Honor Among Thieves (The Brandos album)

Honor Among Thieves
Studio album by
Released1987
GenreRock
LabelRelativity[1]
ProducerDave Kincaid
The Brandos chronology
Honor Among Thieves
(1987)
Gunfire at Midnight
(1992)

Honor Among Thieves is the debut album by the American band the Brandos, released in 1987.[2][3] The first single was "Gettysburg", which was a minor hit on radio and MTV.[4][5][6]

The album peaked at No. 108 on the Billboard 200.[7] The band supported the album with a North American tour that included stints opening for INXS, the Georgia Satellites, and the Cars.[8][9][10] Honor Among Thieves won a New York Music Award for the best independent debut of 1987.[11]

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  2. ^ "The Brandos Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Browne, David (Nov 19, 1987). "The Brandos: Real Contenders". Rolling Stone. No. 513. p. 20.
  4. ^ Jenkins, Mark (18 Sep 1987). "Brandos: Americana". The Washington Post. p. N25.
  5. ^ Morse, Steve (27 Sep 1987). "Growing Number of 'Indies' Offer More Adventure on Vinyl". Arts and Film. The Boston Globe. p. 103.
  6. ^ Popson, Tom (11 Dec 1987). "The Brandos: An Eerie Time at Gettysburg". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. 1.
  7. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2010). Top Pop Albums (7th ed.). Record Research Inc. p. 102.
  8. ^ Erskine, Evelyn (23 Nov 1987). "INXS slow to ignite Ottawa fans with soulful music". Ottawa Citizen. p. D8.
  9. ^ Kim, Jae-Ha (December 11, 1987). "Brandos mesh sounds of both coasts". Weekend Plus. Chicago Sun-Times. p. 89.
  10. ^ Heim, Chris (13 Dec 1987). "'Big Mo' Eludes Cars in Drive Down Rock Road". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 6.
  11. ^ Williams, Stephen (11 Apr 1988). "New York Music Adds To Awards Overload". Part II. Newsday. p. 7.