The Swiss Army Romance

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The Swiss Army Romance
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Studio album by
Dashboard Confessional
ReleasedMarch 2000 (2000-03)
Recorded2000
Genre Acoustic rock, indie rock, emo [1]
Length33:12
Label Fiddler
Producer James Paul Wisner
Dashboard Confessional chronology
The Swiss Army Romance
(2000)		 The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most
(2001)

The Swiss Army Romance is the debut studio album by American band Dashboard Confessional, released in March 2000 by Fiddler Records.

Contents

Release

It was released through Fiddler Records in March 2000, [2] limited to 1,000 copies. A decision was made shortly afterwards to sell the album to Drive-Thru Records. Drive-Thru re-released the album on November 14, 2000. In 2003, the rights to the record were sold to Chris Carrabba and Vagrant Records and the album was re-issued on April 22, 2003. The re-release included bonus tracks "Hold On" and "This Is a Forgery". The re-release was spurred by the rising popularity of the band and the announcement of the then upcoming album A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar .

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Blender Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]

The album was included in Rock Sound 's 101 Modern Classics list at number 100. [5] It has appeared on a best-of emo album list by Loudwire . [6]

Track listing

All songs written by Chris Carrabba. [7]

  1. "Screaming Infidelities" – 3:33
  2. "The Sharp Hint of New Tears" – 3:02
  3. "Living in Your Letters" – 3:40
  4. "The Swiss Army Romance" – 3:06
  5. "Turpentine Chaser" – 3:20
  6. "A Plain Morning" – 3:40
  7. "Age Six Racer" – 2:21
  8. "Again I Go Unnoticed" – 2:24
  9. "Ender Will Save Us All" – 5:13
  10. "Shirts and Gloves" – 2:56
Bonus tracks
  2. "Hold On" (re-issue bonus track) – 2:08
  3. "This Is a Forgery" (re-issue bonus track) – 3:36
  4. "Not So Easy" (hidden track) – 4:02

Personnel

Personnel per booklet. [7]

Dashboard Confessional

Additional musicians

Production

Chart positions

Album

YearChartPeak position
2003Top Heatseekers39

Singles

SingleChartPeak position
"Screaming InfidelitiesModern Rock Tracks22

References

  1. 1 2 Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Bowker, Tom (January 22, 2009). "Return of the Fiddler". Miami New Times. Adam Simon. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  3. ↑ Weiner, Jonah. "Dashboard Confessional The Swiss Army Romance". Blender. Archived from the original on April 5, 2004. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  4. ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide . New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p.  213. ISBN   0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone dashboard confessional album guide.
  5. ↑ "Rock Sound's 101 Modern Classics: 101 - 75". Rock Sound Magazine. June 27, 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  6. ↑ Waldman, Scott (February 26, 2020). "The Best Emo Albums From 1999-2008: A Discussion". Loudwire. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  7. 1 2 The Swiss Army Romance (booklet). Dashboard Confessional. Vagrant Records. 2003. VR380.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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