Memory Man

Not to be confused with the novel The Memory Man by Lisa Appignanesi.

Not to be confused with the novel Memory Man by David Baldacci.

Memory Man
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Studio album by Aqualung
Released	March 13, 2007 (US) March 21, 2007 (Japan)
Recorded	May–October 2006 in South London
Genre	Piano rock
Length	50:18 (US) 64:09 (Target edition)
Label	Columbia
Producer	Matt Hales Ben Hales Dan Swift
Aqualung chronology
Exclusive iTunes EP 2 (2006)Exclusive iTunes EP 22006 Memory Man (2007) Words and Music (2008)Words and Music2008

Memory Man is the third studio album by Aqualung. The album was released on March 13, 2007 in the U.S.. The first single from the album was "Pressure Suit". The album debuted at #88 on the Billboard 200 chart in its first week.

Track listing

• All songs written by Matt Hales except where noted.

1. "Cinderella" – 4:37
2. "Pressure Suit" (Hales, Kim Oliver) – 4:56
3. "Something to Believe In" (Hales, Oliver) – 3:38
4. "Glimmer" (Hales, Oliver) – 4:00
5. "Vapour Trail" (Hales, Oliver) – 5:42
6. "Rolls So Deep" – 4:27
7. "The Lake" – 4:26
8. "Black Hole" – 5:04
9. "Outside" (Hales, Oliver) – 3:56
10. "Garden of Love" (Ft. Paul Buchanan of The Blue Nile) – 5:55
11. "Broken Bones" – 3:42

Bonus tracks

• Japanese release

12. "Blood on Our Hands"

13. "Human Shield"

• Best Buy version

12. "Good Times Gonna Come [Live at Portland Theater of Clouds at Rose Garden]"

• iTunes version

12. "Blood on Our Hands" – 4:31

• Target version

12. "Brighter Than Sunshine [Live at St. James' Church Piccadilly]" – 4:36

13. "Another Little Hole [Live at St. James' Church Piccadilly]" – 5:12

14. "Just for a Moment [Live at St. James' Church Piccadilly]" – 3:51

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Entertainment Weekly	(B) link

Memory Man has received positive reviews. On the review aggregate site Metacritic, the album currently has a 70 out of 100, indicating "Generally favorable reviews."

Other

The song "Garden of Love" features guest vocals by Paul Buchanan of the Scottish band The Blue Nile.

The song "Something To Believe In" was featured in CSI: Miami's season 5 finale and in a Season 4 episode of The CW One Tree Hill. It has also been featured in The CW and ABC's Gossip Girl and Eli Stone commercials.

The song "The Lake" was used in an episode in the third season of the TV show Grey's Anatomy.