Ideas Above Our Station

Ideas Above Our Station is the first studio album by the English alternative rock band, Hundred Reasons, released on 20 May 2002 on Columbia Records. The album reached number 6 in the UK Albums Chart and is the band's most commercially successful album to date.

Ideas Above Our Station
Studio album by
Hundred Reasons
Released20 May 2002
RecordedThe Magic Shop, New York City
Mission Sound, Brooklyn
GenreAlternative rock
Length38:41
LabelColumbia
ProducerDave Sardy
Hundred Reasons chronology
Ideas Above Our Station
(2002)		 Shatterproof Is Not a Challenge
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
Drowned in Sound [2]
entertainment.ie [3]
NME [4]
The Guardian [5]

In 2012, the band got together after a three-year break to celebrate the album's ten-year anniversary.[6]

Artwork

The album cover art is a stylised photograph of the Lloyd's Building in London.

Track listing
  1. "I'll Find You"
  2. "Answers"
  3. "Dissolve"
  4. "What Thought Did"
  5. "If I Could"
  6. "Falter"
  7. "Shine"
  8. "Drowning"
  9. "Oratorio"
  10. "Silver"
  11. "Gone Too Far"
  12. "Avalanche"
  13. "Remmus" (Bonus Track)
  14. "No.5" (Bonus Track)

Personnel
  • Andy Bews - drums
  • Colin Doran - lead vocals, keyboard
  • Andy Gilmour - bass guitar
  • Larry Hibbitt - guitar, vocals, lead vocals (chorus of "Shine")
  • Paul Townsend - guitar, vocals, lead vocals (verses of "Silver")
  • Dave Sardy - producer
  • Greg Fidelman - engineering
  • Greg Gordon - editing, additional engineering
  • Juan Garcia - second engineer
  • Peter - second engineer
  • Jennifer Paola - production coordinator
  • Stephen Marcussen - mastering
  • Stewart Whitmore - digital editing
  • Steve Gullick - photography
  • Dave Goodchild - photography
  • Mark Unwin / Precession Industries - design, illustration

Charts
Chart (2002) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[7] 6

Singles
Year Single Chart Position
2001 "I'll Find You" UK Singles Chart 37
2002 "If I Could" UK Singles Chart 19
2002 "Silver" UK Singles Chart 15
2002 "Falter" UK Singles Chart 38

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[8] Gold 100,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. DiGravina, Tim. Ideas Above Our Station at AllMusic
  2. "Album Review: Hundred Reasons - Ideas Above Our Station / Releases / Releases // Drowned in Sound". Archived from the original on 30 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  3. "Hundred Reasons - Ideas Above Our Station". Entertainment.ie. 29 May 2002. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  4. "Hundred Reasons : Ideas Above Our Station". Nme.com. 12 September 2005. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  5. "CD of the week: Hundred Reasons, Ideas Above Our Station". The Guardian. 17 May 2002. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  6. "Hundred Reasons / Hell Is For Heroes / Cable - Thursday 22nd November at London venues (14+) | Banquet Records". Banquet Records. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  7. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  8. "British album certifications – Hundred Reasons – Ideas Above Our Station". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 July 2021.


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