The Elms - The Big Surprise (2001)
Tracklist front / back album covers
Hey, Hey
Here's My Hand
Who Got the Meaning?
The Buzzing Won't Stop!
A Minute to Ourselves
The Big Surprise
Lifeboat
You Get Me Every Time
You're Glowing
Real Men Cry
The Elms Band Members / Musicians
Owen Thomas - vocals, guitar, songwriting
Christopher Thomas - drums, percussion
Thomas Daugherty - guitar
Keith Lee Miller - bass guitar
Brent Milligan - producer, bass guitar, keyboards
John Hampton - engineer
Jason Latshaw - engineer
The Love Sponges Quartet - strings
Michael Castille - trumpet
Joe Baldridge - mix engineer
Chuck Zwicky - mix engineer
Richard Dodd - mastering engineer
Kristin Barlowe - photography
The Big Surprise is the debut full-length album by American rock band The Elms. The album was released on May 22, 2001 on Sparrow Records/EMI.
Singles from the album were "Hey Hey" (#4 U.S. CHR) and "Lifeboat" (#11 U.S. CHR). One music video was filmed for the album, for lead single "Hey Hey." The video premiered on MTV2's "120 Minutes" on May 5, 2002.
The Big Surprise was nominated for two Dove Awards in 2002 in the categories of Best Modern Rock/Alternative Recorded Album and Best Modern Rock/Alternative Recorded Song ("Hey Hey").
