Threes (album)

Prior to the release, the band released a variety of statements, videos and other information for fans. Podcasts Podcasts by the band, released at irregular intervals and featuring a variety of homemade footage of them in studio and at other locations were made available to fans. They can be seen on their website, but were usually released on their MySpace page. Personal message The band released a message to fans prior to the release of the album, thanking them for their support and kind words. It is currently available for viewing on the Sparta MySpace. Music videos The music video for the single "Taking Back Control" was released on Yahoo Music in mid-October 2006. It can still be viewed for free on this website. The music video for the second single, "Erase It Again", can be viewed through the band's website. Website redesign An entirely redesigned website was launched just prior to the release of Threes. The site starts with a splash screen incorporating elements from the Eme Nakia film, Threes, and the individual band members. Sections included on the site include News, Tour, Media, Store, Contact and links to the fan run community Without a Sound as well as a signup page for the Sparta mailing list. Album versions According to their official website, several different versions of the album were made available, depending on where they were purchased. Albums bought from Best Buy include a DVD with the short film Eme Nakia. Many independent record stores gave away limited edition Lithograph posters with painted portraits of Jim, Matt, Tony and Keely. FYE albums included a bonus CD with an unreleased Sparta track titled "As Far As We Go" with each purchase. Purchasing the entire album on iTunes also includes a bonus track titled "Blood Spills". ==Track listing==

• "Untreatable Disease" – 3:19 • "Crawl" – 3:54 • "Unstitch Your Mouth" – 3:07 • "Taking Back Control" – 3:41 • "Erase It Again" – 3:37 • "Atlas" – 4:30 • "The Most Vicious Crime" – 6:20 • "False Start" – 3:51 • "Weather the Storm" – 4:43 • "Red.Right.Return. (Straight in Our Hands)" – 4:30 • "Without a Sound" – 3:18 • "Translations" – 4:33 Bonus tracks • "Blood Spills" (iTunes/Japan bonus track) – 3:44 • "As Far as We Go" (FYE/Japan bonus track) – 3:37 • "Born and Buried" (European bonus track) – 3:03 Double vinyl edition Side A: • "The Most Vicious Crime" • "Born and Buried" • "Crawl" • "Red.Right.Return. (Straight In Our Hands)" Side B: • "Weather the Storm" • "Without a Sound" • "Erase It Again" • "False Start" Side C: • "Untreatable Disease" • "Taking Back Control" • "Blood Spills" • "As Far As We Go" Side D: • "Unstitch Your Mouth" • "Translations" • "Atlas" • Although not stated as an actual track, in the details about who sings background vocals, the song "We've Already Lost" is stated, without any prior mention of this song on either the Vinyl/LP or CD version. ==Personnel==

Musicians • Sparta – primary artist • Merry Clayton – background vocals on "Atlas" and "Translations" • Chris Henrich – pedal steel guitar • Keeley Davis – guitar, vocals • Tony Hajjar – drums • Matt Miller – bass, backup vocals • Jim Ward – guitar, vocals Technical personnel • Liz Smith – guitar technician • Joe Chiccarelli – engineer • Mike Major – mixing • Alan Yoshida – mastering • Dave Bassett – producer, engineer • Gregg Keplinger – drum technician • Ray Wallace – paintings • Jared Kvitka – assistant engineer • George Gumbs – engineer • Erik Ron – digital editing • Geert Teuwen – cover photo ==Charts==