Ima Robot is the first full-length album by Ima Robot. It was released on Virgin Records in 2003.
Track listing All tracks written by Alex Ebert. "Dynomite" – 2:22 "Song #1" – 2:27 "Alive" – 3:12 "Scream" – 3:51 "A Is for Action" – 2:21 "Dirty Life" – 3:42 "Let's Talk Turkey" – 3:08 "Philosophofee" – 3:16 "12=3 (Here Come the Doctors)" – 3:10 "Here Come the Bombs" – 2:39 "What Are We Made From?" – 9:05 (4:48 on Japanese release) "I'm Your Bitch" – 4:23 (Japanese release) "Strangler's Theme" – 9:27 (Japanese release)
The hidden track "Black Jettas" is appended to the last song after a period of silence on both the UK, American and Japanese releases.
The recording sessions for this album also resulted in numerous B-Sides. The total amount of songs recorded by the band for the album is around 30. Some of these songs are still lost/not released to the public. Officially released B-Sides include:
- "STD Dance" - "Ages of Ruin" - "Sine Your Life Away" - "Sex Symbols on Parade" - "The Beat Goes On" - "10:10" (also known as "Sexy")
Unofficially released B-Sides include: - "Spearmint Whino" - "Twist & Shout" - "Leo's Waltz"
Lost songs that are confirmed to exist include: - "Chip off the Block" (Different from the versions that appear on the 2001 Demo CD and the 2006 album Monument to the Masses) - "New Negatives"
Tracks that are theorized to be recorded during these sessions include: - "Apples" - "Dragons and Queens" - "Ancient Sluts" Personnel Alex Ebert — lead vocals Tim Anderson — guitars, backing vocals Oliver Goldstein — keyboards, guitars, percussion Justin Meldal-Johnsen — bass, backing vocals Joey Waronker — drums, backing vocals, percussion
In other media "A Is for Action" was featured in the video game SSX 3. "Scream" was featured in episode 4 of season 4 of the US drama series Queer as Folk.
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