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Fall Out Boy: Folie à Deux

On December 10, 2008, “Island” label released “Folie à Deux”, the fourth Fall Out Boy studio album. It was recorded January – March 2008, at the “Pass Studios and the Casita” in Hollywood, and was produced by Neal Avron and Pharel Williams.

Personnel:

  • Patrick Stump – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, art direction
  • Joe Trohman – lead guitar, art direction
  • Pete Wentz – bass guitar, unclean vocals, art direction
  • Andy Hurley – drums, art direction
  • William Beckett, Elvis Costello, Travis McCoy, Doug Neumann, Gabe Saporta – guest vocals
  • Debbie Harry – guest vocals
  • Brendon Urie – guest vocals, piano
  • Alexander DeLeon – guest vocals
  • Lil Wayne – guest vocals
  • Pharrell Williams – synthesizer
  • Andrew Coleman – recording
  • Ryan Kennedy – recording assistant
  • Erich Talaba – engineer, Pro Tools
  • Neal Avron – mixing
  • Nicolas Fournier – mixing assistant
  • Kiki Cholewka, Bob Mallory, Zephyrus Sowers – engineer assistant
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Pamela Litty – photography
  • Andy West – album design
  • JP Robinson – art coordination
  • Luke Chueh – cover artwork
  • Ronald Kurniawan – inside artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Andy Hurley, Patrick Stump, Joe Trohman and Pete Wentz, except where noted.

  • Lullaby (pre – hidden track)
  • Disloyal Order of Water Buffaloes
  • I Don’t Care – Norman Greenbaum, Andy Hurley, Patrick Stump, Joe Trohman, Pete Wentz
  • She’s My Winona
  • America’s Suitehearts
  • Headfirst Slide into Cooperstown on a Bad Bet
  • The (Shipped) Gold Standard
  • (Coffee’s for Closers)
  • What a Catch, Donnie
  • 27
  • Tiffany Blews
  • w.a.m.s.
  • 20 Dollar Nose Bleed
  • West Coast Smoker

Midtown: Living Well is the Best Revenge

On April 16, 2002, “Drive Thru” label released “Living Well Is the Best Revenge”, the second Midtown studio album. It was recorded 2001 -2002, at “Larrabee East” in Los Angeles, “Media Vortex” in Burbank, California, and was produced by Mark Trombino.

Personnel:

  • Gabe Saporta – lead vocals, bass
  • – drums, backing vocals
  • Vinnie Caruana – additional backing vocals 
  • Mark Trombino – programming, engineer, mixing
  • Justin Smith – engineer
  • Pete Novak – engineer assistant
  • Dave Ahlert – engineer assistant
  • Brian Gardner – mastering
  • Mike Bozzi – mastering assistant
  • Tim Stedman – art direction, design
  • Marco Orozco – design
  • Justin Stephens – photography

Track listing:

All lyrics written by Gabe Saporta, except where noted, all music by Gabe Saporta, Heath Saraceno, Tyler Rann and Rob Hitt.

  1. Become What You Hate
  2. Still Trying
  3. Get It Together
  4. Like a Movie
  5. There’s No Going Back
  6. Perfect – Hearth Saraceno
  7. You Should Know
  8. One Last Time – Tyler Rann
  9. A Faulty Foundation
  10. In the Songs
  11. Find Comfort in Yourself – Hearth Saraceno
  12. Make This Right
  13. Let Go (remix)