I'm Sorry I'm Leaving is an acoustic EP released by American rock band Saves the Day, released by Immigrant Sun on July 1, 1999.
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| Released | July 1, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | March 1999, Shoulder to the Wheel Studio | |||
| Genre | Emo, pop punk | |||
| Length | 12:31 | |||
| Label | Immigrant Sun | |||
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It differed from the band's debut album, Can't Slow Down, by having a lighter acoustic sound.
Background and recording
editSaves the Day formed in late 1997. Their debut album, Can't Slow Down, was released with Equal Vision in August 1998.[2] The album helped the band gain fans, but only in the New Jersey area.[3] The band promoted the album with two tours, which helped the band expand their fan base.[2] Saves the Day had three different line-up changes while touring Can't Slow Down, leaving vocalist Chris Conley and drummer Bryan Newman as the only original members left.[4]
I'm Sorry I'm Leaving was recorded and mixed at Shoulder to the Wheel Studio in March 1999.[5] The EP was mastered by M.J.R. at Metropolis Mastering Ltd.[5]
Release
editI'm Sorry I'm Leaving was released on Immigrant Sun Records on July 1, 1999.[6] It includes a cover of Modern English's "I Melt with You".
Track listing
editAll songs written by Chris Conley, except "I Melt with You" by Modern English.[5]
- CD version
- "I'm Sorry I'm Leaving" – 2:48
- "Hold" – 2:22
- "Jessie & My Whetstone" – 2:06
- "Take Our Cars Now!" – 2:38
- "I Melt with You" (Modern English cover) – 2:57
- 7" vinyl version
- "I'm Sorry I'm Leaving"
- "Hold"
- "The Way His Collar Falls"
Personnel
editPersonnel per booklet.[5]
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References
edit- Citations
- ^ "I'm Sorry I'm Leaving - Saves the Day - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
- ^ a b "EVR: SAVES THE DAY". equalvision.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 1999. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
- ^ Greenwald 2003, p. 80
- ^ Ufberg, Max (November 3, 2014). "Happy Birthday, Through Being Cool: The Story Behind the Seminal Emo Album". WIRED. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
- ^ a b c d I'm Sorry I'm Leaving (Booklet). Saves the Day. Immigrant Sun. 1999. none.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Immigrant Sun Records Homepage". immigrantsun.com. Archived from the original on June 21, 2000. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
- Sources
- Greenwald, Andy (2003). Nothing Feels Good: Punk Rock, Teenagers, and Emo (First ed.). New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 9781466834927.
External links
edit- I'm Sorry I'm Leaving at MySpace (streamed copy where licensed)