Ideas Above Our Station

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Ideas Above Our Station

Studio album by

Hundred Reasons

Released

20 May 2002

Recorded

Magic Shop, New York City

Mission Sound, New York City

Alternative rock

Length

38:41

Hundred Reasons chronology

Ideas Above Our Station
(2002)

Shatterproof Is Not a Challenge
(2004)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Drowned in Sound	^[2]
entertainment.ie	^[3]
NME	^[4]
The Guardian	^[5]

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.^{[citation needed]}

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

"I'll Find You"
"Answers"
"Dissolve"
"What Thought Did"
"If I Could"
"Falter"
"Shine"
"Drowning"
"Oratorio"
"Silver"
"Gone Too Far"
"Avalanche"
"Remmus" (Bonus Track)
"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	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[8]	Gold	100,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

^ DiGravina, Tim. Ideas Above Our Station at AllMusic
^ "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.
^ "Hundred Reasons - Ideas Above Our Station". Entertainment.ie. 29 May 2002. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
^ "Hundred Reasons : Ideas Above Our Station". Nme.com. 12 September 2005. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
^ "CD of the week: Hundred Reasons, Ideas Above Our Station". The Guardian. 17 May 2002. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
^ "Hundred Reasons / Hell Is For Heroes / Cable - Thursday 22nd November at London venues (14+) | Banquet Records". Banquet Records. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
^ "British album certifications – Hundred Reasons – Ideas Above Our Station". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 July 2021.

v t e Hundred Reasons
Andy Bews Colin Doran Andy Gilmour Larry Hibbitt
Studio albums	Ideas Above Our Station Shatterproof Is Not a Challenge Kill Your Own Quick the Word, Sharp the Action
Live albums	Live Bootleg Live at Freakscene
EPs	Ep Two Ep Three

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