Arrows and Anchors
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| Studio album by Fair to Midland | ||||
| Released | July 11, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | November–December 2010 at Joe's House of Compression, Pasadena, California | |||
| Genre | Alternative metal, Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 54:37 | |||
| Label | E1 Music | |||
| Producer | Joe Barresi | |||
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Arrows and Anchors is the fourth studio album by the Texas progressive rock band Fair to Midland, released on July 12, 2011, by E1 Music in North America. In Europe, the record was released by Season of Mist the day before. The album was produced, recorded and mixed by Joe Barresi. The record peaked at #65 on the Billboard 200.
On April 4, the band debuted the album's first single, "Musical Chairs", on the website ArtistDirect.com. It became available on iTunes on April 18. On May 19, the band released the track "Amarillo Sleeps on My Pillow" for free download on their website.
The album debuted at no. 65 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling 7,000 copies and marking the band's highest spot on the chart.
All lyrics written by Darroh Sudderth; all music composed by Fair to Midland.
The live versions of "Rikki Tikki Tavi" and "Uh-Oh" were also released as B-sides on the digital single "Amarillo Sleeps on My Pillow".
No further tracks were recorded for the album, however several songs were considered for the album during pre-production:
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