The Bottom Half

The Bottom Half
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 3, 2007
Recorded2005–2006 in Chicago, IL
GenreProgressive rock
Length51:01
LabelSCI Fidelity
ProducerUmphrey's McGee and Kevin Browning
Umphrey's McGee chronology
Safety In Numbers
(2006)
The Bottom Half
(2007)
Live at the Murat
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic[1]

The Bottom Half is the fifth album from progressive rock group Umphrey's McGee recorded during the band's 2005/2006 sessions of their previous studio effort Safety in Numbers. The first disc contains complete songs that were initially left off the Safety in Numbers album, while the second disc features demos, outtakes, and b-sides from the sessions. Like the previous album, the artwork was done by Storm Thorgerson. The first single from the album is "Bright Lights, Big City," written by Mother Vinegar frontman Karl Engelmann, who is also a member of Ali Baba's Tahini with Umphrey's guitarist Jake Cinninger.

The album was released on April 3, 2007.

  1. ^ Whitman, Andy. Bottom Half at AllMusic. Retrieved March 18, 2015.