To Force a Fate explained

To Force a Fate
Type:	Album
Artist:	The Reputation
Cover:	Toforceafate.jpg
Released:	2004
Genre:	Indie rock
Length:	39:16
Label:	Lookout! Records
Prev Title:	The Reputation
Prev Year:	2002

To Force a Fate is the second album by indie rock band The Reputation, their first for Lookout! Records.^[1] It was released in the spring of 2004.^[2]

"March" was co-written by Elizabeth Elmore and John Davis of Q and Not U for an unrealized collaborative project called Cosmopolitan.

The album is unique to other Elmore projects in that the original songs were not written and sung by her alone. "Follow-Through Time" was co-written by then-Reputation bass player Joel Root, and "The Lasting Effects" features vocals by guitarist Sean Hulet.

Track listing

1. "Let This Rest" – 4:15
2. "Bottle Rocket Battles" – 2:59
3. "Follow-Through Time" – 3:57
4. "Face It" – 3:09
5. "The Lasting Effects" – 3:48
6. "March" – 2:53
7. "Cartography" – 4:45
8. "Some Senseless Day" – 3:39
9. "The Ugliness Kicking Around" – 5:44
10. "Bone-Tired" – 4:07

Notes and References

1. Web site: A Reputation for standout songs. Andy. Downing. chicagotribune.com. 3 March 2006 .
2. Web site: The Reputation: To Force a Fate. May 4, 2004. PopMatters.