The Paramour Sessions

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The Paramour Sessions
Studio album by Papa Roach
Released	September 12, 2006
Recorded	December 2005 - May 2006 at Paramour Mansion Studios in Hollywood Hills, California
Genre	Alternative metal, post-grunge, hard rock
Length	46:14
Label	Geffen Records
Producer	Howard Benson
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link IGN link Metal Hammer musicOMH link Rocklouder link Rolling Stone link Toronto Sun link Tunelab Music link Ultimate Guitar link Uptown Magazine (C-) link
Papa Roach chronology
The Rolling Stone Live (EP) (2004) The Paramour Sessions (2006) Live Session (EP) (2007)
Alternate Cover
Special Edition Cover

The Paramour Sessions is the fourth major-label album by Californian rock group Papa Roach. It was released on September 12, 2006. While pre-recording, the band rented the Paramour Mansion which the album name reflects. Four singles have been released from the album, "...To Be Loved", "Forever", "Time Is Running Out", and most recently "Reckless".

[edit] Track listing

All lyrics written by Jacoby Shaddix.

1. "...To Be Loved" – 3:03 T. Esperance
2. "Alive (N' Out Of Control)" – 3:22 T. Esperance
3. "Crash" – 3:21 T. Esperance
4. "The World Around You" – 4:35 T. Esperance/J. Horton; additional lyrics by D. Buckner
5. "Forever" – 4:06 T. Esperance/J. Horton; additional lyrics by D. Buckner
6. "I Devise My Own Demise" – 3:36 T. Esperance
7. "Time Is Running Out" – 3:23 T. Esperance
8. "What Do You Do?" – 4:22 T. Esperance; additional lyrics by D. Buckner
9. "My Heart Is A Fist" – 4:58 T. Esperance/J. Horton; additional lyrics by D. Buckner
10. "No More Secrets" – 3:15
11. "Reckless" – 3:34
12. "The Fire" – 3:32 T. Esperance/J. Horton
13. "Roses On My Grave" – 3:13 J. Horton

[edit] Bonus tracks

• "Scars (from Live & Murderous In Chicago)" (UK Bonus Track) – 3:38
• "SOS" (UK & U.S. Bonus Track) – 2:42
• "Heridas (Scars Spanish version)" (Mexico Bonus Track)" – 3:28
• "The Addict" (iTunes Store Bonus Track) – 3:27

[edit] Sales

The album debuted at #16 on the Billboard 200 Chart with 37,000 copies sold. An estimated 389,000 copies have been sold in America as of January 3, 2008.

[edit] Miscellaneous

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• The song "...To Be Loved" is the theme to WWE Monday Night RAW
• "...To Be Loved" is also on the soundtrack to 2008 film "Never Back Down"
• The song "Roses On My Grave" was dedicated to the memory of Rachel Davis, who died on October 29, 2005 in a tragic car accident. The lyrics "the ground never seemed so far away" are taken from her MySpace page. At live shows the song is dedicated to Jacoby's step-grandfather, Howard William Roatch, from whom the name Papa Roach originated. He committed suicide.

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