I Was Dead for 7 Weeks in the City of Angels

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I Was Dead for 7 Weeks in the City of Angels
Dover I Was Dead For 7 Weeks In The City Of Angels.jpg
Studio album by
Dover
Released17 September 2001
RecordedMay–June 2001
Genre Rock, grunge, alternative rock
Length49:21
Label Loli Jackson Records, Chrysalis Records
Producer Barrett Jones and Dover
Dover chronology
Late at Night
(1999)		I Was Dead for 7 Weeks in the City of Angels
(2001)		 It's Good to Be Me!
(2002)
Singles from I Was Dead for 7 Weeks in the City of Angels
  1. "King George"
    Released: 3 September 2001
  2. "Better Day"
    Released: December 2001
  3. "The Weak Hour of the Rooster"
    Released: March 2002
  4. "Big Mistake"
    Released: May 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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I was Dead for 7 Weeks in the City of Angels is the fourth album of the Spanish rock band Dover, released on 17 September 2001. [3] It sold 200,000 copies. [4] The name of the album comes from a series of irregularities that the group had in its recording stage, as Cristina was sick for several weeks and there were a number of problems with producer Barrett Jones.

Contents

Track listing

Lyrics and music by Amparo Llanos and Cristina Llanos.

No.TitleLength
1."My Secret People"4:23
2."Better Day"3:17
3."The Weak Hour of the Rooster"4:31
4."Lady Barbuda"3:26
5."King George"2:56
6."Big Mistake"3:43
7."Recluser"3:15
8."Astroman"3:34
9."Surrender"4:12
10."I Hate Everybody"3:10
11."As I Said"2:09
12."Death Rocker"3:28
13."The Last Word"3:47
14."Love Is a Bitch"3:12
15."Cold"3:48
Total length:49:21

Appearances

"Love Is a Bitch" is heard in the 2000 film Amores Perros. [5]

"King George" is included on the soundtrack of the music video game Rock Band 3 .

Personnel

Dover

Charts

Chart positions

Chart (2001)Peak
position
Spanish Album Charts [6] 1

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Spain [7] 17 September 2001 CD Loli Jackson, Chrysalis
Germany [8] 26 November 2001

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [9] 2× Platinum200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. ↑ "Dover: I was Dead for 7 Weeks in the City of Angels - Review - AllMusic". AllMusic.
  2. ↑ Schleutermann, Marcus. "Dover: I was Dead for 7 Weeks in the City of Angels - Review - Rock Hard". Rock Hard.
  3. ↑ "Dover presenta su último disco" (in Spanish). El Mundo. 3 December 2001.
  4. ↑ Iñiguez, Fernando (17 December 2001). "Dover vende 200.000 copias de su cuarto disco en inglés" (in Spanish). El País.
  5. ↑ "Amores Perros OST". Discogs . 2000.
  6. ↑ "List of the best selling albums from 17.09.2001 to 09.22.2001". 22 September 2001.
  7. ↑ "Dover: I was Dead for 7 Weeks in the City of Angels (Spain)". Discogs.com.
  8. ↑ "Dover: I was Dead for 7 Weeks in the City of Angels (Germany)". Discogs.com.
  9. ↑ Fernando Salaverri (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. p. 961. ISBN   84-8048-639-2.
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