Mercury is the first full-length and currently the only studio album by the British indie rock band Longview. It was first released in the United Kingdom on 21 July 2003 by 14th Floor Records, and in the United States on 15 March 2005 by Columbia Records. "Further", "When You Sleep" and "Nowhere" were issued as singles by their first independent label 4:45 Recordings; "Further" and "When You Sleep" were subsequently reissued alongside other songs from the album as singles when the band signed with 14th Floor Records. A collection of remixes entitled Subversions, featuring remixes by Jacknife Lee, Elbow, Mogwai, Andy Votel and Ulrich Schnauss, was released in 2004 and included as a bonus disc with a reissue of the album on 31 January 2005.
Track listing
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