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 (UK) 15 March 2005 (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