The First of February is the second album by The Last Wish

The Last Wish

The Last Wish was a rock band from Houston, Texas, noted for being the first band of Blue October frontman Justin Furstenfeld. Ryan Delahoussaye of Blue October played with The Last Wish at a couple shows, but he was never a member of the band. Song writing collaboration was often shared by Greg...

. It was recorded at Deep Dot Studios in Houston, Texas

Houston, Texas

Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...

 in the winter of 1994. The title of the album refers to an unusual snowfall in Houston. The songs "Royal Blue", "The First Time", "Still Broken", "Artha", "Cattleprod", and "Whispers" have been performed by 5591 and Blue October

Blue October

Blue October is a rock band from Houston, Texas. The band was formed in 1995 and currently consists of Justin Furstenfeld , Jeremy Furstenfeld , Ryan Delahoussaye , Matt Noveskey , and Julian Mandrake .-History:Blue October was formed by lead...

. "Whispers" was demoed

Demo (music)

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by Blue October and renamed "Pigtail Pretty Baby".

Lyrics for the songs on the album were written by Justin Furstenfeld, except Regrets was written by Greg Hammond, Amy's Song and That Morning were written by Amy Immel, and Tangerine was co-written by Amy Immel and Justin Furstenfeld. Photographs for the album art were taken by Gina Melosi.

Track listing

1. "Royal Blue" - 5:11
2. "Paris on Paper" - 4:56
3. "Amy's Song" - 4:07
4. "Turn to Grey" - 4:56
5. "The First Time" - 2:58
6. "Remember" - 5:16
7. "That Morning" - 4:41
8. "Autumn Midnight" - 3:17
9. "Tangerine" - 6:06
10. "Still Broken" - 3:50
11. "Regrets" - 4:53
12. "Down" - 4:51
13. "Hero in Virus" - 5:50
14. "Artha" - 1:38
15. "Cattleprod" - 5:13
16. "Whispers" - 4:44