Mercury (Longview album)

Mercury
Studio album by
Released21 July 2003 (2003-07-21)
StudioLondon Bridge Studio, Seattle
Genre
Length52:48
Label14th Floor Records
ProducerRick Parashar
Singles from Mercury
  1. "Further"
    Released: 24 June 2002
  2. "When You Sleep"
    Released: 14 October 2002
  3. "Nowhere"
    Released: 27 January 2003
  4. "Falling for You"
    Released: 12 May 2003
  5. "Electricity"
    Released: 2 June 2003
  6. "Further"
    Released: 7 July 2003 (reissue)
  7. "Can't Explain"
    Released: 29 September 2003
  8. "Still"
    Released: 19 January 2004
  9. "In a Dream"
    Released: 28 June 2004
  10. "Coming Down"/"When You Sleep"
    Released: 10 January 2005
  11. "Falling for You"
    Released: 4 April 2005 (reissue)
  12. "Further"
    Released: 8 August 2005 (third reissue)
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Mercury is the first full-length and currently the only studio album by the British indie rock band Longview. It was first released in the United Kingdom on 21 July 2003 by 14th Floor Records, and in the United States on 15 March 2005 by Columbia Records. "Further", "When You Sleep" and "Nowhere" were issued as singles by their first independent label 4:45 Recordings; "Further" and "When You Sleep" were subsequently reissued alongside other songs from the album as singles when the band signed with 14th Floor Records. A collection of remixes entitled Subversions, featuring remixes by Jacknife Lee, Elbow, Mogwai, Andy Votel and Ulrich Schnauss, was released in 2004 and included as a bonus disc with a reissue of the album on 31 January 2005.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Rob McVey.

Original UK release
No.TitleLength
1."Further"5:01
2."Can't Explain"5:02
3."Electricity"3:33
4."When You Sleep"3:42
5."If You Asked"4:37
6."I Would"5:27
7."Nowhere"3:50
8."Falling For You"4:07
9."Falling Without You"3:57
10."Still"4:08
11."Will You Wait Here"6:08
12."This Is"3:27

All tracks are written by Rob McVey, except "In A Dream" by Aidan Banks.

US edition
No.TitleLength
1."Further"5:01
2."Can't Explain"5:02
3."Falling For You"4:07
4."In A Dream"3:48
5."Nowhere"3:50
6."I Would"5:27
7."Electricity"3:33
8."Still"4:08
9."One More Try"3:42
10."When You Sleep"3:42
11."If You Asked"4:37
12."Will You Wait Here"6:08
Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Further" (New Radio Mix)4:00
14."Falling Without You" (2005 Version)3:57

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Longview
  • Rob McVey - guitar, vocals
  • Doug Morch - guitar, backing vocals
  • Aidan Banks - bass, backing vocals
  • Matt Dabbs - drums
Additional musicians and production
  • Rick Parashar - producer, engineer
  • Brian Rose - original producer (1)
  • Sharon Hart - backing vocals (1)
  • Sarah Shawcross - vocal arrangement (1 4, 5, 8), backing vocals (1, 5, 8)
  • Paul Buckmaster - string arrangement (1, 6, 9 to 12), string conducting (1, 6, 9 to 12)
  • Simon James - concertmaster (1, 6, 9 to 12)
  • Dave Burnham - original engineering (1)
  • Christian Mock - additional engineering
  • Geoff Ott - additional engineering
  • Honchol Sin - recording assistance
  • Reed Ruddy - string engineering
  • Sam Hofstedt - string engineering assistance
  • Chris Lord-Alge - mixing
  • Jack Joseph Puig - mixing
  • David Thoener - mixing
  • Ted Jensen - mastering
  • Free Barrabas! - design
  • Mary Scanlon - photography