Camino Palmero

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Camino Palmero
Studio album by
The Calling
ReleasedJuly 10, 2001 (2001-07-10)
StudioCherokee (Hollywood, California)
GenrePost-grunge[1]
Length46:06
LabelRCA
ProducerMarc Tanner
The Calling chronology
Camino Palmero
(2001) 		Two
(2004)
Singles from Camino Palmero
  1. "Wherever You Will Go"
    Released: May 22, 2001[2]
  2. "Adrienne"
    Released: April 15, 2002[3]
  3. "Could It Be Any Harder"
    Released: August 19, 2002[4]

Camino Palmero is the debut studio album recorded by American rock band

Aaron Kamin first met.[5] The record has many grunge
influences and guitar solos.

Lyrically, the album explores topics dealing with

romantic love, relationships, heartache, and misplaced loyalty. The cover art of the album represents the platforms 5 and 6 of the Santa Maria Novella railway station in Florence
, Italy.

Camino Palmero peaked at number 36 on Billboard 200 and was certified Gold by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album was generally panned by music critics for its subject matter and unoriginality, although some praised its arrangement and Band's vocal performance.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyC[6]
Hot Press(4/12)[7]
Melodic[8]

Camino Palmero garnered mostly negative reviews from

Plugged In commended the album for delivering positive messages of forgiveness and self-realization but found it a little indulgent in its unsavoury delights, concluding that "Camino Palmero acknowledges God, celebrates lifelong love and speaks up for the destitute. But several cuts show bad form in their approach to women by modeling lust, bitterness and sexual immorality."[9]

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire catchphrase – "Final Answer" – is dead serious."[6] Hannah Hamilton of Hot Press panned the album for its overly simplistic musicianship and lyrics about unoriginal romances, calling it "a mild, meek, pathetic excuse for a record that goes nowhere, says nothing and charges you twenty euro for the pleasure. Guilty? Oh hell yes."[7]

Commercial performance

The album peaked at number 36 on the

Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos (ABPD).[11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Alex Band and Aaron Kamin, except "Stigmatized" which was co-written with Eric Bazilian

No.TitleLength
1."Unstoppable"3:59
2."Nothing's Changed"4:44
3."Wherever You Will Go"3:28
4."Could It Be Any Harder"4:41
5."Final Answer"4:34
6."Adrienne"4:30
7."We're Forgiven"4:31
8."Things Don't Always Turn Out That Way"4:11
9."Just That Good"3:54
10."Thank You"2:58
11."Stigmatized"4:31
Total length:46:06
Australian and UK Bonus Track
No.TitleLength
12."Wherever You Will Go" (Live)3:18
Japan Bonus Track
No.TitleLength
12."Lost"3:49
iTunes Bonus Track
No.TitleLength
12."For You"3:41
Other Song
No.TitleLength
12."When It All Falls Down"3:36

Personnel

Credits adapted from the Camino Palmero liner notes.[12]

The Calling

  • Alex Band – lead vocals
  • Aaron Kamin
    – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Sean Woolstenhulme – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Billy Mohler – bass
  • Nate Wood – drums, backing vocals

Additional musicians

Technical

  • Ron Fair – Executive Producer
  • Tiago Becker – Assistant Engineer
  • Marc Greene – Engineer
  • Robert Hadley – Mastering
  • Frank Harkins – Art Direction, Design
  • Chris Lord – Mixing
  • Stephen Marcussen – Mastering
  • Doug Sax – Mastering
  • Matt Silva – Mixing
  • Marc Tanner – Producer
  • David Thoener – Engineer, Mixing

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Camino Palmero
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[37] Platinum 125,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[38] Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[39] Platinum 300,000*
United States (RIAA)[40] Platinum 1,000,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  2. ^ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1402. May 18, 2001. pp. 91, 95, 105.
  3. ^ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1418. April 12, 2002. p. 31.
  4. ^ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1466. August 16, 2002. p. 31.
  5. CBBC Newsround
    . Retrieved August 19, 2008. About six years ago Alex and I met. I was dating his sister and we met on a Street called Carmino Parmello which is the title of our record.
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  8. ^ a b Wippsson, Johan. "The Calling – Camino Palmero". Melodic. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2013.
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