Whisper War

Whisper War
Whisper War
Studio album by the Cab
Released	April 29, 2008
Genre	Pop rock; pop punk; alternative rock; power pop;
Length	44:18
Label	Decaydance; Fueled by Ramen;
Producer	Matt Squire; Patrick Stump;
The Cab chronology
Singles from Whisper War
	"I'll Run"; Released: January 9, 2008; "One of THOSE Nights"; Released: April 25, 2008; "Bounce"; Released: November 5, 2008;

Whisper War is the debut studio album by American rock band the Cab. It was released on April 29, 2008, by Fueled by Ramen/Decaydance Records. The album was produced by Patrick Stump, who also provides vocals on "Bounce", "One of Those Nights", "I'm a Wonder" and sings backing vocals on other songs. Lead singer Alexander DeLeon's younger sister, Sophia, is the little girl on the album cover.

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The record features Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco and Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy on the first single off the album, "One of Those Nights", which was co-written by Stump. The home videos for "I'll Run" and "One of Those Nights" feature members of Panic! at the Disco, while the latter also features Pete Wentz and Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy. The song "Bounce" is available through free download and ships as a download code with a new copy of Rock Band 2. Also, "One of Those Nights" is featured as a playable song via an online purchase for the music game Rock Band.^[4]

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On May 7, 2008, Whisper War debuted at number 108 on the US Billboard 200 and at number 1 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart where it stayed on for 17 weeks.^[6] The song "Bounce" reached number 69 on the defunct Pop 100 airplay chart.^{[citation needed]} By October 2009, the album's sales stood at 67,000.^[7]

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No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"One of Those Nights"	Patrick Stump	3:49
2.	"Bounce"		3:35
3.	"I'll Run"		3:46
4.	"High Hopes in Velvet Ropes"	Matt Squire	3:22
5.	"That '70s Song"	Stump	3:33
6.	"Take My Hand"	Brian Lee	3:27
7.	"Risky Business"		3:35
8.	"I'm a Wonder"	Stump	3:33
9.	"Zzzzz"	Sam Hollander Dave Katz	3:39
10.	"Vegas Skies"	Squire	4:38
11.	"Can You Keep a Secret?"	Squire	3:51
12.	"This City Is Contagious"	Squire	3:37

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All tracks are written by Alex DeLeon and The Cab, with additional writers noted.

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Japanese bonus track
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Diamonds Are Forever"	3:12

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The Cab

Alex DeLeon - vocals
Cash Colligan - bass guitar
Alex Johnson - drums
Alex Marshall - piano, guitar
Ian Crawford - guitar

Additional musicians

Patrick Vaughn Stump – additional instrumentation (1, 2, 8), additional vocals (1, 2)
Brendon Urie – additional vocals (1)
George DeLeon – additional vocals (5)

Technical personnel

Matt Squire – producer and engineer (1-7, 9-12), mixing (10)
Patrick Vaughn Stump – producer (8), additional production (1, 2)
Eric Stenman – engineer (1-7, 9-12)
Bill Lefler – engineer (8), additional engineering (1, 2)
Machine – mixing
Scott Hull – mastering

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More information Chart (2008), Peak position ...

Chart (2008)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[8]	108
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[9]	1

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Region	Date	Label
United States	April 29, 2008	Decaydance/Fueled by Ramen
Japan	August 27, 2008	Decaydance/Fueled by Ramen

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Citations

[1]
Davey Boy (29 August 2011). "The Cab – Symphony Soldier". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 3 June 2012. Of the multitude of bands plying their trade in the safe, inoffensive and often derided genre of pop-rock (or power-pop if you are so inclined), only a handful truly make a successful profession out of it.
[2]
"The Cab - Whisper War (Colored Vinyl)".
[3]
"The Cab: Pop-Punk Remains Great". 27 January 2015.
[4]
"One of THOSE Nights by The Cab // Songs // Rock Band®". Rockband.com. 2008-09-16. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
[5]
AllMusic review
[6]
"The Cab – Whisper War". 23 June 2008.
[7]
Bell; Harding 2009, p. 57
[8]
"The Cab Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
[9]
"The Cab Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2014.

Sources

Bell, Crystal; Harding, Cortney (October 10, 2009). "Dance of Days". Billboard. Vol. 121, no. 39. Prometheus Global Media. ISSN 0006-2510.

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"One of THOSE Nights" music video on YouTube
"I'll Run" music video on YouTube

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Davey Boy (29 August 2011). "The Cab – Symphony Soldier". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 3 June 2012. Of the multitude of bands plying their trade in the safe, inoffensive and often derided genre of pop-rock (or power-pop if you are so inclined), only a handful truly make a successful profession out of it.

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"The Cab - Whisper War (Colored Vinyl)".

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"The Cab: Pop-Punk Remains Great". 27 January 2015.

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"One of THOSE Nights by The Cab // Songs // Rock Band®". Rockband.com. 2008-09-16. Retrieved 2012-03-15.

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AllMusic review

[6] [6]
"The Cab – Whisper War". 23 June 2008.

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Bell; Harding 2009, p. 57

[ac_Billboard200_The_Cab-8] [8]
"The Cab Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2014.

[ac_BillboardHeatseekers_The_Cab-9] [9]
"The Cab Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2014.

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