A Love Extreme is the first studio album by the Charlotte, North Carolina

Charlotte, North Carolina

Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009...

 based artist Benji Hughes

Benji Hughes

Benji Hughes is an American artist from Charlotte, North Carolina. On July 22, 2008, Benji Hughes released his debut album, entitled A Love Extreme on New West Records. A Love Extreme is a double-disc album containing 25 songs...

. It was released on July 22, 2008, with Keefus Ciancia, David Susskind and Gus Seyffert producing. The album was recorded at The Green Room Studios in Los Feliz, California and Sargent Studios in Echo Park, California. The album was released on compact disc and on 180-gram vinyl pressing by New West Records

New West Records

New West Records is a record label based in Los Angeles, California, Austin, Texas, and Athens, Georgia. It was established in 1998, and has been home to several indie rock and alternative country bands as well as representing the PBS show Austin City Limits...

.

Disc 1

1. "I Am You, You Are Me, We Are One" (Fred Karlin
   Fred Karlin
   Fred Karlin was an American composer of more than one hundred scores for feature films and television movies. He also was an accomplished trumpeter adept at playing jazz, blues, classical, rock, and medieval music....
   
   ) – 1:20
2. "Tight Tee Shirt" – 2:49
3. "You Stood Me Up" – 3:32
4. "Neighbor Down the Hall" – 2:35
5. "Waiting for an Invitation" (Hughes) – 4:15
6. "Cornfields" – 1:13
7. "Why Do These Parties Always End the Same Way?" – 3:44
8. "Where Do Old Lovers Go?" – 4:22
9. "Do You Think They Would Tell You?" – 3:34
10. "All You've Got to Do Is Fall in Love" (Hughes) – 2:13
11. "Mmmmmmm" – 0:37

Disc 2

1. "Even If" – 3:28
2. "Girl in the Tower" – 2:57
3. "Vibe So Hot" (Hughes) – 2:07
4. "So Well" – 3:02
5. "The Mummy" (Hughes, Gus Seyffert) – 1:38
6. "Love Is a Razor" (Hughes) – 3:17
7. "I Went with Some Friends to See the Flaming Lips" (Hughes) – 2:12
8. "Coyotes" – 2:21
9. "Ladies on Parade" – 3:02
10. "Jubalee" (Hughes) – 3:06
11. "So Much Better" (Hughes) – 3:11
12. "Love on a Budget" – 2:59
13. "Lyegue" – 0:37
14. "Baby, It's Your Life!" – 3:57

Musicians

Benji Hughes

Benji Hughes

Benji Hughes is an American artist from Charlotte, North Carolina. On July 22, 2008, Benji Hughes released his debut album, entitled A Love Extreme on New West Records. A Love Extreme is a double-disc album containing 25 songs...

 and Keefus Ciancia

Keefus Ciancia

Keith Ciancia, better known as Keefus Ciancia or Keefus Green is an American born musician and producer.- Life and work :...

, all performed music except:

• Gus Seyffert – bass on Disc 1, tracks 5, 7, and 10; Disc 2, tracks 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11; drums and vocals on Disc 2, track 5; drums Disc 2, track 10
• Jonathan Wilson
  Jonathan Wilson
  Jonathan Wilson is the name of:* Jonathan Wilson , American Psychedelic Folk musician* Jonathan Wilson, former member of the band Eisley* Jonathan Wilson , British sports journalist and author...
  
   – guitar on Disc 2, track 3
• Barbara Gruska – drums on Disc 2, tracks 3 and 14
• Bram Inscore – keyboards on Disc 2, track 6
• Jade Vincent – vocals on Disc 1, track 9
• Joey Waronker
  Joey Waronker
  Joseph "Joey" Waronker is an American drummer and music producer. He is the son of record producer Lenny Waronker and singer/actress Donna Loren; his younger sister is musician Anna Waronker; and his grandfather is record executive and professional violinist Simon Waronker. He has three other...
  
   – drums on Disc 1, tracks 2, 3, 5 and 10
• Mike Andrews
  Mike Andrews
  Michael Jay Andrews is a retired American Major League Baseball infielder who played for the Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox and Oakland Athletics. He is currently the chairman of The Jimmy Fund, an event fundraising organization affiliated with the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston,...
  
   – guitar on Disc 1, tracks 5 and 10
• Morgan Nagler – vocals on Disc 1, track 8 and Disc 2, track 14
• Jay Bellerose – drums on Disc 2, tracks 7 and 11
• Aaron Robinson
  Aaron Robinson
  Aaron Andrew Robinson , was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from to for the Chicago White Sox, the Detroit Tigers, the New York Yankees, and the Boston Red Sox...
  
   – acoustic guitar on Disc 2, track 6

External links

• New West Records: The Official Site

• Benji Hughes on Myspace