''Some Mad Hope'' is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter

Matt Nathanson Matthew Adam Nathanson (born March 28, 1973) is an American singer-songwriter whose work is a blend of folk and rock and roll music. In addition to singing, he plays acoustic (sometimes a 12-string) and electric guitar, and has played both solo ...

, released on August 14, 2007, on

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. It peaked on the ''Billboard'' 200 at #60, and peaked at 3 on the Top Independent Albums. ''Some Mad Hope'' was Nathanson's first album for Vanguard Records, and contained two singles that became

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airplay staples, "Car Crash" and " Come On Get Higher". In September 2008, Vanguard Records announced "All We Are" and "To the Beat of Our Noisy Hearts" as future singles. The city skyline that's featured on the album's cover is that of Los Angeles. As of August 2016, the album has sold 500,000 copies. Come On Get Higher was certified 2x Multi-Platinum on September 16, 2016. The "Car Crash" song is also a sample song on Philips GoGear RaGa.

Track listing

Personnel

– vocals, guitar * John Thomasson – electric and string bass * Aaron Tap – guitar *

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– drums, percussion (tracks 2, 4, 7, 8, 12) * Jason McKenzie – drums, percussion (tracks 1, 3, 5, 9, 10, 11) *

Jim McGorman Jim McGorman (born c. 1974), a native of Philadelphia, is an American musician, songwriter/producer and multi-instrumentalist: guitarist, keyboardist, vocalist and drummer. McGorman is best known for his work with the House Band on the CBS telev ...

– guitar (tracks 1, 3, 5, 9, 11), keys (3, 5, 11), background vocals on track 1 * Michael Chaves – guitar (tracks 2, 4, 7, 8, 10, 12) * Ben West – piano, keys (tracks 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12) * Suzie McNeil – background vocals on tracks 6 & 11 * Marshall Altman – percussion, background vocals (tracks 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12) * Mark Weinberg – electric guitar (tracks 9 & 10)

References

2007 albums Matt Nathanson albums Albums produced by Marshall Altman Vanguard Records albums {{2007-rock-album-stub