Team Sleep (album)

Team Sleep
Studio album by
Team Sleep
Released
  • May 9, 2005 (Europe)
  • May 10, 2005 (United States)
Recorded2000–2004
Genre
Length53:59
LabelMaverick
Producer
Team Sleep chronology
Team Sleep
(2005) 		Woodstock Sessions, Vol. 4
(2015)
Singles from Team Sleep
  1. "Ever (Foreign Flag)"
    Released: April 25, 2005
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Drowned in Sound6/10[6]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[7]
IGN7.1/10[8]
Kerrang![9]
Now[10]
Pitchfork6.1/10[11]
Rock Hard8.5/10[12]
RTÉ[13]
StylusC[14]

Team Sleep is the only studio album by American rock band Team Sleep. It was largely produced by Greg Wells. It was released in Europe on May 9, 2005 and a day later in the United States through Maverick Records.

Recording history

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The debut album by Team Sleep was supposed to be released in 2003 but was scrapped due to the premature leakage of demos from the album onto the internet. The band split for a brief period of time before joining together and making material for a new album. Issues with Maverick Records as well as commitments with other projects (most specifically singer Chino Moreno and his band Deftones) delayed the release of the album numerous times. In early 2005, the official May 10 release was announced for the States with the announcement of a new track list and a band site on Maverick's web site.

Some of the songs presented on the new album are altered or re-recorded versions of older Team Sleep songs. For example, "Ever" is actually one of Team Sleep's oldest songs, originally titled "Cambodia" and later "Foreign Flag". "Live from the Stage" is a restructured version of the original Team Sleep song "Natalie Portman". "King Diamond" appears remastered, with Mary Timony contributing extensive call-and-response vocals. "Tomb of Liegia" is a little-changed update of leaked song "Ligeia", also featuring Timony. The title of the song references Edgar Allan Poe's short story, "Ligeia", and its Roger Corman/Vincent Price film adaptation, while the lyrics are more broadly Poe-esque.

On May 9, 2024, Team Sleep released the Deluxe Edition of the record with official mixes of previously unreleased tracks "Kool-Aid Party" (retitled "Kool Aide"), featuring Mike Patton, and "Let's Go," featuring Mary Timony.

Artwork

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The cover photo was shot by Lionel Deluy while the creative direction was led by Frank Maddocks (a Deftones companion since 2000's White Pony).[15]

Commercial performance

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The album debuted at #52 on the Billboard 200, selling 18,159 copies in its first week.[16]

Track listing

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Team Sleep track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Ataraxia"3:17
2."Ever (Foreign Flag)"2:51
3."Your Skull Is Red"3:41
4."Princeton Review"5:09
5."Blvd. Nights"3:08
6."Delorian"1:34
7."Our Ride to the Rectory"4:40
8."Tomb of Liegia"4:56
9."Elizabeth"3:47
10."Staring at the Queen"3:05
11."Ever Since WWI"3:30
12."King Diamond"3:45
13."Live from the Stage"5:29
14."Paris Arm"1:43
15."11/11"3:18
Total length:53:59

Deluxe Edition

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Deluxe Edition track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Ataraxia"3:17
2."Ever (Foreign Flag)"2:51
3."Your Skull Is Red"3:41
4."Princeton Review"5:09
5."Blvd. Nights"3:08
6."Delorian"1:34
7."Our Ride to the Rectory"4:40
8."Tomb of Liegia"4:56
9."Elizabeth"3:47
10."Staring at the Queen"3:05
11."Ever Since WWI"3:30
12."King Diamond"3:45
13."Live from the Stage"5:29
14."Paris Arm"1:43
15."11/11"3:18
16."Let's Go" (featuring Mary Timony)3:23
17."Kool Aide" (featuring Mike Patton)5:22
Total length:60:02

Personnel

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  • CrookOne – drum programming (tracks: 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 15); turntables (tracks: 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15); keyboards (tracks: 6, 10, 14)
  • Zach Hill – drums (tracks: 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15); piano (track 3); bass drum and xylophone (track 11)
  • Todd Wilkinson – guitar (all tracks, except 12); keyboards (tracks: 3, 4, 9); bass (tracks: 4, 9, 11)
  • Rick Verrett – bass (tracks: 1, 5, 7, 13, 15); guitar (track 1); keyboards (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12)
  • Chino Moreno – vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 12, 13, 15); guitar (tracks: 2, 5, 13); piano and keyboards (track 8)

Guests

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  • DJ C-Minus – drum programming (track 1)
  • Greg Wells – piano (track 2)
  • Dan Elkan – guitar (track 3)
  • Sonny Mayugba – guitar (track 5)
  • Rob Crow – vocals (track 4, 7, 9 and 15)
  • Mary Timony – vocals (track 8, 12 and 16)
  • Mike Patton – vocals (track 17)

Release history

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Region Date Label
Europe May 9, 2005 Maverick
United States May 10, 2005 Maverick

Charts

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Chart performance for Team Sleep
Chart (2005-2024) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[17] 69
French Albums (SNEP)[18] 160
Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ)[19] 9
UK Albums (OCC)[20] 91
US Billboard 200[21] 52

References

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  1. ^ Loftus, Johnny. "Team Sleep". Allmusic. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  2. ^ Crock, Jason. "Team Sleep - Team Sleep". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  3. ^ "Team Sleep". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  4. ^ "Team Sleep". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  5. ^ Loftus, Johnny. Team Sleep at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  6. ^ "Album Review: Team Sleep - Team Sleep". DrownedInSound. May 9, 2005. Archived from the original on August 25, 2023. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  7. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). "Team Sleep". Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8 (4th ed.). MUZE. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
  8. ^ D., Spence (May 10, 2005). "Team Sleep - Team Sleep". IGN. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  9. ^ Anon. (May 7, 2005). "Rated: Albums". Kerrang!. No. 1055. EMAP. p. 58.
  10. ^ Davies, Evan (June 2, 2005). "Team Sleep". NOW. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  11. ^ Crock, Jason (June 9, 2005). "Team Sleep: Team Sleep | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 2, 2011.
  12. ^ "Team Sleep". Rock Hard (Vol. 217) (in German). May 24, 2005. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  13. ^ Guerin, Harry (June 22, 2005). "Team Sleep - S/T". RTÉ. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  14. ^ McKeating, Scott (May 27, 2005). "Team Sleep - Team Sleep - Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on November 12, 2006. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  15. ^ "Team Sleep Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  16. ^ "Soundscan Report: Team Sleep Makes Respectable Debut, Geezer ButlerFlops". blabberouth.net. May 18, 2005. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  17. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 276.
  18. ^ "Lescharts.com – Team Sleep – Team Sleep". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  19. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista (fizikai hanghordozók) – 2024. 17. hét". MAHASZ. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  20. ^ "Team Sleep | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  21. ^ "Team Sleep / Team Sleep". billboard.elpee.jp. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
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