Famous Last Words (Hedley album)

Famous Last Words is the second full-length album by Hedley released on October 30, 2007, in Canada. It debuted at number three in Canada upon release. In the United States, the album is known as Never Too Late and only includes 8 tracks from the Canadian release and contains 5 tracks from Hedley, which replace the missing tracks from Famous Last Words.[4] Unlike Famous Last Words, Never Too Late has a blue background on its album cover, whereas the Canadian release has a red background on its cover.

Famous Last Words
Studio album by
Hedley
ReleasedOctober 30, 2007 (CAN)
May 12, 2009 (USA)
StudioRock Beach Recording (White Rock)
Hipposonic Studios (Vancouver)
The Warehouse Studio (Vancouver)
Genre
Length43:35
48:33 (USA Release)
Label
Producer
Hedley chronology
Hedley
(2005/2006)		 Famous Last Words
(2007)		 The Show Must Go
(2009)
Singles from Famous Last Words
  1. "She's So Sorry"
    Released: August 21, 2007
  2. "For the Nights I Can’t Remember"
    Released: November 2007
  3. "Never Too Late"
    Released: April 2008
  4. "Old School"
    Released: August 2008
  5. "Dying to Live Again"
    Released: November 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Starpulse[2]
TuneLab Music[3]

The first single from the album, "She's So Sorry", was released to radio on August 21, 2007. The video was shot in Toronto, Ontario on August 30 and premiered on MuchMusic on September 20, 2007. The second single, "For the Nights I Can't Remember", was released in November 2007. It peaked at number six on the Canadian Hot 100. The third single,"Never Too Late", was released in April 2008, and peaked at number four on the Canadian Hot 100. The fourth single, "Old School", released in August 2008, reached number 43 on the Canadian Hot 100 before it was officially released and went on to peak at number 10.

Track listing
Famous Last Words
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."She's So Sorry"
  • Jacob Hoggard
  • Dave Rosin
  • Tom MacDonald
  • Chris Crippin
  • Brian Howes
3:36
2."Hand Grenade"
  • Hoggard
  • Rosin
  • MacDonald
  • Crippin
  • Greig Nori
3:04
3."Dying to Live Again"
  • Hoggard
  • Rosin
  • MacDonald
  • Crippin
  • Howes
4:18
4."Narcissist"
  • Hoggard
  • Rosin
  • MacDonald
  • Crippin
  • Dave Genn
3:10
5."Bones Shatter (Never Say Never)"
  • Hoggard
  • Rosin
  • MacDonald
  • Crippin
3:19
6."Old School"
  • Hoggard
  • Rosin
  • MacDonald
  • Crippin
  • Genn
3:41
7."Been There Done That"
  • Hoggard
  • Rosin
  • MacDonald
  • Crippin
  • Nori
  • Genn
  • Davor Valuma
  • Johnny Hetherington (Art of Dying)
3:16
8."For the Nights I Can't Remember"
  • Hoggard
  • Rosin
  • MacDonald
  • Crippin
  • Genn
  • Nori
4:02
9."Brave New World"
  • Hoggard
  • Rosin
  • MacDonald
  • Crippin
  • Sean Hosein
  • Dane Deviller
3:58
10."Dear Blank"
  • Hoggard
  • Rosin
  • MacDonald
  • Crippin
  • Hosein
  • Deviller
3:26
11."Can't Go Back"
  • Hoggard
  • Rosin
  • MacDonald
  • Crippin
  • Genn
  • Nori
  • Ben Cook
4:01
12."Never Too Late"
  • Hoggard
  • Rosin
  • MacDonald
  • Crippin
  • Nori
4:00
Total length:43:35
Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
1."Lose My Number" (iTunes preorder bonus track)3:14
2."Alison Wonderland" (Rogers Music Store bonus track)3:14

Never Too Late (USA Release)
No.TitleLength
1."She's So Sorry"3:34
2."321"3:45
3."Trip"4:04
4."For the Nights I Can't Remember"4:02
5."Never Too Late"3:59
6."Gunnin'"4:12
7."On My Own"3:29
8."Bones Shatter (Never Say Never)"3:19
9."Old School"3:41
10."Narcissist"3:10
11."Hand Grenade"3:04
12."Dying to Live Again"4:04
13."Villain" (Bonus Track)4:10
Total length:48:33

Personnel

Adapted from the Famous Last Words booklet.[5]

Hedley
Additional musicians
  • Brian Howes – Guitar solo (on "She's So Sorry")
  • Greig Nori – Guitar solo (on "Brave New World")
  • Ray Garraway – Drums (on "Never Too Late")
  • Gillian Mott (Violin), Joshua Belvedere (Violin), Bernard Kane (Viola), Alexandra Sia (Cello) – Strings (on "Old School" and "Dying to Live Again")
  • Sal Ferreres – Percussion
  • Dave Genn – Guitars, string arrangements, piano, keyboards, additional production
  • Ben Kaplan – Additional keyboards
  • Elaine Shepherd, April White, Carly "Charly" Campbell – Back-up singers
Production
  • Mike Fraser – Mixing
  • Dean Maher – Engineering
  • Brian Gardner – Mastering (Bernie Grundman Mastering; Los Angeles)
  • Alex Aligizakis – Additional recording
  • Dave Ottoson – Pre-Pro recording, mixing
  • Shawn O'Hara – Assistant engineer (Rock Beach Recording)
  • Brendon Brown, Brock McFarlane, Chris Michael – Assistant engineers (Hipposonic Studios)
  • Eric Mosher – Assistant engineer (Warehouse Studios)
Artwork
  • Garnet Armstrong – Art direction, design
  • Matt Barnes – Photography
  • Simon Paul – Design
  • Steve McArdle – 3D illustration

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts
Chart (2008) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[6] 3
Canadian Alternative Albums 63

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[7] 2× Platinum 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Leahey, Andrew. "Famous Last Words - Hedley". AllMusic. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  2. Starpulse review
  3. "TuneLab Music review". Archived from the original on August 31, 2011. Retrieved June 22, 2009.
  4. "Never Too Late (USA Tracklist)". Archived from the original on 2014-06-18. From itunes.apple.com/us/
  5. Famous Last Words (booklet). Hedley. Universal Music Canada. 2007. 0251745232.CS1 maint: others (link)
  6. "Hedley Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard.
  7. "Canadian album certifications – Hedley – Famous Last Words". Music Canada.
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