The Big Surprise (album)
The Big Surprise is the debut full-length album by American rock band The Elms. The album was released on May 22, 2001 on Sparrow Records/EMI.[1] [2] Singles from the album were "Hey Hey" (#4 U.S. CHR) and "Lifeboat" (#11 U.S. CHR). One music video was filmed for the album, for lead single "Hey Hey." The video premiered on MTV2's "120 Minutes" on May 5, 2002.[3]
The Big Surprise was nominated for two Dove Awards in 2002 in the categories of Best Modern Rock/Alternative Recorded Album and Best Modern Rock/Alternative Recorded Song ("Hey Hey").
Track listing
- Hey, Hey
- Here's My Hand
- Who Got the Meaning?
- The Buzzing Won't Stop!
- A Minute to Ourselves
- The Big Surprise
- Lifeboat
- You Get Me Every Time
- You're Glowing
- Real Men Cry
Recording
Recording sessions for The Big Surprise were conducted throughout 2000 at Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, and at Treasure Isle Recorders in Nashville, Tennessee.
Personnel
- The Elms
- Owen Thomas - vocals, guitar, songwriting
- Christopher Thomas - drums, percussion
- Thomas Daugherty - guitar
- Keith Lee Miller - bass guitar
- Additional
- Brent Milligan - producer, bass guitar, keyboards
- John Hampton - engineer
- Jason Latshaw - engineer
- The Love Sponges Quartet - strings
- Michael Castille - trumpet
- Joe Baldridge - mix engineer
- Chuck Zwicky - mix engineer
- Richard Dodd - mastering engineer
- Kristin Barlowe - photography
References
- ↑ "Amazon.com; The Big Surprise". Retrieved April 2010.
- ↑ "AllMusic.com; The Big Surprise". Retrieved April 2010.
- ↑ "120 Minutes Archive". Retrieved April 2010.
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