The set highlights a pivotal era in O.A.R.’s career with bonus tracks and rare recordings
Craft Recordings and O.A.R. will celebrate the 20th anniversary of Stories of a Stranger, the band’s landmark fifth studio album, with a special expanded edition. Available December 5th, Stories of a Stranger (20th Anniversary Edition) revisits a pivotal era in the multi-platinum band’s career, pairing the original 2005 album with rare bonus material, featuring a long-out-of-print EP, plus the studio outtake “Sometimes,” from the original Stories of a Stranger sessions.
The reissue arrives in 2 LP and digital formats, with the vinyl housed in a deluxe gatefold jacket. Alongside the standard vinyl edition, an exclusive Cloud Swirl color pressing will be available via the band’s official store. To coincide with today’s announcement, O.A.R. has shared “Sometimes (Stories of a Stranger Sessions)” as an advance single, offering fans the first glimpse of the expanded material.
With O.A.R.’s 30th anniversary on the horizon, Stories of a Stranger (20th Anniversary Edition) ushers in a new chapter of celebration for the multi-platinum-selling five-piece with frontman Marc Roberge, guitarist Richard On, drummer Chris Culos, bassist Benj Gershman, and multi-instrumentalist Jerry DePizzo. As the band prepares for an action-packed 2026 marking three decades together (more details coming very soon), the band reflects on Stories of a Stranger as a pivotal moment in their journey—a career that has included multiple platinum and gold certifications, two sold-out nights at Madison Square Garden, more than a dozen packed shows at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, and one of the most passionate fan communities in modern rock.
1. Heard The World
2. Love And Memories
3. Wonderful Day
4. The Stranger
5. Lay Down
6. Program Director
7. Nasim Joon
8. Tragedy In Waiting
9. Daylight The Dog
10. One Shot
11. Dakota
12. 52-50
13. Sometimes (Stories of a Stranger Sessions)
14. Heard The World (Live) [Recorded at PNC Bank Arts Center, 7/22/2005]
15. Lay Down (Live) [Recorded at PNC Bank Arts Center, 7/22/2005]
16. About Mr. Brown (Live) [Recorded at PNC Bank Arts Center, 7/22/2005]
