Embrace the Curse

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Embrace the Curse
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 4, 2007
June 24, 2008 (re-release)
Genre Alternative rock, pop punk, electronic rock
Length43:26
46:20 (re-release)
Label Glassnote
Producer Mark Trombino, Linus of Hollywood, Justin Mauriello
I Hate Kate chronology
Act One
(2006)
Embrace the Curse
(2007)
Race to Red
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk.net (74%)
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Embrace the Curse is the first full-length album from I Hate Kate, released on April 4, 2007. It features several re-recordings from their Act One EP, and other songs they released earlier through their website.

Contents

Track listing

(all songs written by Justin Mauriello, except "Major Tom (Coming Home)" by Peter Schilling)

  1. "Bed of Black Roses" – 3:37
  2. "Embrace the Curse" – 3:58
  3. "She's a Man" - 4:19
  4. "A Story I Can't Write" – 3:31
  5. "It's You" – 4:40
  6. "Then You Kiss" – 3:47
  7. "Always Something" – 3:34
  8. "The Thrill" – 3:23
  9. "Outta My Head" – 3:36
  10. "Love Association" – 4:32
  11. "Major Tom (Coming Home)" (Peter Schilling cover) - 4:21

Re-release

Embrace the Curse was re-released on June 24, 2008 due to the band signing a record deal with Glassnote Records. Some minor changes were made to the album, including changing the name of "Always Something" to "It's Always Better" and adding the band's third single, "I'm in Love With a Sociopath".

  1. "Bed of Black Roses" - 3:43
  2. "It's Always Better" - 3:37
  3. "Then You Kiss" - 3:48
  4. "Inside Inside" - 4:23
  5. "I'm in Love with a Sociopath" - 2:54
  6. "It's You" - 4:07
  7. "Story I Can't Write" - 3:37
  8. "Embrace the Curse" - 4:00
  9. "Major Tom (Coming Home)" (Peter Schilling cover) - 4:21
  10. "The Thrill" - 3:26
  11. "Love Association" - 4:38
  12. "Outta My Head" - 3:46

Personnel

Production

References

  1. Embrace the Curse – Overview at AllMusic. Retrieved 2010-01-06.