The Wee Hours Revue
Encyclopedia
The Wee Hours Revue is the major label debut album by American
alternative rock
band Roman Candle
, released in 2006
.
Trevor Pryce
. The band was later signed to a contract by Hollywood Records
, who paid to re-record their album but sat it on the shelf for two years before dropping the band altogether. V2 Records
stepped in and bought the rights to the re-recorded tracks and set a June 20, 2006 release date for the record.
The album was recorded predominantly in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
, at Chris Stamey
's studio, Modern Recording. Both Chris Stamey and Roman Candle are credited as producing the album. The thirteen tracks were mixed by a host of notable mixers/producers, including Tony Hoffer
, John Alagia
, John Agnello, John Plymale, Chris Stamey, and Tim Harper.
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band Roman Candle
Roman Candle (band)
Roman Candle is an indie rock band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, composed of Skip, Logan and Timshel Matheny. They have released three studio albums, several touring EP's, toured extensively throughout the U.S. and Europe, and played in various other bands / live acts. Roman Candle was founded...
, released in 2006
2006 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2006.-January:*January 10 – Eric Burdon releases his album Soul of a Man and begins touring with a new band....
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Background and production
Many of the songs were reworked from their debut recording "Says Pop", which was released in 2002 via a small independent label, Outlook Music, run by NFL defensive endDefensive end
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Trevor Pryce
Trevor Pryce
Trevor W. Pryce is an American football defensive end who is currently a free agent in the National Football League. Pryce played college football at the University of Michigan before transferring to Clemson University...
. The band was later signed to a contract by Hollywood Records
Hollywood Records
Hollywood Records is an American record label owned by Disney Music Group, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company.-History:Hollywood Records was founded in 1989 by then-Disney CEO Michael Eisner with the idea of expanding the music operations of the company and to develop and promote...
, who paid to re-record their album but sat it on the shelf for two years before dropping the band altogether. V2 Records
V2 Records
V2 Records is a record label that is owned by Universal Music Group as of October 2007. The label was founded in 1996 by Richard Branson, five years after he sold Virgin Records to EMI....
stepped in and bought the rights to the re-recorded tracks and set a June 20, 2006 release date for the record.
The album was recorded predominantly in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Chapel Hill is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States and the home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC Health Care...
, at Chris Stamey
Chris Stamey
Chris Stamey is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. After a stint playing with Alex Chilton, and a brief partnering with Mitch Easter under the name Sneakers, he formed The dB's, whose stewardship he would share with Peter Holsapple.In 1977 in New York, Chris founded the...
's studio, Modern Recording. Both Chris Stamey and Roman Candle are credited as producing the album. The thirteen tracks were mixed by a host of notable mixers/producers, including Tony Hoffer
Tony Hoffer
Tony Hoffer is an American producer, guitarist, and music mixer who is credited for his work on multiple platinum-selling albums including The Kooks, The Thrills, Beck, Supergrass, Turin Brakes and Air...
, John Alagia
John Alagía
John Alagía is an accomplished music producer. He is best known for his work with the Dave Matthews Band and John Mayer. Alagia is a native of Louisville, Kentucky, and a graduate of Georgetown University...
, John Agnello, John Plymale, Chris Stamey, and Tim Harper.
Track listing
All songs written by Roman CandleRoman Candle (band)
Roman Candle is an indie rock band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, composed of Skip, Logan and Timshel Matheny. They have released three studio albums, several touring EP's, toured extensively throughout the U.S. and Europe, and played in various other bands / live acts. Roman Candle was founded...
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- "Something Left to Say" – 4:14
- "You Don't Belong to This World" – 3:49
- "Another Summer" – 3:14
- "I Didn't Mind it at All" – 4:22
- "New York This Morning" – 3:35
- "Help Me if You Can" – 4:01
- "Baby's Got it in the Genes" – 3:20
- "Winterlight" – 3:52
- "I've Got a Reason" – 3:52
- "Merciful Man" – 3:56
- "Sookie" – 5:25
- "From an Airplane Window" – 4:37
- "Driving at Morning" – 4:02