On May 1, 2006, “Fiction” label released “Eyes Open”, the fourth Snow Patrol studio album. It was recorded October – December 2005, at “Grouse Lodge Studios” in Ireland; “The Garage” in Kent; “The Garden” and “Angel Studios” in London. The single “Chasing Cars” went on to sell over 5 million copies worldwide and has spent a total of 166 weeks on the UK “Singles Chart”, more than any other song in history. The album has been certified 7 x Platinum in the UK, by the “BPI”.
Personnel:
- Gary Lightbody– vocals, guitar, backing vocals
- Nathan Connolly– guitar, backing vocals
- Paul Wilson– bass guitar, backing vocals
- Jonny Quinn– drums, percussion
- Tom Simpson– keyboards, sample
- Jacknife Lee – keyboards, programming, backing vocals, engineer, mixing
- Leon Bosch – double bass
- Ben Russell – double bass
- Martha Wainwright – vocals
- Richard George – violin
- Ursula Gough – violin
- Janice Graham – violin
- Karin Leishman – violin
- Beatrix Lovejoy – violin
- Pauline Lowbury – violin
- Maya Magub – violin
- Richard Milone – violin
- Steve Morris – violin
- Everton Nelson – violin
- Charles Sewart – violin
- Paul Willey – violin
- Lucy Williams – violin
- Warren Zielinski – violin
- Maxine Moore – viola
- William Hawkes – viola
- Rebecca Hirsch – viola
- Matthew Souter – viola
- Timothy Grant – viola
- Adrian Bradbury – cello
- Charlie Clark – choir, chorus
- Caroline Dale – cello
- Zoe Martlew – cello
- Caroline Dearney – cello
- James Banbury – cello, arranger
- Iain Archer – backing vocals, choir, chorus
- Paul Archer – backing vocals, choir, chorus
- Ciaran Gribbin – choir, chorus
- Hrafnhildur Halldorsdottir – choir, chorus
- Eugene Kelly – choir, chorus
- Alastair King – choir, arranger, backing vocals
- Sam Bell – engineer
- David McGinty – choir, chorus
- Richael Reader – choir, chorus
- Jenny Reeve – choir, chorus
- Claire Scott – choir, chorus
- Stacey Seivewright – choir, chorus
- Sara Wilson – choir, chorus
- Hilary Skewes – string contractor
- Peter Hoffman, Tom McFall, Steve Pryce – engineer
- Simon Wakeling, Stefano Soffia, Fergus Peterkin – engineer assistant
- Cenzo Townshend – mixing
- Owen Skinner – mixing assistant
- John Davies – mastering
- Richard Andrews – art direction
- Mat Maitland – art direction, images
- Dan Tobin Smith – photography
Track listing:
All lyrics by Gary Lightbody, all music by Gary Lightbody, Nathan Connolly, Tom Simpson, Paul Wilson and Jonny Quinn except where noted.
- You’re All I Have
- Hands Open
- Chasing Cars – Gary Lightbody
- Shut Your Eyes
- It’s Beginning to Get to Me
- You Could Be Happy
- Make This Go On Forever
- Set the Fire to the Third bar
- Headlights on Dark Roads
- Open Your Eyes
- The Finish Line
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