Ima Robot (album)

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.

1. "Dynomite" – 2:22
2. "Song #1" – 2:27
3. "Alive" – 3:12
4. "Scream" – 3:51
5. "A Is for Action" – 2:21
6. "Dirty Life" – 3:42
7. "Let's Talk Turkey" – 3:08
8. "Philosophofee" – 3:16
9. "12=3 (Here Come the Doctors)" – 3:10
10. "Here Come the Bombs" – 2:39
11. "What Are We Made From?" – 9:05 (4:48 on Japanese release)
12. "I'm Your Bitch" – 4:23 <small>(Japanese release)</small>
13. "Strangler's Theme" – 9:27 <small>(Japanese release)</small>

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"<br> - "Ages of Ruin"<br> - "Sine Your Life Away"<br> - "Sex Symbols on Parade"<br> - "The Beat Goes On"<br> - "10:10" (also known as "Sexy")<br> <br> Unofficially released B-Sides include:<br> - "Spearmint Whino"<br> - "Twist & Shout"<br> - "Leo's Waltz"<br> <br> Lost songs that are confirmed to exist include:<br> - "Chip off the Block" (Different from the versions that appear on the 2001 Demo CD and the 2006 album Monument to the Masses)<br> - "New Negatives"<br> <br> Tracks that are theorized to be recorded during these sessions include:<br> - "Apples"<br> - "Dragons and Queens"<br> - "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.

References