Mer de Noms
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Mer de Noms | ||
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Missing image Apc_merdenoms.jpg Album Cover | ||
Album by A Perfect Circle | ||
Released | May 23, 2000 | |
Recorded | ||
Genre | Rock | |
Length | 44 min 25 sec | |
Record label | Virgin | |
Producer | Billy Howerdel | |
Professional reviews | ||
Allmusic.com | 4/5 | link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:u3ae4jn74wau) |
A Perfect Circle Chronology | ||
none | Mer de Noms (2000) | Thirteenth Step (2003) |
Mer de Noms is the first studio album by the progressive metal/art rock band A Perfect Circle. The album was released as a compact disc on May 23, 2000. The title means "sea of names" in French. It was certified platinum by the RIAA on October 31, 2000. The album entered The Billboard 200 at No. 4 with 188,000 copies sold.
Tracks
- The Hollow (2:59)
- Magdalena (4:06)
- Rose (3:26)
- Judith (4:07)
- Orestes (4:48)
- 3 Libras (3:40)
- Sleeping Beauty (4:11)
- Thomas (3:29)
- Renholdėr (2:24)
- Thinking Of You (4:35)
- Breńa (4:24)
- Over (2:21)
All music written by Billy Howerdel, all lyrics written by Maynard James Keenan.
Personnel
- Maynard James Keenan - Vocals, gord
- Billy Howerdel - Guitars, background vocals, bass, programming, keyboards, piano, production, mixing, engineering
- Josh Freese - Drums, percussion
- Tim Alexander - Drums (The Hollow)
- Paz Lenchantin - Violins, string arrangement, background vocals, bass (Sleeping Beauty)
- Luciano Lenchantin - Viola (3 Libras)
- Troy Van Leeuwen - Guitar (Sleeping Beauty)
- Draven Godwin - Percussion (Thomas)
- Kelli Shafer - Vocals (Renholdėr)
- Alan Moulder - Mixing
- Frank Gryner - Drum engineering
- Steven R. Gilmore - Sleeve art direction, design, digital photographic manipulation
- Sean Murphey - Photography
See also Thirteenth Step