The Economy of Sound

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The Economy of Sound
7Mary3 The Economy of Sound cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 5, 2001
Studio Morrisound Recording (Tampa, FL)
Transcontinental Studios (Orlando, FL)
Genre Rock, post-grunge
Length40:08
Label Mammoth
Producer Jason Ross,
Tom Morris,
Neal Avron
Seven Mary Three chronology
Orange Ave.
(1998)
The Economy of Sound
(2001)
Welcome Race Fans
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Economy of Sound is the fifth studio album by American post-grunge band Seven Mary Three. It was released on June 5, 2001, on Mammoth Records. [3] The album peaked at #178 on the Billboard 200 on June 23, 2001. [4]

Contents

The album's Billboard -charting singles were "Wait" (#7 on Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks and #21 on Hot Modern Rock Tracks) and "Sleepwalking" (#39 on Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks). [5]

Critical reception

The Encyclopedia of Popular Music wrote that the album "jettisoned the vestiges of the band's grunge sound in favour of crowd pleasing hard rock." [2]

Track listing

All songs written by Jason Ross, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Sleepwalking" (Ross, Juliano)2:48
2."Wait"3:08
3."Faster"3:22
4."Summer is Over" (Ross, Daniel, Juliano)2:56
5."Honey"3:15
6."Still I Find You"4:00
7."Breakdown" (Ross, Daniel)2:34
8."Man in Control?"4:11
9."Zeroes & Ones" (Ross, McKendree)4:34
10."First Time Believers"3:01
11."Steal a Car"2:26
12."Tug"4:06

Album credits

Production

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References

  1. AllMusic review
  2. 1 2 Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 355.
  3. Abbott, Jim. "BAND GETS OFF MARY-GO-ROUND". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  4. Billboard.com - Discography - Seven Mary Three - The Economy of Sound
  5. Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Seven Mary Three