My Dear

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{{Infobox album

| name = My Dear

| type = studio

| artist = New Years Day

| cover = New Years Day - My Dear cover.jpg

| alt =

| released = May 8, 2007

| recorded = 2006–2007

| venue =

| studio =

| genre =

| length = 36:24

| label = TVT

| producer = Eugene Pererras, Adam Lohrbach, New Years Day

| prev_title = New Years Day

| prev_year = 2006

| next_title = Victim to Villain

| next_year = 2013

| misc = {{Singles

| name = My Dear

| type = studio

| single1 = Ready Aim Misfire

| single1date = 2006

| single2 = I Was Right

| single2date = 2007

}}

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1067941|pure_url=yes}} link]}}

My Dear is the debut album by American rock band New Years Day, released in 2007 by TVT Records. The album was self-financed, self-produced, and recorded over an eight-month period at the home of producer Eugene Pererras.{{cite web|url=http://www.newyearsdayrocks.com/?location=bio|title=New Years Day official biography. Accessed April 22, 2007.|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071019093713/http://www.newyearsdayrocks.com/?location=bio|archivedate=October 19, 2007}} The band's debut music video for the lead single "I Was Right" won an MTVU "Freshman Face" poll and was added to the channel's playlist.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtvu.com/music/freshmen/archive.jhtml|title=MTVU Freshman Face archive. Accessed April 22, 2007.}}

The album includes contributions from John Christianson and Dan Regan of Reel Big Fish, who provide horns on "My Sweet Unvalentine." "Brilliant Lies" includes lyrics written by Justin Pierre of Motion City Soundtrack.