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The Big Surprise (album)

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The Big Surprise is the debut full-length album by American rock band The Elms. The album was released on May 22, 2001 on Sparrow Records/EMI.[1][2]

Singles from the album were "Hey Hey" (#4 U.S. CHR) and "Lifeboat" (#11 U.S. CHR). One music video was filmed for the album, for lead single "Hey Hey." The video premiered on MTV2's "120 Minutes" on May 5, 2002.[3]

The Big Surprise was nominated for two Dove Awards in 2002 in the categories of Best Modern Rock/Alternative Recorded Album and Best Modern Rock/Alternative Recorded Song ("Hey Hey").

Track listing

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  1. Hey, Hey
  2. Here's My Hand
  3. Who Got the Meaning?
  4. The Buzzing Won't Stop!
  5. A Minute to Ourselves
  6. The Big Surprise
  7. Lifeboat
  8. You Get Me Every Time
  9. You're Glowing
  10. Real Men Cry

Recording

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Recording sessions for The Big Surprise were conducted throughout 2000 at Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, and at Treasure Isle Recorders in Nashville, Tennessee.

Personnel

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The Elms

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  • Owen Thomas - vocals, guitar, songwriting
  • Christopher Thomas - drums, percussion
  • Thomas Daugherty - guitar
  • Keith Lee Miller - bass guitar

Additional

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  • Brent Milligan - producer, bass guitar, keyboards
  • John Hampton - engineer
  • Jason Latshaw - engineer
  • The Love Sponges Quartet - strings
  • Michael Castille - trumpet
  • Joe Baldridge - mix engineer
  • Chuck Zwicky - mix engineer
  • Richard Dodd - mastering engineer
  • Kristin Barlowe - photography

References

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  1. ^ "Amazon.com; The Big Surprise".
  2. ^ "AllMusic.com; The Big Surprise".
  3. ^ "120 Minutes Archive". 120minutes.tylerc.com.