Our Shadows Will Remain
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| Studio album by Joseph Arthur | ||||
| Released | September 28, 2004 | |||
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New Orleans: The Nappy Dugout New York City: Ken Rich's place Fluid Dubway Studios Ernest Hemingway Studios London: David Kosten's place Prague: Barandov Studios |
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| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 45:51 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Vector Recordings 14th Floor Records |
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| Producer | Joseph Arthur, Mike Napolitano, Ken Rich, David Kosten | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 82 |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Entertainment Weekly | A |
| The Guardian |  |
| MusicOMH | (positive) |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.8/10) |
| Q | |
| Slant Magazine | |
| Stylus Magazine | A– |
Our Shadows Will Remain is the fourth studio album by Joseph Arthur. The album was released in the US on September 28, 2004 on 12" vinyl and October 12, 2004 on CD, then in the UK on July 11, 2005 on CD and double 12" vinyl. The recording sessions also spawned the companion EP, And the Thieves Are Gone. There were four singles released when the album was picked up for UK distribution by 14th Floor Records. An extensive nationwide tour of the US followed the album's release, including dates with Joan Wasser. In 2005, Arthur went on a brief tour throughout Europe with R.E.M.
Joseph Arthur began the recording of Our Shadows Will Remain shortly after tour dates supporting Tracy Chapman and worldwide solo tour dates (promoting his previous album Redemption's Son) in late 2003. The album was recorded across New Orleans, New York City, London and Prague. Joseph produced the album with Mike Napolitano, Ken Rich, and David Kosten. Joseph, who has battled with alcoholism and drug abuse throughout his entire life, said in an October 2004 interview with Paste Magazine: "I got totally wasted for a while in New Orleans, then I went to L.A. and was going further that way, and I called up my friends in New Orleans and said, 'I'm coming back and I have to straighten out and you have to help me.'" Joseph remained sober and returned to Mike Napolitano and his French Quarter apartment/studio to finish the album. The strings were arranged by Andrew Sherman, and were played by the City of Prague Philharmonic.
During the recording of the album, Joseph also wrote and recorded a new song for the film Shrek 2, titled "You're So True." The song plays during the end credits of the film and also appears on the movie's soundtrack.
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