About a Burning Fire

About a Burning Fire is the fourth album by post-hardcore band Blindside. It was released on February 24, 2004 through Elektra and 3 Points Records. The album is notable for featuring The Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan on the track "Hooray, It's L.A."

About a Burning Fire
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 24, 2004 (2004-02-24)
Recorded2003 at Bay 7 Studios (Valley Village, CA)
Sparky Dark Studios (Calabasas, CA)
Genre
Length44:38
LabelElektra
3 Points Records
ProducerHoward Benson
Blindside chronology
Silence
(2002)
About a Burning Fire
(2004)
The Great Depression
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Jesus Freak Hideout[2]

"All of Us" became the album's lead single. Its music video features a young man chasing after a woman through a dead, leafless forest. In his desperation, the man's arms begin to stretch out to her in a feat similar to Mr. Fantastic's. The video aired considerably on Fuse TV.

Track listing

  1. "Eye of the Storm" – 4:02
  2. "Follow You Down" – 3:01
  3. "All of Us" – 3:31
  4. "Shekina" – 4:46
  5. "Hooray, It's L.A." – 3:17 (Featuring Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins)
  6. "Swallow" – 2:25
  7. "Die Buying" – 3:18
  8. "Across Waters Again" – 4:13
  9. "After You're Gone" – 2:57
  10. "Where the Sun Never Dies" – 4:18
  11. "Roads" – 4:14
  12. "About a Burning Fire" – 4:36

B-Sides: "I Know Why You Dress in Black" – 2:29

Band

Credits

  • All songs written by Blindside
  • Published by Walking Home Music (ASCAP)
  • Produced by Howard Benson
  • Mixed by Chris Lord-Alge
  • Recorded by Mike Plotnikoff
  • Additional engineering by Eric Miller
  • Digital editing: Paul DeCarli, Mike Plotnikoff and Eric Miller
  • Additional recording by Lasse Marten at Decibel Stockholm Studios
  • Pre-production at Valley Center Studios
  • Mastered by Tom Maker at Precision Mastering (Hollywood, CA)
  • Drum tech: John Nicholson at Drum Fetish
  • Billy Corgan: guitar on "Hooray, It's L.A."
  • Emma Härdelin: vocals on "Shekina"
  • Jon Rekdal: trumpet solo on "Roads"
  • Jen Kuhn: cello on "Shekina" and "Roads"
  • Neel Hammond: violin on "Shekina" and "Roads"
  • Petter Winnberg: double bass on "Shekina"
  • Howard Benson: vox continental organ on "Swallow"
  • Billy Corgan appears courtesy of Reprise Records
  • Management: Tim M. Cook, Tim Ottley and Rachel Koeneke for Cook Management, LLC.
  • A&R: Howard Benson
  • Production coordinator: Dana Childs
  • Business management: Mark Kaplan for Kaplan Corp.
  • Legal: Doug Mark, Esquire for Barnes, Morris, Klein, Mark and Yorn
  • Booking: Michael Arlin at Artist Group International
  • International booking: Emma Banks at Helter Skelter
  • Tour management and live sound by Danny Hill
  • Art direction: Asterik Studio and blindside with Lili Picou
  • Design: Asterik Studio, Seattle
  • Photography: Kris McCaddon
  • Band photography: Daniel Mansson
  • Album coordinator: Danielle Bond

References

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