Paper Tigers

{{other uses|Paper tiger (disambiguation)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}} {{Infobox album | name = Paper Tigers | type = Studio | artist = Caesars | cover = CaesarsPaperTigersAlbumCover.jpg | alt = | released = 26 April 2005 | recorded = 2001–2004 | venue = | studio = | genre = Indie rock | length = 47:33 | label = Toshiba-EMI (Japan) VJCP 68748 Virgin CDVIR219 (UK) Astralwerks ASW 60828 (US) | producer = Joakim Åhlund, Michael H. Brauer | prev_title = 39 Minutes of Bliss (In An Otherwise Meaningless World) | prev_year = 2003 | next_title = Strawberry Weed | next_year = 2008 | misc = {{Singles | name = Paper Tigers | type = studio | single1 = We Got to Leave | single1date = 2005 | single2 = It's Not the Fall That Hurts | single2date = 2005 | single3 = Paper Tigers | single3date = 2005 }} }}

'''''Paper Tigers''''' is the fourth studio album by Swedish band Caesars, released on 26 April 2005. The album was released on Virgin in the United Kingdom, Astralwerks in the United States and Toshiba-EMI in Japan.<ref name=distributors>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/paper-tigers-r737401 Paper Tigers - Caesars]. Allmusic. Retrieved 13 July 2011.</ref> The album contains the re-release of the song "Jerk It Out".

==Recording== Recording for ''Paper Tigers'' first began in the winter of 2003 at Silence Studio. The sessions then moved to Joakim Åhlund's Decibel Studio, in Stockholm. The album was mixed in New York by Michael Brauer.<ref name=pressrelease>{{cite web |url=http://www.caesarsweb.com/press.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20051130232950/http://www.caesarsweb.com/press.html |archive-date=30 November 2005 |title=CAESARS Press |url-status=usurped |access-date=2 September 2016}}. caesarsweb.com. Retrieved 14 July 2011.</ref>

==Track listing== {{tracklist | all_writing = Joakim Åhlund unless otherwise noted |title1= Spirit |length1= 4:51 |writer1= Joakim Åhlund, Nino Keller |title2= It's Not the Fall That Hurts |length2= 2:49 |title3= Out There |length3= 3:03 |writer3= César Vidal |title4= Jerk It Out |length4= 3:17 |title5= May the Rain |length5= 3:08 |title6= My Heart Is Breaking Down |length6= 2:35 |writer6= Max Group |title7= Paper Tigers |length7= 3:58 |title8= Your Time Is Near |length8= 4:49 |title9= Throwaway |length9= 2:49 |writer9= Joakim Åhlund, César Vidal |title10= Winter Song |length10= 3:05 |title11= We Got to Leave |length11= 3:23 |title12= Soul Chaser |length12= 4:13 |title13= Good and Gone |length13= 3:02 |title14= (I'm Gonna) Kick You Out (bonus track on certain editions) |length14= 2:50 }}

==Personnel== The following people contributed to ''Paper Tigers:''<ref name=credits>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/paper-tigers-r737401/credits Paper Tigers - Credits]. Allmusic. Retrieved 23 June 2011</ref>

===Caesars=== * César Vidal – lead vocals, guitar * Joakim Åhlund – audio Production, guitar, vocals, mixing, producer * Nino Keller – Drums, vocals * David Lindquist – bass guitar

===Additional personnel=== * Hector Araya – strings * Chris Athens – mastering * Michael Brauer – mixing * Lasse Mårtén – engineer * Kristoffer Nergårdh – piano * Pontus Olsson – engineer * Fredrik Wennerlund – photography * Björn Yttling – Farfisa organ, phillycorda

==Reception== {{album ratings | rev1 = Allmusic | rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r737401|pure_url=yes}} link] | rev2 = Entertainment Weekly | rev2Score = (A) [https://web.archive.org/web/20090421050314/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1049700,00.html link] | rev3 = The Guardian | rev3Score = {{rating|4|5}} [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/dec/09/popandrock.shopping5 link] | rev4 = Pitchfork Media | rev4Score = (4.9/10) [https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/1714-paper-tigers link] | rev5 = PopMatters | rev5Score = (5/10) [http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/c/caesars-papertigers.shtml link] | rev6 = ''Rolling Stone'' | rev6Score = {{Rating|3|5}} {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071002082754/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/7240327/paper_tigers |date=2 October 2007 }} }} ''Paper Tigers'' has received mixed to positive reviews. On the review aggregate site Metacritic, the album has a 63 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref name=Metacritic>[http://www.metacritic.com/music/paper-tigers/critic-reviews Critic Reviews for Paper Tiger]. Metacritic. Retrieved 21 June 2011</ref>

David Browne of Entertainment Weekly gave the album an A grade, writing that the album was "one meaty, vigorous track after another of modern-Mersey-beat pop..." Browne concluded his review with: "All retro rock should sound this good."<ref name=EWRev>Browne, David. [https://web.archive.org/web/20090421050314/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1049700,00.html Paper Tigers Review]. Entertainment Weekly. 18 April 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2011</ref> In another positive review, The Guardian's Dave Simpson wrote that ''Paper Tigers'' "is a treasure waiting to be found by the rest of us," and called the album "simultaneously ecstatic and melancholy."<ref name=GuardianRev>Simpson, Dave. [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/dec/09/popandrock.shopping5 The Caesars, Paper Tigers]. The Guardian. 9 December 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2011</ref>

On the other hand, Allmusic's Heather Phares criticized the album, writing that beyond "Jerk It Out", "It's Not the Fall That Hurts" and "Soulchaser", there were not many other memorable songs on the album.<ref name=AllmusicRev>Phares, Heather. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/paper-tigers-r737401/review Paper Tigers - Caesars]. Allmusic. Retrieved 23 June 2011</ref> Stephen Haag of Popmatters also criticized the album's lack of memorable tracks, writing "If folks are purchasing ''Paper Tigers'' expecting a dozen more tunes like 'Jerk It Out'... they'll soon find that Caesars is guilty of bait-and-switch."<ref name=PopmattersRev>Haag, Stephen. [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/caesars-papertigers Caesars: Paper Tigers]. Popmatters. 2 May 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2011</ref> In another mixed review, Marc Hogan of Pitchfork Media described the album as "...one or two decent singles surrounded by a bunch of mediocre-or-worse filler."<ref name=PitchforkRev>Hogan, Marc. [http://www.pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/1714-paper-tigers/ Album Reviews: Caesars: Paper Tigers]. Pitchfork Media. 5 May 2005. Retrieved 23 June 2011</ref>

==Singles== *"We Got To Leave" - released 16 February 2005.<ref name=itunes>[https://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/we-got-to-leave-single/id253673901 We Got to Leave - Single] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140618155538/https://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/we-got-to-leave-single/id253673901 |date=18 June 2014 }}. iTunes. Retrieved 21 June 2011</ref> *"Jerk It Out" - released 18 April 2005 on Virgin Records in the UK :This single has been featured on iPod shuffle advertisements, the British television series "Teachers" and on the video games "FIFA Football 2004", SSX 3, and as downloadable content for Rock Band 3. ::CD DINSD274: "Jerk It Out" / "The Longer We Stay Together" ::"7" DINS274: "Jerk It Out" / "Up All Night"

==Charts==

===Album=== {|class=wikitable ! Chart (2005) ! Peak position |- | US Heatseekers |align="center"| 44<ref name=billboard>{{cite web|title = Paper Tigers - Caesars|url =http://www.billboard.com/album/the-twelve-caesars/paper-tigers/676953 |publisher= Billboard.com|accessdate=21 June 2011}}</ref> |}

===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" !rowspan="2"| Year !rowspan="2"| Song !colspan="6"| Peak positions |- !style="width:4em;font-size:75%"| UK <ref name=UKCharts>[http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/caesars/ CAESARS]. The Official Chart Company. Retrieved 21 June 2011</ref> !style="width:4em;font-size:75%"| US Alt <ref name=billboard/> !style="width:4em;font-size:75%"| US Adult Top 40 <ref name=billboard/> !style="width:4em;font-size:75%"| European Hot 100 <ref name=billboard/> |- | 2005 | "We Got to Leave" |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |- | 2005 | "Jerk It Out" |align="center"| 8 |align="center"| 40 |align="center"| 38 |align="center"| 20 |- |align="center" colspan="13" style="font-size: 8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |- |}

==References== {{reflist|2}}

==External links== *[https://www.myspace.com/caesars Official Myspace page] *{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20051130232950/http://www.caesarsweb.com/press.html Label website]}} *{{webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20051130232950/http://www.caesarsweb.com/press.html |date=30 November 2005 |title=''Paper Tigers'' press release }}

Category:Caesars (band) albums Category:2005 albums Category:Virgin Records albums Category:Astralwerks albums