Stories of a Stranger

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Stories of a Stranger | type = Album | artist = O.A.R. | cover = Stories_of_a_stranger.jpg | alt = | released = October 4, 2005 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = Rock | length = 54:11 | label = Lava, Everfine | producer = Jerry Harrison | prev_title = 34th & 8th | prev_year = 2004 | next_title = Live From Madison Square Garden | next_year = 2007 | misc = {{Singles | name = Stories of a Stranger | type = studio | single1 = Love and Memories | single1date = 2005 | single2 = Heard the World | single2date = 2006 | single3 = Lay Down | single3date = 2006 }} }} {{Music ratings |rev1 = Allmusic |rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r795415|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref> }}

'''''Stories of a Stranger''''' is the fifth studio album by American rock band O.A.R. (Of a Revolution). The album was released on October 4, 2005 by Everfine Records and Lava Records; it debuted (and peaked) at #40 on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref name=albums>{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=o.a.r.|chart=all}}|title=Artist Albums Chart search for: Of A Revolution|publisher=Billboard.com|accessdate=2008-06-14}}</ref>

Three songs from ''Stories of a Stranger'' were released as singles, "Love and Memories" in 2005 as well as "Heard the World" and "Lay Down" in 2006. "Love and Memories" was at the time their best charting single, peaking at #98 in the Pop 100, #30 in the Modern Rock Tracks chart and #18 in the Adult Top 40.<ref name=singles>{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=o.a.r.|chart=all}}|title=Artist Singles Chart search for: Of A Revolution|publisher=Billboard.com|accessdate=2008-06-14}}</ref>

==Bonus disc== A bonus disc was packaged with this album that featured live tracks recorded at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey. The live tracks featured "Heard the World", "Lay Down", and "About Mr. Brown". The CD also included a never released, never performed to date, track titled "Sometimes".

==Track listing== {{Track listing | title1 = Heard the World | length1 = 5:01 | writer1 = {{hlist|Marc Roberge|Jerry Harrison}} | title2 = Love and Memories | writer2 = {{hlist|Roberge|Glen Ballard}} | length2 = 3:29 | title3 = Wonderful Day | writer3 = Roberge | length3 = 3:18 | title4 = The Stranger | writer4 = {{hlist|Roberge|Sabelle Breer|Curt Frasca}} | length4 = 4:07 | title5 = Lay Down | writer5 = {{hlist|Roberge|Benj Gershman|Richard On|Sam Hollander|Dave Schommer}} | length5 = 4:08 | title6 = Program Director | writer6 = {{hlist|Roberge|Ballard|Harrison}} | length6 = 5:44 | title7 = Nasim Joon | writer7 = {{hlist|Roberge|On}} | length7 = 3:16 | title8 = Tragedy in Waiting | writer8 = {{hlist|Roberge|On|Chris Keup}} | length8 = 3:49 | title9 = Daylight the Dog | writer9 = {{hlist|Roberge|On|Jeff Trott}} | length9 = 3:53 | title10 = One Shot | writer10 = {{hlist|Roberge|Jerry DePizzo|Keup}} | length10 = 4:24 | title11 = Dakota | writer11 = {{hlist|Roberge|DePizzo|On}} | length11 = 4:28 | title12 = 52-50 | writer12 = {{hlist|Roberge|Gershman|On}} | length12 = 8:44 | total_length = 54:21 }}

==Personnel== '''O. A. R.''' * Marc Roberge – lead vocals, guitar * Richard On – guitar, background vocals * Benj Gershman – bass * Jerry DePizzo – saxophone, guitar, piano * Chris Culos – drums

'''Additional musicians''' * Joe Gore – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, lap steel guitar, E-bow * Bernie Worrell – piano, Hammond organ, Rhodes piano, synthesizer, clavinet, synth bass, Mellotron * Colin Smith – percussion, tambourine, shaker * Vincent Nguini – baritone saxophone * Jerry Harrison – guitar, keyboards, celeste, percussion, drum programming, radio shortwave * Lenny Pickett – saxophone * Brian Switzer – trumpet * Toby Lightman, Matt Nathanson, Cassidy, Kristen Henderson, Cathy Henderson – additional background vocals * Raw Sun - lead & background vocals on "Program Director"

==Chart positions== {| class="wikitable" !align="left"|Chart (2005) !align="left"|Peak<br/>position |- |align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 |align="center"|40 |- |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

Category:2005 albums Category:O.A.R. albums Category:Albums with cover art by Storm Thorgerson Category:Albums produced by Jerry Harrison