Before the Robots

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Before the Robots
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Studio album by Better Than Ezra
Released	May 30, 2005 (International) May 31, 2005 (United States)
Recorded	2004 & 2005
Genre	Alternative
Length	51:55
Label	Artemis Records
Producer	BTE, Ethan Allen
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Better Than Ezra chronology
Greatest Hits (2005) Before the Robots (2005)

Before the Robots is the studio follow-up album to Better Than Ezra's 2001 studio release Closer and debut album on Artemis Records. It was released on May 30, 2005, internationally and a day later in North America.

The band enjoyed their biggest success since 1996's Friction, Baby on the reworked single "A Lifetime," which first appeared on 2001's Closer. Additionally, the album track "Juicy" was the featured music in promotions for the second season of the ABC series Desperate Housewives.

Prior to the album's release, the band offered to autograph all copies of the album pre-ordered through their website.

The album title reportedly came to the band's drummer Travis McNabb in a dream. He dreamt of seeing a UK buzz band called Before the Robots. The next day, he asked fellow band members if there was such a band. Upon finding out there was not, they decided to adopt the phrase for this album's title.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Burned" – 3:41
2. "Daylight" – 3:54
3. "A Lifetime" – 3:27
4. "It's Only Natural" – 4:16
5. "Overcome" – 5:22
6. "Special" – 4:03
7. "American Dream" – 3:39
8. "Our Last Night" – 4:12
9. "A Southern Thing" – 4:02
10. "Juicy" – 3:53
11. "Hollow" – 3:30
12. "Our Finest Year" – 4:21
13. "Breathless" – 3:35

[edit] Personnel

• Kevin Griffin - Vocals, Guitar, Piano
• Tom Drummond - Bass
• Travis Aaron McNabb - Drums

[edit] Additional Personnel

• Mark Mullins - Trombone
• Eric Lucero - Trumpet
• Jon Gros - B-3 Organ, Whirly, Rhodes
• Jason Hill - Background Vocals
• Brian Karzcig - Background Vocals