One Way Ticket to Hell... and Back

One Way Ticket to Hell ...and Back
Cover art by Mark Wilkinson[1]
Studio album by The Darkness
Released	November 28, 2005
Recorded	2005
Genre	Glam metal, hard rock, heavy metal
Length	35:04
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Roy Thomas Baker
The Darkness chronology
Permission to Land (2003) One Way Ticket to Hell ...and Back (2005)
Alternative Cover

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Pitchfork Media	[3]
PopMatters	[4]
Rolling Stone	[5]

One Way Ticket to Hell ...and Back is the second album by British rock band The Darkness. It was released on November 28, 2005 through Atlantic Records (see 2005 in music) and reached platinum status in the UK. The first single from the album, "One Way Ticket", reached #8 in the UK single charts as did the second single "Is It Just Me?". Former Bassist, Frankie Poullain, has said that "Hazel Eyes" is his favourite track on the record, citing, "I defy anyone after a couple of beverages to listen to "Hazel Eyes" standing up and NOT get the Michael Flatleys." Poullain was already familiar with six of the ten songs on the album, playing "Hazel Eyes", "Dinner Lady Arms", "Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time" and "English Country Garden" on tour with the band before his departure. He also co-wrote four of the tracks featured on the album. The working title for the album was The Painstaking. Most bass parts on the album are played by Dan Hawkins, following the departure of Frankie Poullain. Reviews for the album were mixed. Q magazine proclaimed it the 22nd best album of 2005. However Planet Sound remarked how it was the "world's most expensive penis joke", regarding the costly delay of the album. In an interview with The Sun, Dan said that it cost £1 million to make.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Justin Hawkins and Dan Hawkins except where noted. 

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"One Way Ticket"	Hawkins, Hawkins, Frankie Poullain	4:26
2.	"Knockers"	Hawkins, Hawkins, Poullain	2:43
3.	"Is It Just Me?"	Hawkins, Hawkins, Poullain	3:05
4.	"Dinner Lady Arms"		3:16
5.	"Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time"	Hawkins, Hawkins, Poullain	3:34
6.	"Hazel Eyes"		3:25
7.	"Bald"	Hawkins, Hawkins, Ed Graham	5:31
8.	"Girlfriend"		2:33
9.	"English Country Garden"		3:06
10.	"Blind Man"		3:25

Other Tracks

• "Wanker" (B-Side To "One Way Ticket") (J.Hawkins/D.Hawkins) – 3:00
• "Grief Hammer" (B-Side To "One Way Ticket") (J.Hawkins/D.Hawkins) - 3:12
• "Shake (Like A Lettuce Leaf)" (B-Side To "Is It Just Me?") (J.Hawkins/D.Hawkins) - 3:18
• "Shit Ghost" (B-Side To "Is It Just Me?") (J.Hawkins/D.Hawkins) - 3:10

Personnel

• Justin Hawkins – Lead/backing vocals; Lead/rhythm guitars; Piano; Hammond organ; Mini-moog; Synths; Sitar
• Dan Hawkins – Rhythm/lead guitars; Bass guitars; Tubular bells; Marching drums; Tambourine; Triangle; Backing vocals
• Richie Edwards - Bass guitars; Backing vocals
• Ed Graham – Drums

References

1. ^ [http://www.the-masque.com/owtthab.html THE DARKNESS One Way Ticket To Hell.....And Back]
2. ^ Phares, Heather. One Way Ticket to Hell...And Back: The Darkness at Allmusic. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
3. ^ Mitchum, Rob (November 28, 2005). "The Darkness: One Way Ticket to Hell...and Back". Pitchfork. http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/17218-one-way-ticket-to-helland-back. Retrieved 13 July 2011. 
4. ^ Marchese, David (14 December 2005). "The Darkness: One Way Ticket to Hell...and Back". PopMatters. http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/d/darkness-onewayticket.shtml. Retrieved 13 July 2011. 
5. ^ Fricke, David (November 28, 2005). "The Darkness: One Way Ticket To Hell...and Back". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 7, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20071002120134/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thedarkness/albums/album/8836366/review/8878222/one_way_ticket_to_helland_back. Retrieved 13 July 2011. 

External links

• Listen to One Way Ticket to Hell ...and Back on Rhapsody
• Article by Paul Tingen on the making of One Way Ticket To Hell ...and Back in Sound on Sound