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SAM ROBERTS ANNOUNCES REISSUE OF DEBUT ALBUM, WE WERE BORN IN A FLAME, IN HONOUR OF ITS 15-YEAR ANNIVERSARY

DELUXE EDITION OF ALBUM AVAILABLE HERE FOR PRE-ORDER STARTING TODAY, OUT ON OCTOBER 5, INCLUDES ORIGINAL DEMOS AND PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED TRACKS

 

 

WATCH SAM ROBERTS – WE WERE BORN IN A FLAME (DELUXE EDITION) UNBOXING VIDEO HERE

 

31 August, 2018 (Toronto, ON) –  Celebrated Canadian singer-songwriter Sam Roberts announces the deluxe reissue of the Juno Award-winning debut album We Were Born In A Flame, set for release on October 5 via Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading music company. The new edition marks fifteen years since the album was first released in 2003 and includes original demos and previously unheard songs with an entire extra disc added for both CD and vinyl editions remastered by one of Canada’s most distinguished sound engineer’s, João Carvalho. Available for pre-order in all formats today, fans who purchase the digital album on iTunes will instantly receive the track, “Climb Over Me”.  Pre-order the album HERE and watch the Sam Roberts Band – We Were Born In A Flame (Deluxe) unboxing video HERE. Full album listing and tour dates below.

 

We Were Born In A Flame officially launched the band onto the Canadian and global music scene, impressively debuting at #2 on Soundscan and being certified double platinum in Canada. The 2018 release includes all tracks from the band’s freshman album including the original demo of “Brother Down,” and the hit songs, “Where Have All The Good People Gone?” and “Hard Road.” Sam Roberts went on to win three Juno Awards for the album including the prestigious award for Album of The Year. Since We Were Born In A Flame the band has been creating and experimenting with music resulting in six full length studio albums, most recently 2016’s TerraForm which followed the 2015 release Counting The Days EP and 2014’s full length album Lo-Fantasy. Roberts commented, “It has been such a journey since the release of WWBIAF and it’s time to open up the vault and pull out images and unheard tracks to help us tell the fuller story. .... we hope you’ll come along with us for the ride.”

 

The acclaimed Montreal based five-piece band includes Sam Roberts (lead vocals, guitar), Dave Nugent (guitar), Eric Fares (keyboard, guitar), Josh Trager (drums), and James Hall (bass). They are currently playing select dates and working on new music they hope to release in 2019. We Were Born In A Flame Deluxe Edition re-issue will be available on October 5th on CD, Vinyl and streaming platforms, pre-order the album HERE.

 

Full Tracklisting:

 

  1. Hard Road
  2. Where Have All The Good People Gone?  
  3. Brother Down
  4. Higher Learning
  5. Dead End
  6. Taj Mahal
  7.  Every Part of Me
  8. The Canadian Dream
  9. Rarified
  10. On The Run
  11. Don’t Walk Away Eileen  
  12. No Sleep
  13. This Wreck of A Life
  14. Climb Over Me
  15. Paranoia
  1. Brother Down +
  2. Taj Mahal +
  3. Every Part Of Me +
  4. On The Run +
  5. Say You’ll Be Mine *
  6. Got Soul But No Money *
  7. Durban Poison *

+ Original Demo

* Previously Unreleased


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Upcoming Tour Dates:

September 1 & 2 – Bala, ON – The KEE to Bala

September 15 – Calgary, AB – Big Rock Barnburner

September 22 – Buffalo, USA – Borderland Festival

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