Track listing

Mexico

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UK

United Kingdom

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Personnel

Papa Roach

• Jacoby Shaddix
  Jacoby Shaddix
  Jacoby Dakota Shaddix is the lead singer of Californian rock band Papa Roach, and along with bassist Tobin Esperance, is the main songwriter for the band.-Early life:...
  
   - lead vocals
• Jerry Horton - lead guitar
  Lead guitar
  Lead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
  
  , backing vocals
• Tobin Esperance - bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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  , backing vocals
• Dave Buckner - drums, percussion

Additional Musicians

• Keyboard
  Musical keyboard
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  s and Programming
  Programming (music)
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  : Howard Benson
  Howard Benson
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• Percussion
  Percussion instrument
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  : Lenny Castro
• Piano
  Piano
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   on "My Heart Is A Fist" & "What Do You Do?" by: Jamie Muhoberac
  Jamie Muhoberac
  Jamie Muhoberac is a session keyboardist with numerous credits, including The All-American Rejects, Fleetwood Mac, The Rolling Stones , Backstreet Boys, Aly & AJ, Bob Dylan, Goo Goo Dolls, Chris Cornell , My Chemical Romance, Paradise Lost, Girlfriend, Carmen Rizzo and Pet Shop Boys...
  
  
• Strings on "The Fire" by: Jennifer Kuhn & Mark Robertson

Production

• Produced by: Howard Benson
• Co-Produced by: Papa Roach
• Mixed by: Chris Lord-Alge
  Chris Lord-Alge
  Chris Lord-Alge is a mixer who has worked on various albums. He is the brother of Tom Lord-Alge, another audio engineer. Chris Lord-Alge is known for his extreme use of dynamic range compression in both hardware and software plug-in versions....
  
  
• Recorded by: Mike Plotnikoff
• Additional Recording by: Michael Rosen
• Protools Editing by: Paul Decarli
• Assistant Engineer: Hatsukazu Inagaki
• String Arrangements on "Roses On My Grave" by: Debbie Lurie
• Recorded at The Paramour Mansion, Silver Lake, Bay 7 Studios, Valley Village, & Sparky Dark Studio, Calabasas, CA
• Strings Recorded by: Casey Stone at Entourage Studios, North Hollywood, CA
• Mixed at Resonate Music, Burbank, CA
• Assistant Mix Engineers: Keith Armstrong & Dim-E
• Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, NY
• Band Assistant / Life Coordinator / Master Chef at the Paramour: Andres Torres
• A&R: Thom Panunzio
• A&R Coordinator: Evan Peters
• Mnagement by: Mike Renault & Dennis Sanders for Focus Three Entertainment
• Booking by Michael Arfin for AGI
• European Booking: John Jackson for K2ours
• Business Management: Jonathan Schwartz for GSO
• Legal Representation: Eric Greenspan for Myman, Abell, Fineman, Greenspan & Light LLP
• Marketing for Geffen: Paul Orescan
• Art Direction & Design by Greg Patterson
• Additional Art Direction: Dave Buckner & Jerry Horton
• Coat of Arms Illustrated by Jeff Toll
• Band Photography by Devin Dehaven
• Additional Photography by: KirstiAnna Urpa, Jerry Horton, Greg Patterson, Dave Buckner

Appearances

• "...To Be Loved
  ...To Be Loved
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  " was theme song for WWE Raw
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  from 2006 to 2009.
• "...To Be Loved" is also featured in the soundtrack to the 2008 film Never Back Down
  Never Back Down
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  .
• "...To Be Loved" and "The Addict" were featured in the commercial for Crüe Fest
  Crüe Fest
  Crüe Fest was a summer 2008 tour by Mötley Crüe, which commenced on July 1, 2008 and concluded on August 31, 2008. It featured Mötley Crüe themselves, Buckcherry, Papa Roach, Sixx:A.M., and Trapt. Crüe Fest was said to be "the Loudest Show on Earth"...
  
  that Papa Roach and Buckcherry
  Buckcherry
  Buckcherry is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California formed in 1995. The band released two albums, Buckcherry and Time Bomb , before partially dissolving in the summer of 2002. In 2005, lead vocalist Josh Todd and lead guitarist Keith Nelson reformed Buckcherry and released a new album...
  
   did.
• "Alive (N' Out Control)" is the theme song of the TV show Scarred
  Scarred
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  , hosted by Jacoby Shaddix
  Jacoby Shaddix
  Jacoby Dakota Shaddix is the lead singer of Californian rock band Papa Roach, and along with bassist Tobin Esperance, is the main songwriter for the band.-Early life:...
  
  .
• "Time Is Running Out" and "Forever" are featured as downloadable tracks for the Rock Band
  Rock Band
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  games.
• "SOS" is also featured on the Crüe Fest compilation album.
• A guitar
  Guitar
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  tab songbook was released for the album.