History for Sale

History for Sale
Studio album by Blue October
Released	April 8, 2003
Recorded	2003
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	48:09
Label	Brando/Universal Records
Producer	David Castell and Justin Furstenfeld
Blue October chronology
Consent to Treatment (2000) History for Sale (2003) Argue with a Tree... (2004)
Singles from History For Sale
"Calling You" Released: 2003

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Rocknworld.com	[1]
Sputnikmusic	[2]
Allmusic	[3]
Houston Press	(favorable)[4]
PopMatters	(favorable)[5]

History for Sale is the third album by Blue October. The title of the album comes from a lyric in the song "Amazing". It was recorded at Sound Arts Studios in Houston, Texas, and at Stomp Box Studios in Arlington, Texas, and released in the United States on April 8, 2003, by Brando Records. It was co-produced by Justin Furstenfeld and David Castell. It is the only Blue October album to feature former member Dwayne Casey on bass guitar, and the band's first album featuring lead guitarist C.B. Hudson. The track "Come in Closer" features guest vocals by Zayra Alvarez, who later, on the CBS reality show Rockstar: Supernova, sang the song "Razorblade" on her final episode before being voted off. History for Sale was voted best album in the 2003 Houston Press Music Awards.

The album — re-released on Universal Records on August 5, 2003 — is largely a response to the control the label placed on the group during the Consent to Treatment production process.^[6] The re-released version of the album includes a solo acoustic version of "Calling You" as a hidden track, while the original version of the album includes videos of the band during the recording process.

Track listing

All songs written by Justin Furstenfeld, except where noted.

1. "Ugly Side" (Furstenfeld, Blue Miller) - 4:21
2. "Clumsy Card House" - 3:21
3. "Razorblade" (Furstenfeld, Miller, Ryan Delahoussaye, Matt Noveskey) - 3:18
4. "Calling You" - 3:59
5. "Chameleon Boy" - 5:48
6. "Sexual Powertrip (One Big Lie) Bla Bla" - 3:04
7. "A Quiet Mind" - 4:09
8. "3 Weeks, She Sleeps" - 1:48
9. "Inner Glow" (Furstenfeld, Miekos Mueller) - 4:25
10. "Somebody" (Furstenfeld, Miller, C.B. Hudson) - 3:26
11. "Come in Closer" - 5:25
12. "Amazing" - 5:05

• Contains "Calling You" solo acoustic hidden track on Universal version
• Original Version includes "In Studio With Blue October". (Recording process of the album)

Personnel

• Justin Furstenfeld - lead vocals, guitar
• Jeremy Furstenfeld - drums
• Matt Noveskey - bass guitar on tracks 1, 3, 8, 9
• Dwayne Casey - bass guitar on tracks 2, 4, 5, 6, 7
• C.B. Hudson - guitar
• Ryan Delahoussaye - violin, mandolin
• Zayra Alvarez - backing vocals
• Brian Baker - engineer, editing
• David Castell - flute (on "Come in Closer" and "3 Weeks She Sleeps"), programming, production, editing, synthesizer
• Robert Greeson - art direction
• Blue Miller - guitar, production, editing, mixing, keyboards
• Mark O'Donoughue - engineer
• Tim Palmer - mixing
• Sam Paulos - executive producer
• Derek Taylor - digital editing

References

1. Rocknworld.com review
2. Sputnikmusic review
3. Allmusic review
4. Houston Press review
5. PopMatters review
6. Ellis, Andrew (December 3, 2003). "Blue October: History for Sale". PopMatters. Retrieved 2006-06-02.