Mercury (Longview album)

Mercury is the first full-length and currently the only studio album by the British indie rock band Longview.

Mercury
Studio album by Longview
Released	21 July 2003 (2003-07-21) (UK) 15 March 2005 (2005-03-15) (U.S.)
Studio	London Bridge Studio, Seattle
Genre	Indie rock shoegazing
Length	52:48
Label	14th Floor Records, Columbia
Producer	Rick Parashar
Longview chronology
Mercury (2003) Subversions (2005)
Singles from Mercury
"Further" Released: 2003 "Can't Explain" Released: 2003 "Still" Released: 2004 "In A Dream" Released: 2004 "Coming Down" Released: 2005

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
The Big Issue
Evening Standard
FHM
The Guardian	(Positive)
Heat
Manchester Online	(4/5) link
Q
Metro
Rock Sound
Time Out	(Positive)
The Times
Total Guitar
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Track listing

All tracks are written by Rob McVey.

Original UK release

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Further"	5:01
2.	"Can't Explain"	5:02
3.	"Electricity"	3:33
4.	"When You Sleep"	3:42
5.	"If You Asked"	4:37
6.	"I Would"	5:27
7.	"Nowhere"	3:50
8.	"Falling For You"	4:07
9.	"Falling Without You"	3:57
10.	"Still"	4:08
11.	"Will You Wait Here"	6:08
12.	"This Is"	3:27

All tracks are written by Rob McVey, except "In A Dream" by Aidan Banks.

US edition

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Further"	5:01
2.	"Can't Explain"	5:02
3.	"Falling For You"	4:07
4.	"In A Dream"	3:48
5.	"Nowhere"	3:50
6.	"I Would"	5:27
7.	"Electricity"	3:33
8.	"Still"	4:08
9.	"One More Try"	3:42
10.	"When You Sleep"	3:42
11.	"If You Asked"	4:37
12.	"Will You Wait Here"	6:08

Bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Further" (New Radio Mix)	4:00
14.	"Falling Without You" (2005 Version)	3:57

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Longview

• Rob McVey - guitar, vocals
• Doug Morch - guitar, backing vocals
• Aidan Banks - bass, backing vocals
• Matt Dabbs - drums

Additional musicians and production

• Rick Parashar - producer, engineer
• Brian Rose - original producer (1)
• Sharon Hart - backing vocals (1)
• Sarah Shawcross - vocal arrangement (1 4, 5, 8), backing vocals (1, 5, 8)
• Paul Buckmaster - string arrangement (1, 6, 9 to 12), string conducting (1, 6, 9 to 12)
• Simon James - concertmaster (1, 6, 9 to 12)
• Dave Burnham - original engineering (1)
• Christian Mock - additional engineering
• Geoff Ott - additional engineering
• Honchol Sin - recording assistance
• Reed Ruddy - string engineering
• Sam Hofstedt - string engineering assistance
• Chris Lord-Alge - mixing
• Jack Joseph Puig - mixing
• David Thoener - mixing
• Ted Jensen - mastering
• Free Barrabas! - design
• Mary Scanlon - photography