Here's to the Mourning

Here's to the Mourning
Studio album by Unwritten Law
Released	February 1, 2005
Recorded	2004 at Ocean Recording, Glenwood Place, and Royaltone in Burbank, The Blue Room in Laurel Canyon, Pulse in Hollywood, and Sound Wherehouse in Sherman Oaks
Genre	Alternative rock pop punk post-grunge hard rock
Length	46:15
Label	Lava
Producer	Josh Abraham Sean Beavan Linda Perry
Unwritten Law chronology
Music in High Places (2003) Here's to the Mourning (2005) The Hit List (2007)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]

Here's to the Mourning is the fifth studio album by the San Diego, California rock band Unwritten Law, released in 2005 by Lava Records. Much of the lyrics on the album were co-written by singer/songwriter Aimee Allen. She and singer Scott Russo soon began a romantic relationship and formed the side project Scott & Aimee.^[3] Allen and Linda Perry contributed to the writing of the album's lead single "Save Me (Wake Up Call)," which reached #5 on US modern rock charts. Overall the album reached #51 on the Billboard 200, becoming the highest-ranking album of the band's career.

When the band began to record the album they were without a drummer (founding drummer Wade Youman had been expelled from the band in 2003). They were joined in the studio by Adrian Young of No Doubt and Tony Palermo of Pulley who filled in on drums for the recording. The band got along so well with Palermo that by the time of the album's release he had joined as their permanent drummer. Here's to the Mourning was also the band's last album with original guitarist Rob Brewer, who was ejected from the group in March 2005, a month after the album's release.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Scott Russo and Aimee Allen. 

No.	Title	Music	Drummer	Length
1.	"Intro"	Russo	Tony Palermo	0:50
2.	"Get Up"	Russo, Steve Morris	Palermo	4:11
3.	"Celebration Song"	Russo, Rob Brewer	Adrian Young	3:41
4.	"Because of You"	Russo, Phil Jamieson, Nicholas Wright	Young	3:03
5.	"Lost Control"	Morris	Palermo	2:53
6.	"Save Me (Wake Up Call)"	Russo, Linda Perry, Allen	Palermo	3:31
7.	"I Like the Way" (additional lyrics by Jamieson)	Russo	Palermo	2:58
8.	"Slow Dance"	Russo, Pat Kim	Palermo	3:11
9.	"She Says"	Russo, Jamieson	Palermo	3:59
10.	"Rejection's Cold"	Kim	Young	4:01
11.	"F.I.G.H.T."	Russo	Young	2:48
12.	"Walrus" "Machine" (hidden track)	Russo Kim	Young	11:09
Total length:				46:15

Personnel

Band

• Scott Russo - vocals
• Steve Morris - guitar, backing vocals
• Rob Brewer - guitar
• Pat "PK" Kim - bass guitar

Additional musicians

• Adrian Young - drums
• Tony Palermo - drums
• John Krovoza - cello on "Walrus"
• Tom Vos - violin on "Walrus"
• Ben Rosen - programming

Production

• Sean Beavan – producer, engineer, mixing
• Josh Abraham – producer of "Celebration Song" and "Because of You" (with Beavan)
• Linda Perry – producer of "Save Me (Wake Up Call)" (with Beavan)
• Critter and Zach Barnhorst – engineers
• Zach Barnhorst, Jay Groin, James Murray, and Alex Pavlides – assistant engineers
• Brain Gardener – mastering
• John Michael Gill - Cover Artist, Graphics

Chart positions

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
2005	"Save Me (Wake Up Call)"	Modern Rock Tracks	5
2005	"She Says"	Modern Rock Tracks	32

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Rolling Stone review
3. Levitan, Corey (December 3, 2004). "Unwritten Law shakes off the past, moves forward in a classic direction". signonsandiego.com. Retrieved 2007-08-02.