Hearts on Parade

Hearts on Parade is the third studio album by American rock band American Hi-Fi. It was released on April 12, 2005, through Maverick Records. The album peaked at #129 on the US Billboard 200. Hearts on Parade received a nomination for "Album of the Year" at the Boston Music Awards in 2005.

Hearts on Parade
Studio album by American Hi-Fi
Released	April 12, 2005
Recorded	2004
Studio	Black in Back
Genre	Alternative rock power pop pop-punk
Length	38:22
Label	Maverick
Producer	Butch Walker, American Hi-Fi
American Hi-Fi chronology
The Art of Losing (2003) Hearts on Parade (2005) Live in Milwaukee (2005)
Singles from Hearts on Parade
"The Geeks Get the Girls" Released: December 2004 "Hell Yeah!" Released: 2005
Alternate Cover
Japan cover

This was the band's only album to feature Jason Sutter on drums before the 2007 return of original drummer Brian Nolan.

Production

Sessions for Hearts on Parade were held at Black in Back Studios, with Butch Walker and the band co-producing the album. Paul David Hager handled recording; he mixed almost every track at Skip Saylor Recording, with assistant engineer Ian Blanch. "Hell Yeah!" and "Separation Anxiety" were mixed at Conway Recording Studios with assistant engineer Kevin Szymanski. George Marino mastered the album at Sterling Sound in New York City.^[1]

Release

Hearts on Parade was released on April 12, 2005. Then went on a US tour, dubbed the Coast to Coast Roast, in June and July 2005 with Reel Big Fish, Punchline and Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer.^[2] American Hi-Fi dropped off the tour on the around the end of June, as Reel Big Fish frontman Aaron Barrett explains: "they weren't being received very well by the ska kids, and because they were pretty burnt out from being on tour for a year and a half non-stop".^[3]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Chart Attack	Favorable[5]
IGN	2.8/10 [6]
Melodic	[7]
Rolling Stone	[8]

The album earned a positive review from critic Ken Capobianco of The Boston Globe. He called it a "fizzy adventure", and he also stated that "almost every track is a Top 40 hit waiting to happen".^[9]

Track listing

All lyrics by Stacy Jones, all music by American Hi-Fi.^[1]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Maybe Won't Do"	3:26
2.	"Hell Yeah!"	3:06
3.	"The Geeks Get the Girls"	2:50
4.	"We Can't Be Friends"	3:22
5.	"Something Real"	3:50
6.	"Highs and Lows"	3:17
7.	"The Everlasting Fall"	3:29
8.	"Separation Anxiety"	3:35
9.	"Baby Come Home"	2:51
10.	"Where Did We Go Wrong"	3:06
11.	"Hearts on Parade"	5:24
Total length:		38:22

Personnel

Personnel per booklet.^[1]

American Hi-Fi Stacy Jones – guitar, lead vocals Jamie Arentzen – guitar Drew Parsons – bass guitar Jason Sutter – drums

Production Butch Walker – producer American Hi-Fi – producer Paul David Hager – recording, mixing Ian Blanch – assistant engineer Kevin Szymanski – assistant engineer George Marino – mastering Lyle Owerko – creative direction Miki Araki – art direction, design Pete White – logo design The Flem – cover design Mark Owerko – photography Jade Loop – cover photo