Anathema "A Fine Day To Exit (UK, Music For Nations, CDMFN 260)"

A Fine Day to Exit is the sixth album by the British rock band Anathema. It was released on 9 October 2001 through Music for Nations.

This is the only occasion where an Anathema album has John Douglas credited as a writer for around half of the songs. He wrote "Pressure", "Looking Outside Inside", "Panic" (co-written with Daniel Cavanagh), the title track and the hidden acoustic track at the end of "Temporary Peace" called "In The Dog's House".

It is the last album with bassist Dave Pybus, and the first with keyboardist Les Smith.

Tracklist:

1. Pressure 06:44
2. Release 05:47  
3. Looking Outside Inside 06:23   
4. Leave No Trace 04:46  
5. Underworld 04:10
6. Barriers 05:54  
7. Panic 03:30  
8. A Fine Day to Exit 06:49   
9. Temporary Peace 18:26

Time:  01:02:29  

There is a hidden track (02:59) after "Temporary Peace" (only on the CD version, the 12" version just fades out after Temporary Peace).

The hidden acoustic track at the end of "Temporary Peace" is called "In the Dog's House".

Recording information:

Recorded at the Windings & Chapel Studios, South Thoresby, Lincolnshire, England, UK ; additional recordings kept from demos made at Crush Studios.

Ewan Davies - engineering assistant

Pete Brown - engineering

Les Smith - engineering

Colin Richardson - mixing

Wil Bartle - engineering assistant

Travis Smith - artwork

Nick Griffiths - producer, engineering

Martin Wilding - engineering assistant