I Was Dead for 7 Weeks in the City of Angels

I Was Dead for 7 Weeks in the City of Angels
I Was Dead for 7 Weeks in the City of Angels
Studio album by Dover
Released	17 September 2001
Recorded	May–June 2001
Genre	Rock, grunge, alternative rock
Length	49:21
Label	Loli Jackson Records, Chrysalis Records
Producer	Barrett Jones and Dover
Dover chronology
Singles from I Was Dead for 7 Weeks in the City of Angels
	"King George"; Released: 3 September 2001; "Better Day"; Released: December 2001; "The Weak Hour of the Rooster"; Released: March 2002; "Big Mistake"; Released: May 2002;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Rock Hard	^[2]

I was Dead for 7 Weeks in the City of Angels is the fourth album of the Spanish rock band Dover, released on 17 September 2001.^[3] It sold 200,000 copies.^[4] The name of the album comes from a series of irregularities that the group had in its recording stage, as Cristina was sick for several weeks and there were a number of problems with producer Barrett Jones.

Track listing

Lyrics and music by Amparo Llanos and Cristina Llanos.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"My Secret People"	4:23
2.	"Better Day"	3:17
3.	"The Weak Hour of the Rooster"	4:31
4.	"Lady Barbuda"	3:26
5.	"King George"	2:56
6.	"Big Mistake"	3:43
7.	"Recluser"	3:15
8.	"Astroman"	3:34
9.	"Surrender"	4:12
10.	"I Hate Everybody"	3:10
11.	"As I Said"	2:09
12.	"Death Rocker"	3:28
13.	"The Last Word"	3:47
14.	"Love Is a Bitch"	3:12
15.	"Cold"	3:48
Total length:		49:21

Appearances

"Love Is a Bitch" is heard in the 2000 film Amores Perros.^[5]

"King George" is included on the soundtrack of the music video game Rock Band 3.

Personnel

Dover

Cristina Llanos – vocals, acoustic guitar
Amparo Llanos – guitar
Álvaro Díez – bass guitar
Jesús Antúnez – drums

Charts

Chart positions

Chart (2001)	Peak position
Spanish Album Charts^[6]	1

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Spain^[7]	17 September 2001	CD	Loli Jackson, Chrysalis
Germany^[8]	26 November 2001	CD	Loli Jackson, Chrysalis

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[9]	2× Platinum	200,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Dover: I was Dead for 7 Weeks in the City of Angels - Review - AllMusic". AllMusic.
^ Schleutermann, Marcus. "Dover: I was Dead for 7 Weeks in the City of Angels - Review - Rock Hard". Rock Hard.
^ "Dover presenta su último disco" (in Spanish). El Mundo. 3 December 2001.
^ Iñiguez, Fernando (17 December 2001). "Dover vende 200.000 copias de su cuarto disco en inglés" (in Spanish). El País.
^ "Amores Perros OST". Discogs. 2000.
^ "List of the best selling albums from 17.09.2001 to 09.22.2001". 22 September 2001.
^ "Dover: I was Dead for 7 Weeks in the City of Angels (Spain)". Discogs.com.
^ "Dover: I was Dead for 7 Weeks in the City of Angels (Germany)". Discogs.com.
^ Fernando Salaverri (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. p. 961. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.

External links

Official website

[[[AllMusic]]-1] "Dover: I was Dead for 7 Weeks in the City of Angels - Review - AllMusic". AllMusic.

[Rock_Hard-2] Schleutermann, Marcus. "Dover: I was Dead for 7 Weeks in the City of Angels - Review - Rock Hard". Rock Hard.

[3] "Dover presenta su último disco" (in Spanish). El Mundo. 3 December 2001.

[4] Iñiguez, Fernando (17 December 2001). "Dover vende 200.000 copias de su cuarto disco en inglés" (in Spanish). El País.

[5] "Amores Perros OST". Discogs. 2000.

[UK-6] "List of the best selling albums from 17.09.2001 to 09.22.2001". 22 September 2001.

[7] "Dover: I was Dead for 7 Weeks in the City of Angels (Spain)". Discogs.com.

[8] "Dover: I was Dead for 7 Weeks in the City of Angels (Germany)". Discogs.com.

[9] Fernando Salaverri (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. p. 961. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.

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