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Arrows and Anchors is the fourth and final studio album by the Texas progressive rock band Fair to Midland, released on July 11, 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.[1][2][3] The record peaked at No. 65 on the Billboard 200.

Release and promotion

On April 4, the band debuted the album's first single, "Musical Chairs", on the website ArtistDirect.com.[4] 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.

Reception

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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.[5]

Track list

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European limited edition and US ITunes bonus track

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US ITunes and Official Website Pre-order bonus track

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Official Website Pre-order bonus track

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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".

Out takes

No further tracks were recorded for the album, however several songs were considered for the album during pre-production:

  • "Bravo Sierra", performed live once in August 2010 at Tree's in Dallas Texas was left out.
  • The titles "The Dead Sea", "Ember Rose" and "Babe Ruthe" (reportedly re-titled to "God Save Us") can be seen written on the band's pre-production track list.

Personnel

Fair to Midland
  • Darroh Sudderth – vocals, banjo on "Amarillo Sleeps on My Pillow"
  • Cliff Campbell – guitar
  • Jon Dicken – bass guitar
  • Matt Langley – keyboards, marxophone
  • Brett Stowers – drums
Production
  • Brian Gardner – mastering
  • Isaac "Eye-Sack" Flores – artwork
  • Sean Oakley – assistant engineer
  • Jun Murakawa – assistant engineer
  • Morgan Stratton – assistant engineer
  • Joe Barresi – mixed, recorded, producer

Chart position

Charts (2011) Peak
position
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References

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