Stories of a Stranger

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Stories of a Stranger
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 4, 2005
Genre Rock
Length54:11
Label Lava, Everfine
Producer Jerry Harrison
O.A.R. chronology
34th & 8th
(2004)
Stories of a Stranger
(2005)
Live From Madison Square Garden
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Stories of a Stranger is the fifth studio album by American rock band O.A.R. (Of a Revolution). The album was released on October 4, 2005 by Everfine Records and Lava Records, and debuted and peaked at #40 on the Billboard 200. [2]

Contents

Three songs from Stories of a Stranger were released as singles, "Love and Memories" in 2005 as well as "Heard the World" and "Lay Down" in 2006. "Love and Memories" was at the time their best charting single, peaking at #98 in the Pop 100, #30 in the Modern Rock Tracks chart and #18 in the Adult Top 40. [3]

Bonus Disc

A bonus disc was packaged with this album that featured live tracks recorded at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ. The live tracks featured "Heard the World", "Lay Down", and "About Mr. Brown". The CD also included a never released, never performed to date, track titled "Sometimes".

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Heard the World"Marc Roberge, Jerry Harrison 5:01
2."Love and Memories"Roberge, Glen Ballard 3:29
3."Wonderful Day"Roberge3:18
4."The Stranger"Roberge, Sabelle Breer, Curt Frasca 4:07
5."Lay Down"Roberge, Richard On, Benj Gershman, Sam Hollander, Dave Schommer4:08
6."Program Director"Roberge, Harrison, Ballard5:44
7."Nasim Joon"Roberge, On3:16
8."Tragedy in Waiting"Roberge, On, Chris Keup3:49
9."Daylight the Dog"Roberge, On, Jeff Trott 3:53
10."One Shot"Roberge, Jerry DePizzo, Keup4:24
11."Dakota"Roberge, On, DePizzo4:28
12."52-50"Roberge, On, Gershman8:44
Total length:54:21

Personnel

O. A. R.

Additional musicians

Chart positions

Chart (2005)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 40

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  2. "Artist Albums Chart search for: Of A Revolution". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2008-06-14.
  3. "Artist Singles Chart search for: Of A Revolution". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2008-06-14.