Silence Is Easy is the second studio album by indie rock

Indie rock

Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 group Starsailor

Starsailor (band)

Starsailor is an English post-britpop band, formed in Leigh, Warrington and Greater Manchester. By 2009, they had four charting albums and ten Top 40 singles in the UK since 2001.-Early history:...

, released in September 2003. The album cover is loosely based on Echo & the Bunnymen

Echo & the Bunnymen

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's Heaven Up Here

Heaven Up Here

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. The song Some of Us was featured in an episode of Bones

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entitled A Boy in a Bush

A Boy in a Bush

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 and in the closing credits of the Belgian film The Memory of a Killer (a.k.a. The Alzheimer Case

The Alzheimer Case

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). In the UK, the album was certified gold

Music recording sales certification

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 in 2003.

Track listing

1. "Music Was Saved" – 2:59
2. "Fidelity" – 2:22
3. "Some of Us" – 3:37
4. "Silence Is Easy
   Silence Is Easy (song)
   "Silence Is Easy" is the first single from the album of the same name by British pop band Starsailor. The song reached number nine in the UK, which is the band's highest position in the UK singles charts so far. It was one of two songs on the album that was produced by Phil Spector.- Music video...
   
   " – 3:39
5. "Telling Them" – 4:49
6. "Shark Food" – 3:33
7. "Bring My Love" – 2:19
8. "White Dove" – 3:51
9. "Four to the Floor" – 4:11
10. "Born Again
    Born Again (Starsailor song)
    "Born Again" is the second single from the album Silence Is Easy by British pop band Starsailor, released in 2003. It peaked at number 40 in the UK Charts.- Music video :...
    
    " (2003 version) – 6:01
11. "Restless Heart" – 2:00
12. "Could You Be Mine?" - 3:33 (North American bonus track)
13. "At the End of the Show" - 4:12 (North American bonus track)

Limited Edition Bonus CD

A limited edition of the album features a second CD which includes five remixes of Starsailor singles:

1. "Four to the Floor (Thin White Duke Mix)"
2. "Four to the Floor (Soulsavers Remix)"
3. "Poor Misguided Fool
   Poor Misguided Fool
   "Poor Misguided Fool" is the fifth and final single from the album Love Is Here by British pop band Starsailor.- Music video :In the music video, the band plays to a crowd in a small space. The audience is dancing while almost every single part of the video but some of them fly over the floor and...
   
    (Soulsavers Remix)"
4. "Good Souls
   Good Souls
   "Good Souls" is the second single from the album Love Is Here by British alternative rock band Starsailor, released in 2001. It is the first Starsailor song to have a promotional video.- Music video :...
   
    (Echoboy Remix)"
5. "Good Souls
   Good Souls
   "Good Souls" is the second single from the album Love Is Here by British alternative rock band Starsailor, released in 2001. It is the first Starsailor song to have a promotional video.- Music video :...
   
    (Soulsavers Remix)"

Chart positions

Country	Peak position	Certification	Sales
United Kingdom	2	Gold	270000+
Belgium Albums Top 50	8	-	-
Austria Albums Top 75	17	-	-
Denmark Albums Top 40	17	-	-
German Albums Top 50	20	-	-
Italian Albums Top 100	13	-	-
Swiss Albums Top 100	24	-	-
Ireland Albums Top 75	25	-	-
Dutch Albums Top 100	31	-	-
Norway Albums Top 40	35	-	-
Finland Albums Top 40	40	-	-
France Albums Top 150	47	-	-

Personnel

• Ben Byrne - drums
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• James 'Stel' Stelfox - bass guitar
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• James Walsh - vocals
  Singing
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  , guitar
  Guitar
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• Barry Westhead - keyboards
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• Percussion: Luis Jardin
• Double bass: Arnulf Lindner
• Violins: Ruth Gottilieb, Gillon Cameron, Howard Gott, Wendy De St Paer, louise Peacock, Brian Wright, Claire Raybould, Katherine Watmough, Tim Myall, Anna Giddey, Catherine Browning, Alison Blunt, Calina De La Mare, Anna Morris, Gini Ball and Sally Herbert
• Violas: Rob Spriggs, Vince Greene, Sophie Sirota, Emily Frith, Lucy Theo and Fiona Friffith
• Cellos: Sarah Willson, Helen Thomas, Andy Nice, Ian Burdge and Emily Isaac

Production:

• Producer: Danton Supple, Starsailor, John Leckie, Mark Aubrey Phil Spector
• Engineer: Danton Supple, Mark Aubrey, John Leckie and Chris Brown
• Additional engineer: Britt Myers
• Programmer John Dunne
• Mixer: Michael H. Brauer, The Soulsavers
• Assistance: Nathaniel Chan
• Mastering: Greg Calbi, Miles Showell
• String arrangements: Leo Abrahams
  Leo Abrahams
  Leo Abrahams is a British musician, composer, and producer. He has collaborated with a multitude of professional musicians, including Brian Eno, Imogen Heap, Jarvis Cocker, Carl Barât, and Paul Simon. After attending the Royal Academy of Music in England, he started his musical career by touring as...
  
  
• A & R: Jeff Barrett and Keith Wozencroft
• Management: Andrew, Martin and Lou
• Art Direction: Yacht Associates
• Photograph: Rick Guest

Other information

Producer Phil Spector

Phil Spector

Phillip Harvey "Phil" Spector is an American record producer and songwriter, later known for his conviction in the murder of actress Lana Clarkson....

was originally involved in the recording, but left after recording two songs ("Silence Is Easy" and "White Dove") because of creative and personal differences with the band.