I Was Dead for 7 Weeks in the City of Angels

I was Dead for 7 Weeks in the City of Angels is the fourth album of the Spanish rock band Dover, released on 17 September 2001.[3] It sold 200,000 copies.[4] The name of the album comes from a series of irregularities that the group had in its recording stage, as Cristina was sick for several weeks and there were a number of problems with producer Barrett Jones.

I Was Dead for 7 Weeks in the City of Angels
Studio album by
Dover
Released17 September 2001
RecordedMay–June 2001
GenreRock, grunge, alternative rock
Length49:21
LabelLoli Jackson Records, Chrysalis Records
ProducerBarrett Jones and Dover
Dover chronology
Late at Night
(1999)		 I Was Dead for 7 Weeks in the City of Angels
(2001)		 It's Good to Be Me!
(2002)
Singles from I Was Dead for 7 Weeks in the City of Angels
  1. "King George"
    Released: 3 September 2001
  2. "Better Day"
    Released: December 2001
  3. "The Weak Hour of the Rooster"
    Released: March 2002
  4. "Big Mistake"
    Released: May 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rock Hard[2]

Track listing

Lyrics and music by Amparo Llanos and Cristina Llanos.

No.TitleLength
1."My Secret People"4:23
2."Better Day"3:17
3."The Weak Hour of the Rooster"4:31
4."Lady Barbuda"3:26
5."King George"2:56
6."Big Mistake"3:43
7."Recluser"3:15
8."Astroman"3:34
9."Surrender"4:12
10."I Hate Everybody"3:10
11."As I Said"2:09
12."Death Rocker"3:28
13."The Last Word"3:47
14."Love Is a Bitch"3:12
15."Cold"3:48
Total length:49:21

Appearances

"Love Is a Bitch" is heard in the 2000 film Amores Perros.[5]

"King George" is included on the soundtrack of the music video game Rock Band 3.

Personnel
Dover

Charts

Chart positions
Chart (2001) Peak
position
Spanish Album Charts[6] 1

Release history
Region Date Format Label
Spain[7] 17 September 2001 CD Loli Jackson, Chrysalis
Germany[8] 26 November 2001

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[9] 2× Platinum 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "Dover: I was Dead for 7 Weeks in the City of Angels - Review - AllMusic". AllMusic.
  2. Schleutermann, Marcus. "Dover: I was Dead for 7 Weeks in the City of Angels - Review - Rock Hard". Rock Hard.
  3. "Dover presenta su último disco" (in Spanish). El Mundo. 3 December 2001.
  4. Iñiguez, Fernando (17 December 2001). "Dover vende 200.000 copias de su cuarto disco en inglés" (in Spanish). El País.
  5. "Amores Perros OST". Discogs. 2000.
  6. "List of the best selling albums from 17.09.2001 to 09.22.2001". 22 September 2001.
  7. "Dover: I was Dead for 7 Weeks in the City of Angels (Spain)". Discogs.com.
  8. "Dover: I was Dead for 7 Weeks in the City of Angels (Germany)". Discogs.com.
  9. Fernando Salaverri (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. p. 961. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
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