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Harry and the Potters and the Power of Love, or Power of Love, is the third studio album by indie rock band Harry and the Potters, released on July 4, 2006. The album was primarily inspired by the sixth novel in the Harry Potter book series.




Writing and recording


In early 2006, Harry and the Potters departed from their DIY home recording and sought a studio for their Scarred for Life EP. In the same year, they returned to home recording with the Power of Love but with a bigger sound and with the assistance recording veteran Kevin Micka. This time the band was joined by other musicians (including their sister, Cathy). Together, they recorded the album at an old house in Cambridge, MA called April Fog, the basement of Norwood High School, the DeGeorge family living room (also in Cambridge), and "at [an] old piano teacher's house."
When the recording sessions for the album were finished, the band had several songs that were left off of the final pressing, including "New Wizard Anthem (Club Mix)" and a new recording of "My Teacher is a Werewolf (Rock Version)," which had originally appeared on their second album. Paul DeGeorge explained that the band had wanted "New Wizard Anthem (Club Mix)" to be a hidden track in the pregap of the album, but the CD manufacturer was unable to do this, and thus it was left off the album. The two songs were later released on the compilation album Priori Incantatem.




Promotion and reception


Critical reception to Harry and the Potters and the Power of Love has been mostly positive.
Melissa Anelli, the webmistress of the popular fansite The Leaky Cauldron, wrote positively about the album's most popular song, "Save Ginny Weasley from Dean Thomas," stating that "no show would be complete without a performance of it" and that "it's [Harry and the Potters] 'Free Bird'."




Track listing






Personnel






= Harry and the Potters

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Paul DeGeorge - Vocals, guitar, baritone saxophone and melodica
Joe DeGeorge - Vocals, keyboard, tenor saxophone, glockenspiel and theremin



Studio musicians

Ernie Kim - Drums, Gang vocals on "New Wizard Anthem"
Brian Church - Bass
Juliet Nelson - Cello on "Dumbledore" and "Phoenix Song"
Jeanie Lee - Violin on "Dumbledore" and "Phoenix Song"
Kevin Micka - Guitar Solo on "New Wizard Anthem", gang vocals on "New Wizard Anthem"
Sean McCarthy - Audio feedback on "(Not Gonna Put On) The Monkey Suit"
Catherine DeGeorge - Whistling on "In Which Draco Malfoy Cries Like a Baby"
Devin King, Mike Gintz, Farhad Ebrahimi, Steeve Mike - Gang vocals




= Production

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Recorded at April Fog, Cambridge, MA, Norwood High School Basement, and DeGeorge Family Living Room, Norwood, MA
Recorded by Kevin Micka
Produced by Harry and the Potters




= Artwork

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Design by Georg Pedersen




References



Bibliography

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• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Bagian 1
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Bagian 2
• Daftar pemeran film Harry Potter
• Harry and the Potters and the Power of Love
• Harry and the Potters
• List of Harry Potter characters
• The Power of Love
• Harry Potter (film series)
• Harry and the Potters discography
• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)