The Paramour Sessions

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Artist: Papa Roach
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Release Date: September 12, 2006
Total Time: 48:19
Type: Contains explicit content, Lyrics are included with the album
Genre: Rock

Review

Having long ago dumped the tired rap-rock format of their early work, Papa Roach continues attempting to reinvent the hard rock wheel on 2006's The Paramour Sessions. Unfortunately, while the band seems to be aiming for Mötley Crüe's Theatre of Pain, the results sound something more akin to a nu-metal version of Loverboy's Keep It Up. These are boisterous, brash, and in-yo-face tracks that really want to convince you they have the goods. And sure, the band does evince a kind of Technicolor, Sunset Strip club, cocaine-line-on-a-Marshall-stack vibe, but mostly the songs just ain't there. Admittedly, "The World Around You" has a catchy chorus and "Time Is Running Out" is a suitably anthemic pop tune. However, while Papa Roach makes a lot of gestures toward rock & roll suicide on The Paramour Sessions, the album ends up being a lot like lead singer Jacoby Shaddix's confession of "I've got a jet black heart, it's all f*cked up and it's falling apart" on "...To Be Loved." It sounds a lot cooler than it actually is. ~ Matt Collar, Rovi

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The Paramour Sessions

Studio album by Papa Roach

Released

September 12, 2006
June 12, 2007 (Deluxe Edition)

Recorded

December 2005–May 2006 at the Paramour Mansion in Hollywood, California

Genre

Hard rock, alternative rock, alternative metal

Length

48:27

Papa Roach chronology

Rolling Stone Original
(2004)

The Paramour Sessions
(2006)

Live Session (iTunes Exclusive)
(2007)

Singles from The Paramour Sessions

"...To Be Loved"
Released: October 11, 2006
"Forever"
Released: June 15, 2007

Alternative cover

Deluxe Edition

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
IGN	^[2]
Metal Hammer
TuneLab Music	^[3]
musicOMH	^[4]
PopMatters	(4/10)^[5]
Rolling Stone	^[6]
Sputnikmusic	^[7]
Toronto Sun	link
Uptown Magazine	C− link

The Paramour Sessions is the fifth album by Californian rock band Papa Roach. It was released on September 12, 2006. While pre-recording, the band rented the Paramour Mansion, which the album name reflects. Two singles were released from the album, "...To Be Loved" and "Forever". The deluxe edition of the album was released on July 5, 2007. This album was the last the band recorded with drummer Dave Buckner.

Contents

1 Deluxe edition
2 Sales
3 Track listing
4 Personnel
5 Appearances
6 References

Deluxe edition

The deluxe edition of the album was released on June 12, 2007 and includes the following:

an alternate cover
a fold-out poster
a cell phone wallpaper
a free ringtone of "Forever"

No new songs were released for the deluxe edition and has no alternate track listing. The deluxe edition is now sold instead of the standard version of the album.

Sales

The album debuted at #16 on the Billboard 200 Chart with 37,000 copies sold in its first week of release. The album has sold over 1.6 million copies worldwide by selling small amounts of copies in many countries like the U.S., Canada, and the UK. Because of this, the album has failed to be certified in any country. The album has sold over 450, 000 copies in the USA as of 2010.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Jacoby Shaddix and Tobin Esperance, unless where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"...To Be Loved"	Jacoby Shaddix, Tobin Esperance	3:03
2.	"Alive (N' Out of Control)"	Shaddix, Esperance	3:22
3.	"Crash"	Shaddix, Esperance	3:21
4.	"The World Around You"	Shaddix, Esperance, Dave Buckner, Jerry Horton	4:35
5.	"Forever"	Shaddix, Esperance, Buckner, Horton	4:06
6.	"I Devise My Own Demise"	Shaddix, Esperance	3:36
7.	"Time Is Running Out"	Shaddix, Esperance	3:23
8.	"What Do You Do?"	Shaddix, Esperance, Buckner	4:22
9.	"My Heart Is a Fist"	Shaddix, Esperance, Horton	4:58
10.	"No More Secrets"	Shaddix, Esperance, Horton	3:15
11.	"Reckless"	Shaddix, Esperance, Buckner	3:34
12.	"The Fire"	Shaddix, Esperance, Horton	3:32
13.	"Roses on My Grave"	Shaddix, Horton	3:13
Total length:			48:27

Mexico Edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Heridas" (Scars Spanish Version)	Shaddix, Esperance	3:28

UK Edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Scars" (Live In Chicago)	Shaddix, Esperance	3:38
15.	"SOS"	Shaddix, Esperance, Buckner, Horton	2:44

Personnel

Papa Roach

Jacoby Shaddix - lead vocals
Jerry Horton - lead guitar, backing vocals
Tobin Esperance - bass guitar, backing vocals
Dave Buckner - drums, percussion

Additional Musicians

Keyboards and Programming: Howard Benson
Percussion: Lenny Castro
Piano on "My Heart Is A Fist" & "What Do You Do?" by: Jamie Muhoberac
Strings on "The Fire" by: Jennifer Kuhn & Mark Robertson

Production

Produced by: Howard Benson
Co-Produced by: Papa Roach
Mixed by: Chris Lord-Alge
Recorded by: Mike Plotnikoff
Additional Recording by: Michael Rosen
Protools Editing by: Paul Decarli
Assistant Engineer: Hatsukazu Inagaki
String Arrangements on "Roses On My Grave" by: Debbie Lurie
Recorded at The Paramour Mansion, Silver Lake, Bay 7 Studios, Valley Village, & Sparky Dark Studio, Calabasas, CA
Strings Recorded by: Casey Stone at Entourage Studios, North Hollywood, CA
Mixed at Resonate Music, Burbank, CA
Assistant Mix Engineers: Keith Armstrong & Dim-E
Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, NY
Band Assistant / Life Coordinator / Master Chef at the Paramour: Andres Torres
A&R: Thom Panunzio
A&R Coordinator: Evan Peters
Mnagement by: Mike Renault & Dennis Sanders for Focus Three Entertainment
Booking by Michael Arfin for AGI
European Booking: John Jackson for K2ours
Business Management: Jonathan Schwartz for GSO
Legal Representation: Eric Greenspan for Myman, Abell, Fineman, Greenspan & Light LLP
Marketing for Geffen: Paul Orescan
Art Direction & Design by Greg Patterson
Additional Art Direction: Dave Buckner & Jerry Horton
Coat of Arms Illustrated by Jeff Toll
Band Photography by Devin Dehaven
Additional Photography by: KirstiAnna Urpa, Jerry Horton, Greg Patterson, Dave Buckner

Appearances

"...To Be Loved" was theme song for WWE Raw from 2006 to 2009.
"...To Be Loved" is also featured in the soundtrack to the 2008 film Never Back Down.
"...To Be Loved" and "The Addict" were featured in the commercial for Crüe Fest that Papa Roach and Buckcherry did.
"Alive (N' Out Control)" is the theme song of the TV show Scarred, hosted by Jacoby Shaddix.
"Time Is Running Out" and "Forever" are featured as downloadable tracks for the Rock Band games.
"SOS" is also featured on the Crüe Fest compilation album.
A guitar tab songbook was released for the album.

References

^ Matt Collar. "The Paramour Sessions - Papa Roach". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r853754. Retrieved 12 September 2006.
^ Ed Thompson. "Papa Roach - The Paramour Sessions". IGN. http://music.ign.com/articles/737/737708p1.html. Retrieved 17 April 2008.
^ "Review: Papa Roach - The Paramour Sessions". TuneLab Music. http://www.tunelabmusic.com/reviews/reviewid66.php?subaction=showcomments&id=1158074430&archive=&start_from=&ucat=5&. Retrieved 20 September 2006.
^ Ben Hogwood. "Papa Roach - The Paramour Sessions (Geffen)". MusicOMH. http://www.musicomh.com/albums/papa-roach_0906.htm. Retrieved 21 August 2007.
^ Andrew Blackie. "Papa Roach: The Paramour Sessions". PopMatters. http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/papa-roach-the-paramour-sessions. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
^ Christian Hoard (17 October 2006). "Papa Roach: The Paramour Sessions". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 11 April 2009. http://web.archive.org/web/20090411031911/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/paparoach/albums/album/11414768/review/12054028/the_paramour_sessions. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
^ John Cruz. "Papa Roach - The Paramour Sessions". Sputnikmusic. http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=11666. Retrieved 13 September 2006.

v t e Papa Roach

Jacoby Shaddix Jerry Horton Tobin Esperance Tony Palermo

Studio albums	Old Friends from Young Years Infest Lovehatetragedy Getting Away with Murder The Paramour Sessions Metamorphosis Time for Annihilation

Live albums	Time for Annihilation

EPs	Rolling Stone Original Live Session (iTunes Exclusive) Hit 3 Pack: Forever Naked and Fearless: Acoustic EP

Compilations	...To Be Loved: The Best of Papa Roach

Video albums	Papa Roach: Live & Murderous in Chicago Crüe Fest

Singles	"Last Resort" "Broken Home" "Between Angels and Insects" "She Loves Me Not" "Time and Time Again" "Getting Away with Murder" "Scars" "...To Be Loved" "Forever" "Time is Running Out" "Reckless" "Hollywood Whore" "Lifeline" "I Almost Told You That I Loved You" "Had Enough" "Kick In the Teeth" "Burn" "No Matter What" "One Track Mind"

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