Arrows and Anchors is the fourth and final studio album by the Texas progressive rock band Fair to Midland, released on July 11, 2011, by E1 Music in North America. In Europe, the record was released by Season of Mist the day before. The album was produced, recorded and mixed by Joe Barresi.[2][3][4] The record peaked at No. 65 on the Billboard 200.
On April 4, the band debuted the album's first single, "Musical Chairs", on the website ArtistDirect.com.[5] It became available on iTunes on April 18. On May 19, the band released the track "Amarillo Sleeps on My Pillow" for free download on their website.
All lyrics are written by Darroh Sudderth; all music is composed by Fair to Midland
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Heavens to Murgatroyd"
0:44
2.
"Whiskey & Ritalin"
3:37
3.
"Musical Chairs"
3:32
4.
"Uh-Oh"
4:16
5.
"Amarillo Sleeps on My Pillow"
4:42
6.
"A Loophole in Limbo"
3:39
7.
"Typhoid Mary Sends Her Best"
0:56
8.
"Short-Haired Tornado"
4:19
9.
"The Upset at Bailey Bridge"
0:52
10.
"Rikki Tikki Tavi"
3:25
11.
"Golden Parachutes"
3:44
12.
"Bright Bulbs & Sharp Tools"
3:57
13.
"Coppertank Island"
3:10
14.
"Three Foolproof Ways to Buy the Farm"
2:47
15.
"The Greener Grass"
10:57
European limited edition and US ITunes bonus track
No.
Title
Length
16.
"Pour the Coal to 'er"
3:32
US ITunes and Official Website Pre-order bonus track
No.
Title
Length
17.
"Rikki Tikki Tavi" (Live)
3:21
Official Website Pre-order bonus track
No.
Title
Length
18.
"Uh Oh" (Live)
4:34
The live versions of "Rikki Tikki Tavi" and "Uh-Oh" were also released as B-sides on the digital single "Amarillo Sleeps on My Pillow".
Out takes
No further tracks were recorded for the album, however several songs were considered for the album during pre-production:
"Bravo Sierra", performed live once in August 2010 at Tree's in Dallas Texas was left out.
The titles "The Dead Sea", "Ember Rose" and "Babe Ruthe" (reportedly re-titled to "God Save Us") can be seen written on the band's pre-production track list.
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