The Pursuit Begins When This Portrayal of Life Ends is the second studio album by Canadian based rock band Evans Blue. It was released on July 24, 2007 (see 2007 in music). The first single is "The Pursuit" and was released to radio on May 21, 2007. The Pursuit Begins When This Portrayal of Life Ends was leaked onto the internet on May 23, 2007.

The album sold over 30,000 copies in its' first three weeks on-sale ¹

Track listing

1. "In a Red Dress and Alone" 3:09
2. "Shine Your Cadillac" 3:45
3. "Q (The Best One of Our Lives)" 3:57
4. "Kiss the Flag" 4:31
5. "My Damsel: A Confession to an Adversary" 5:42
6. "Pin-Up" 4:53
7. "Caught a Lite Sneeze" 4:06
8. "Fear" 3:58
9. "Dear Lucid, Our Time is Right Now" 3:46
10. "Painted" 9:19
11. "The Pursuit" 4:26

Additional Tracks

1. "Kiss the Flag" (Acoustic Version) 4:06 -- FYE Exclusive Track
2. "She Fell" 3:29 -- FYE Exclusive Track
3. "The Pursuit" (Acoustic Version) 3:54 -- The Pursuit CDS

Album Credits

All songs written by K. Clarkson (Matisyn) / J. Lauzon / V. Tanaskovic except "Caught A Lite Sneeze," written by Tori Amos.

Band

• Kevin Matisyn -- Vocals
• Parker Lauzon -- Rhythm Guitar
• Vlad Tanaskovic -- Lead Guitar
• Joe Pitter -- Bass
• Davis Howard -- Drums

Additional Musicians

• Michael "Dull Boy" Langford -- Percussion, Engineer
• Kevin Fox -- Cello (Painted/Pin-Up)
• Konrad Kustiak -- Piano (Painted/Pin-Up)

Production

• Trevor Kustiak -- Producer
• Mark Makowy -- Mixing
• Tom Bender -- Assistant
• William Paden Hensley -- Digital Editing, Mixing Assistant
• P.R. Brown -- Design, Photography
• Bob Vosgien -- Mastering
• Geoffrey Weiss -- A&R
• Michael Barbiero -- Mixing
• Michael Brauer -- Mixing
• Mick Guzauski -- Mixing

Unplugged Melody

The the Unplugged Melody was included with the Canadian release of the album, containing acoustic versions of songs from The Melody and the Energetic Nature of Volume, with the exception of the Sarah McLachlan cover, "Possession".

This CD was included with purchases from Best Buy for a limited time.

1. "Stop And Say You Love Me"
2. "Cold (But I'm Still Here)"
3. "Over"
4. "Beg"
5. "Eclipsed"
6. "Dark That Follows"
7. "The Promise And The Threat "
8. "A Cross And A Girl Named Blessed"
9. "Quote"
10. "The Tease"
11. "Closing Track"

External links

• "The Pursuit Begins When This Portrayal of Life Ends" album lyrics