Embrace the Curse is the first full-length album from I Hate Kate, released on April 4, 2007. It features several re-recordings from their Act One EP, and other songs they released earlier through their website. Track listing (all songs written by Justin Mauriello, except "Major Tom (Coming Home)" by Peter Schilling) "Bed of Black Roses" – 3:37 "Embrace the Curse" – 3:58 "She's a Man" - 4:19 "A Story I Can't Write" – 3:31 "It's You" – 4:40 "Then You Kiss" – 3:47 "Always Something" – 3:34 "The Thrill" – 3:23 "Outta My Head" – 3:36 "Love Association" – 4:32 "Major Tom (Coming Home)" (Peter Schilling cover) - 4:21 Re-release Embrace the Curse was re-released on June 24, 2008 due to the band signing a record deal with Glassnote Records. Some minor changes were made to the album, including changing the name of "Always Something" to "It's Always Better" and adding the band's third single, "I'm in Love With a Sociopath". "Bed of Black Roses" - 3:43 "It's Always Better" - 3:37 "Then You Kiss" - 3:48 "Inside Inside" - 4:23 "I'm in Love with a Sociopath" - 2:54 "It's You" - 4:07 "Story I Can't Write" - 3:37 "Embrace the Curse" - 4:00 "Major Tom (Coming Home)" (Peter Schilling cover) - 4:21 "The Thrill" - 3:26 "Love Association" - 4:38 "Outta My Head" - 3:46 Personnel Justin Mauriello – rhythm guitar, vocals Jeremy Berghorst - lead guitar Scott Hayden – bass guitar Mike Lund – drums Production Dave Colvin – assistant engineer Carlos de la Garza – engineer Mike Fasano – drum technician Vlado Meller – mastering Raquel Olivo – photography Mark Santangelo – mastering assistant Mark Trombino – producer, engineer, mixing References 2007 albums Darling Thieves albums Glassnote Records albums