The Inhuman Condition

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The Inhuman Condition
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ReleasedJuly 16, 2002
Recorded2001 Pembroke, Ontario
Genre Rock, indie rock
Length22:59
Label MapleMusic Recordings
Producer Jordon Zadorozny
Sam Roberts chronology
The Inhuman Condition
(2002)
We Were Born in a Flame
(2003)
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The Inhuman Condition is the first solo studio release by Canadian musician Sam Roberts, released in 2002. [2] The tracks featured reworked versions of his demo "Brother Down" together with producer and percussionist Jordon Zadorozny. [3] [4] The EP peaked at #32 on the Canadian album chart after just nine weeks of being released. [5] This is due mainly to the success of the first single, "Brother Down". The follow-up single, "Don't Walk Away Eileen", further increased the popularity of the EP in the winter of 2002-2003. The album has sold over 50,000 copies and has been certified Gold in Canada. [6] Pitchfork described the EP as "a sturdy, respectable and, intermittently, even thrilling first effort from an artist who has much to say". [7] In 2013 the EP was re-released on vinyl through Paper Bag Records. [8] [9]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sam Roberts

No.TitleLength
1."Don't Walk Away Eileen"3:13
2."Brother Down"4:25
3."Where Have All the Good People Gone?"6:15
4."When Everything Was Alright"3:36
5."My Love Is Freeing"2:53
6."This Is How I Live"2:42

Personnel

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