Vancouver (album)
Vancouver | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 6, 2009 | |||
Recorded | January 4–29, 2009, Warehouse Studios, Vancouver, BC | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 57:12 | |||
Label | Universal Music Canada | |||
Producer | Matthew Good | |||
Matthew Good chronology | ||||
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Singles from Vancouver | ||||
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Source | Rating |
CHARTattack | [3] |
Toro | [4] |
Vancouver is the fourth studio album by Matthew Good, released on October 6, 2009.[5]
The album is a
As Good had fulfilled his recording contract with
Vancouver won the award for "Rock Album of the Year" at the 2011 Juno Awards,[8] making it the second time Good won the award, the first being in 2000 for Beautiful Midnight.
Promotion and commercial performance
The release of Vancouver was announced by Good on his website in July 2008.[9] Months prior to the announcement, the album's eventual second track "The Boy That Could Explode" was previewed for fans on Good's website on Christmas Day in 2007.[10] Good began streaming the album's first single "Last Parade" on August 14, 2009. Good began streaming Vancouver on his website on September 5, 2009, a little over a month before its release.[11]
Vancouver debuted at #2 on the Canadian Albums Chart,[12] selling 11,000 copies in its first week.[13]
The album was certified Gold in Canada on November 18, 2011.[14]
Track listing
All tracks written by Matthew Good.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Last Parade" | 5:55 |
2. | "The Boy Who Could Explode" | 7:07 |
3. | "Great Whales of the Sea" | 3:31 |
4. | "Us Remains Impossible" | 4:45 |
5. | "On Nights Like Tonight" | 4:22 |
6. | "Volcanoes" | 5:03 |
7. | "A Silent Army in the Trees" | 5:37 |
8. | "Fought to Fight It" | 4:23 |
9. | "The Vancouver National Anthem" | 6:51 |
10. | "Empty’s Theme Park" | 9:29 |
References
- AllMusic
- ^ "Album Review - Advertising - The Brock Press - Brock University". Media.www.brockpress.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-15. Retrieved 2013-07-26.
- ^ Harper, Kate (2009-10-09). "Matthew Good — Vancouver". CHARTattack. Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Matt Good's Vancouver | | TORO MAGAZINE | What Men Need to Know about Sex, Style, Music, Sports, Drinks & Video". Toro Magazine. 2009-10-13. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
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- ^ "2011 JUNO AWARD WINNERS – Non Broadcast". junoawards.ca. Archived from the original on 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
- ^ Good, Matthew. "Music - I Do That Too" Archived 2009-01-08 at the Wayback Machine. MatthewGood.org. July 19, 2008.
- ^ "Archived copy". www.matthewgood.org. Archived from the original on 7 July 2007. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
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- ^ "Canadian Albums - Week of October 24, 2009". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-02-06.
- ^ Williams, John. "Buble blasts to No. 1 on charts". Jam!. Archived from the original on 2012-05-26. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Gold Platinum Database: Matthew Good - Vancouver". Music Canada. Retrieved 2011-11-25.[permanent dead link]