Crimson (album)

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Crimson is a 13 song album by the Alkaline Trio. It was released on May 23, 2005 internationally and a day later in the United States on Vagrant Records and is produced by Jerry Finn. When the CD is inserted into a PC or Mac, the audio tracks do not appear, only a "making of" video called "Deep Red". The first single from the album is the opening track, "Time to Waste".

The Deluxe edition was released on the November 28 2005. The first disc is the original album, while the added second disc is the whole album as demos, home demos and acoustic songs. It is presented in a color cover slipcase based on original artwork. The videos do not appear on the first pressing of the European edition of the album, as well as a spelling error on the back of the case.

Contents

1 Track listing

1.1 Crimson
1.2 Crimson (Deluxe Edition) Disc 2

2 Singles
3 B-Sides
4 Personnel
5 Trivia

Track listing

Crimson

"Time to Waste" - 4:11
"The Poison" - 2:04
"Burn" - 4:05
"Mercy Me" - 2:49
"Dethbed" - 3:03
"Settle for Satin" - 3:49
"Sadie" - 4:39
"Fall Victim" - 3:18
"I Was a Prayer" - 2:36
"Prevent This Tragedy" - 3:06
"Back to Hell" - 2:54
"Your Neck" - 3:15
"Smoke" - 3:00

"Prevent This Tragedy" was originally entitled "Pewk".

Crimson (Deluxe Edition) Disc 2

"Time to Waste" (Demo) - 3:24
"The Poison" (Demo) - 1:34
"Burn" (Home Demo) - 2:57
"Mercy Me" (Home Demo) - 3:12
"Dethbed" (Demo) - 2:56
"Settle for Satin" (Demo) - 3:31
"Sadie" (Live Acoustic) - 3:19
"Fall Victim" (Demo) - 3:04
"I Was a Prayer" (Acoustic) - 2:54
"Prevent This Tragedy" (Demo) - 3:40
"Back to Hell" (Home Demo) - 2:56
"Your Neck" (Demo) - 3:14
"Smoke" (Demo) - 3:07
"Time to Waste" (Acoustic) - 4:21

Also included:

Time to Waste (Video)
Mercy Me (Video)

Singles

Time to Waste (May 2005)
Mercy Me (November 2005)
Burn (February 2006)

Burn will be the final single off the album. Mercy Me was also the first single which contained Daniel Andriano doing singing duties, not just backing.

B-Sides

The band recorded three other songs for the album. "We Can Never Break Up" and "Don't Say You Won't" can be found on the "Time to Waste" single and as bonus tracks for non-US releases of Crimson. "Buried" is available on the "Mercy Me" single.

Personnel

All songs written by Alkaline Trio.
Bass guitar and vocals by Daniel Andriano.
Drums and vocals by Derek Grant.
Guitars and vocals by Matt Skiba.
Piano and keyboards by Roger Joseph Manning Jr..
Lead guitar on Sadie by Nolan McGuire.
Spoken word on Sadie by Heather Hannoura.
Additonal string arrangements by Warren Fitzgerald.
Produced and mixed by Jerry Finn.
Engineered by Ryan Hewitt.
Assisted by Seth Waldmann.
Drum Teching by Keith Schubert.
Recorded at Conway Studios, Los Angeles.
Mastering by Dave Collins at Dave Collins Mastering.
Management by Daniel Field/The Firm.
Business management by Zach Zeisler for Zeisler Zeisler and Rawson LLP.
US Booking by Andrew Ellis/Ellis Industries.
International Booking by Steve Strange for X Ray Touring Ltd.
Legal by Michael Toorock/Toorock and Rosen, LLP.
Published by ASCAP. Alkaline Trio's publishing title is Hell Toupee.
Photos by [David Raccuglia].
Set designer and stylist is Monica Parker.
Make-up/stylist is Cheri Keating.
Art direction by [TODA] (Marcos Chavez, [Tyson Thorne]) and Heather Hannoura.
Production by Cass Productions.
Clothing provided by E.C. Star and Camden Lock.

Trivia

The song "Sadie" is about Susan Atkins (aka Sadie Mae Glutz) a murderer in the Charles Manson family, who took part in the Sharon Tate murders in 1969. This song is also about Sadie Write, Matt's first girlfriend. The quote near the end of the song is a quote from Susan's testimony which is spoken by Heather Hannoura, the bands merchandise and artwork creator.

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