Time to Win, Vol. II
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Producer | Down with Webster, The Maven Boys, Boi-1da, Matthew Burnett, Zale Epstein, Stephen Kozmeniuk, Brett Ryan Kruger, Megaman, James Robertson | |||
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Time to Win, Vol. 2 is an album by Canadian
Background and recording
Time to Win, Vol. 2 was supposed to be the second of two seven-track mini-albums, following up to the band's debut mini-album,
Cameron Hunter explained in an interview in September 2010 that Time to Win, Volume 2, "probably would have been out a lot sooner, but the first one did a lot better than we expected, and a lot of other people expected and as a result, it gets pushed back as we shoot more videos. As a result, the new one probably won't be out until the New Year, but the original concept was they would be maybe six months apart, but things have taken a different turn."
Hunter also talked about some collaborations saying that the band "got to work with some different producers than we used on the first one. We got to work with some other key people, namely Boi-1da." On working with Boi-1da, Hunter said "we got some wicked stuff out of him, considering he's a straight-up hip-hop guy. The songs we made with him don't sound like anything that he's done. One of them is a track we're going to try to put to rock, alternative-rock radio. The song is called 'Professional'. I'm really pumped about that."
Other producers on the album include Matthew Burnett, Zale Epstein, Stephen Kozmeniuk, Brett Ryan Kruger, Megaman and James Robertson. Robertson has also been a producer on the band's previous album,
Recording locations of the album include Chille Ville Studios in Toronto, Diamond Factory Studios in Toronto, The Garage[1] and Rumblecone in Toronto while mixing locations include South Beach Studios in Miami, Rumblecone in Toronto, Chille Ville Studios in Toronto and Gimme More Music Studios in Toronto. The albums was mastered at Sterling Sound in New York City.
Tyler Armes told
Composition
In an interview on
Release and promotion
Down with Webster went on a tour in early 2011 to support the album. WINtour 2011 began on February 22 in Lethbridge and ended on March 12 in Toronto. The tour featured 15 concerts across Canada.[9]
A demo of a new song called "Staring at the Sun" was posted on
A snippet of "Go Time" was played at the end of the last chapter of a series that was shown on MuchMusic called, SunDown With Webster by Doritos Late Night Chips. The four chapters were released a week apart from one another in the order: Inspiration, Conception, Execution, and Performance.[12]
The album was released digitally on October 31, 2011, and physical versions were released on November 1, 2011.
Singles
The first single from the album, "She's Dope" was released on May 23, 2011, through digital distribution. It debuted at No. 52 on the Canadian Hot 100 and has since peaked at No. 18.[14]
"Big Wheels" will be released as the album's second single. A music video for the song was filmed on August 14, 2011. "Big Wheels" was released to radio on September 9, 2011.[1] On September 13, 2011, the song was released through digital distribution. The music video premier for "Big Wheels" was shown on September 19, 2011, on the MuchMusic show, New.Music.Live. The song has peaked at No. 51 on the Canadian Hot 100.[15]
"Royalty" is the third single from the album. On January 8, 2012, a music video for the song was filmed and on January 10 the song was released to radio.
Reception
Commercial
The album debuted at No. 62 on the Canadian Albums Chart for the week of November 12, 2011.[16] The album was the sixth bestselling CD at HMVs across Canada for the week ending November 5, 2011.[17] The album jumped to No. 9 on the chart for the week of November 19, 2011, selling 6,000 copies in Canada in that week.[2][18] The album earned a nomination at the 2012 Juno Awards for "Pop Album of the Year".[19]
Critical
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
MusiquePlus | (7.5/10)[21] |
Under The Gun Review | (9/10)[22] |
bestfan.com | (favorable)[23] |
Grace Duffy of Under The Gun Review gave the album nine out of ten stars saying that the album is "fast-paced and exhilarating throughout, but deftly mixes a diverse range of sounds, lyrical themes, and instruments" and also adding that "The mixing of styles is a striking enhancement of its appeal, its variety and accessibility ensuring it should reach the widest audience possible."[22] bestfan.com said that Time to Win, Vol. 2 "won us over from the first to the last song."
Al Kratina of the
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Go Time" | James Roh , M. Seja | Megaman, Zale Epstein, Brett Ryan Kruger | 3:53 |
13. | "So Positive" | T. Armes, P. Gillett, C. Hunter, A. Martino, M. Seja | Down With Webster, James Robertson | 5:24 |
No. | Title | Length |
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14. | "Home in a Heartbeat" | 3:29 |
15. | "Cross The Line" | 3:29 |
16. | "She's Dope" (music video) | 4:18 |
17. | "Big Wheels" (music video) | 3:22 |
18. | "Light The Night" (iTunes (pre-order only) | 2:40 |
Sample credits
- "Royalty" contains a simple of Freshlyground's "I'd Like"
Personnel
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Charts
Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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Canadian Albums Chart[2] | 9 |
References
- ^ a b c d "Universal Music Canada – DOWN WITH WEBSTER ANNOUNCE OCTOBER 31 RELEASE OF TIME TO WIN VOL. II". Universal Music Canada. Universal. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
- ^ Nielsen SoundScan. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
- ^ "The Band — Down With Webster — Time To Win, vol. 1". Downwithwebster.com. August 25, 2008. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
- ^ a b Sheila (September 21, 2011). "Down with Webster Interview" upvenue.com.Archived 2010-09-27 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved May 17, 2023
- Canada.com. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
- ^ a b Couture, Joe (August 5, 2011). "It's been a high-intensity summer for DWW"Regina Leader-Post. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
- Global Toronto. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
- ^ MuchMusic. Retrieved November 8, 2011
- ^ WINtour 2011 Archived February 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine downwithwebster.com. Retrieved February 25, 2011
- MuchMusic. Retrieved July 8, 2011
- ^ MMVA’s That Much Closer “I Want It All” downwithwebster.com. Retrieved July 8, 2011
- ^ Doritos – Sundown with Webster Series on Vimeo
- Kiss 92.5. Retrieved October 19, 2011
- Nielsen SoundScan. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
- Nielsen SoundScan. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
- ^ Top 100 Albums in Canada – Canoe – JAM! Music SoundScan Charts[usurped] Retrieved November 3, 2011
- ^ The Canadian Press (November 3, 2011). "'Mylo Xyloto' by Coldplay tops HMV Canada CD sales chart." Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved November 3, 2011
- ^ Alan Cross Weekly Music Sales Report: 09 November 2011 Retrieved May 17, 2023
- ^ "Past Nominees and Winners – The Juno Awards". Retrieved July 27, 2022.
- ^ Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ Langlois, Patrick Time to Win, Vol. II | Down with Webster MusiquePlus. Retrieved November 8, 2011 Archived 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Duffy, Grace (November 25, 2011). "REVIEW: Down With Webster – Time to Win, Volume 2." Under The Gun Review. Retrieved November 26, 2011
- ^ Album Review: Down With Webster – Time To Win, Vol. II Bestfan. Retrieved November 26, 2011