Honor Among Thieves (Edwin McCain album)

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Honor Among Thieves
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 15, 1995
Genre Alternative rock
Length53:33
Label Lava Records
Producer Paul Fox
Edwin McCain chronology
Honor Among Thieves
(1995)
Misguided Roses
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [2]

Honor Among Thieves is Edwin McCain's first major-label album, released on CD and cassette tape on August 15, 1995 by Lava Records.

Edwin McCain American musician

Edwin McCain is an American singer-songwriter and musician. His songs "I'll Be" (1998) and "I Could Not Ask for More" (1999) were radio top-40 hits in the U.S., and five of his albums have reached the Billboard 200. In all, McCain has released eleven albums, with his first two being released independently.

Album collection of recorded music, words, sounds

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Contents

Songs from Thieves also appear on McCain's live concert DVD, Tinsel & Tap Shoes .

Track listing

All songs written by Edwin McCain.

  1. "Alive" - 4:03
  2. "Solitude" - 4:32
  3. "Jesters, Dreamers & Thieves" - 4:23
  4. "Guinevere" - 3:31
  5. "Sorry to a Friend" - 3:56
  6. "America Street" - 4:41
  7. "Russian Roulette" - 4:59
  8. "Bitter Chill" - 4:23
  9. "Don't Bring Me Down" - 4:00
  10. "Kitchen Song" - 4:22
  11. "Thirty Pieces" - 4:32
  12. "3 AM" - 4:24

Personnel

Mark William Bryan is an American musician. He is a founding member, songwriter, and the lead guitarist for the band Hootie & the Blowfish. In 1986, Bryan and his friend Darius Rucker formed a duo called The Wolf Brothers while attending the University of South Carolina. Eventually, friends Dean Felber and Jim Sonefeld joined the band, which led to the founding of Hootie & the Blowfish in 1989. Bryan has also made three solo albums, including 30 on the Rail, End of the Front, and Songs of the Fortnight.

Rami Jaffee American musician

Rami Jaffee is an American musician who is the keyboardist for Foo Fighters and the Wallflowers. He has worked for many artists including Pete Yorn, Soul Asylum, Stone Sour, Joseph Arthur and Coheed and Cambria.

Darius Rucker American singer-songwriter

Darius Carlos Rucker is an American singer and songwriter. He first gained fame as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of rock band Hootie & the Blowfish, which he founded in 1986 at the University of South Carolina along with Mark Bryan, Jim "Soni" Sonefeld, and Dean Felber. The band released five studio albums with him as a member and charted six top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. Rucker co-wrote most of the songs with the other members.

Charts

Album

YearChartPosition
1995Heatseekers1
1995The Billboard 200107

Singles

YearSingleChartPosition
1995"Solitude"Mainstream Rock Tracks25
1995"Solitude"The Billboard Hot 10072
1995"Solitude"Top 40 Mainstream29
1995"Solitude"Adult Top 4037

Notes

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