Goodbye to the Machine

Goodbye to the Machine
Studio album by HURT
Released	April 7, 2009
Recorded	October 2008, Shorefire Recording Studios, Long Branch, NJ [1]
Genre	Alternative rock, art rock, hard rock
Length	54:08
Label	Amusement
Producer	HURT
HURT chronology
Vol. II (2007) Goodbye to the Machine (2009) The Crux (2012)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
TuneLab Music	[3]
Type 3 Media	[4]

Goodbye to the Machine is the fifth studio album from American band Hurt, released on April 7, 2009, on the independent Amusement record label. ^[5] The album was released in both CD and vinyl format. ^[6] On February 3, 2009, the song "Wars" was released for download as a single. Each CD and vinyl comes with a unique code to download "ultra-high-quality MP3s sampled directly from the analog 1/2" master tapes," as well as bonus tracks, including "Flowers", "Another Time" and "That (Such a Thing) – Jazz Club Mix".

Track listing

Side 1

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Got Jealous"	4:41
2.	"Pandora"	4:52
3.	"Wars"	3:59
4.	"World Ain't Right" (featuring Shaun Morgan)	3:32
5.	"Sweet Delilah"	3:27
6.	"1331"	3:15

Side 2

No.	Title	Length
7.	"Role Martyr"	4:36
8.	"Well"	3:57
9.	"Pills"	3:58
10.	"Dreams Away"	3:49
11.	"Fighting Tao"	4:25
12.	"That (Such a Thing)" (includes hidden track "Flowers")	9:31

Downloadable bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Flowers" (at the end of "That (Such A Thing)")	4:38
2.	"Another Time"	6:45
3.	"That (Such a Thing) – Jazz Club Mix"	4:21

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [7]	112
US Top Heatseekers [7]	1
US Top Independent Albums [7]	6
US Top Alternative Albums [8]	22
US Top Hard Rock Albums [9]	15
US Top Internet Albums [10]	25

Singles

Year	Single	Peak Chart Position
		US Mainstream Rock
2009	"Wars"	20 [11]
	"Pills (Remix)" [12]	—

Personnel

Personnel information from album liner notes ^[1]

• J. Loren Wince - vocals, violin, guitar
• Paul Spatola - guitar, keyboards, background vocals
• Rek Mohr - bass
• Lou Sciancalepore - drums, percussion

Additional personnel

• Shaun Morgan - vocals on "World Ain't Right"
• Joe DeMaio - engineering, mixing
• Michael Roberts - engineering, mixing
• Eric Sarafin - mixing on "That (Such A Thing)"
• Bernie Grundman - mastering
• Ilene Novog - string arrangement on "World Ain't Right"
• Sean Odell - artwork, design
• Anthony Honn - photography

References

1. Goodbye to the Machine (CD liner). Hurt. CA: Amusement. 2009.
2. Prato, Greg. "Review: Goodbye to the Machine". Allmusic . Retrieved October 11, 2009.
3. Nick. "Review: Review: Hurt - Goodbye To The Machine". TuneLab Music. Archived from the original on April 22, 2009. Retrieved September 3, 2009.
4. P., J. "Album Review: Hurt, Goodbye to the Machine". Type 3 Media. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
5. "Tom Lewis On The State Of The Band (Part II)". Archived from the original on January 23, 2009. Retrieved December 11, 2008.
6. "Tom Lewis Official GttM track listing". Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved February 1, 2009.
7. "Billboard Artist Chart History - Hurt" . Retrieved April 16, 2009.
8. "Top Alternative Albums". Billboard . Retrieved April 16, 2009.^{[ dead link ]}
9. "Top Hard Rock Albums". Billboard . Retrieved April 16, 2009.^{[ dead link ]}
10. "Top Internet Albums" . Retrieved April 16, 2009.^{[ dead link ]}
11. "Billboard Artist Singles Chart History - Hurt" . Retrieved April 16, 2009.
12. "Last.fm- Hurt".