We've All Been There
| We've All Been There | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 29, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2005–2007 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, post-grunge | |||
| Length | 53:17 | |||
| Label | AMB/EMI | |||
| Producer | John Fields, Chuck Reed, Matt Serletic, Tal Herzberg | |||
| Alex Band chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
allmusic.com |   [3] |
We've All Been There is the debut
The album was delayed numerous times since recording was originally completed back in 2007. Band had initially signed a deal with
Lead single "Tonight", was released along with a music video on February 15, 2010.[6]
Background
After
Recording took place over a two-year period, eventually encompassing five co-producers, primarily including
| "Fans should expect to hear a more mature sound with big anthemic songs that have tons of meaning behind them. I put everything I had into this album and had plenty of time to make each song as perfect as it could be. Needless to say, I am very proud of it." |
| — Alex Band describing We've All Been There.[8] |
Later in 2007, Geffen went through major restructuring, this coupled with the death of Band's long-term Manager Stu Sobol, meant the album was left in limbo. Band explained, "At the same time, Stu Sobol, my manager for 10 years passed away, which was incredibly sad. So, between Geffen going through major changes and Stu passing away, I realised then that I had to make a serious leap of faith and believe in myself. I decided that, if I’m gonna fail, I’d rather fail doing what I want to do."
Band later described the recording process as, "a huge challenge due to all the drama within the label". Alex named his favourite songs on the album as "Please" and "Leave", while also stating that for future albums the recording process would be much more enjoyable as he is now releasing his music
Track listing
All songs written by Alex Band.[9]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "We've All Been There" | 4:00 |
| 2. | "What Is Love" | 3:53 |
| 3. | "Tonight" | 3:57 |
| 4. | "Forever Yours" | 3:12 |
| 5. | "Please" | 3:53 |
| 6. | "Will Not Back Down" | 4:04 |
| 7. | "Euphoria" | 3:54 |
| 8. | "Never Let You Go" | 3:52 |
| 9. | "Only One" | 3:36 |
| 10. | "Leave (Today Is the Day)" | 3:34 |
| 11. | "Holding On" | 3:18 |
| 12. | "Without You" | 4:20 |
| 13. | "Love" | 3:38 |
| 14. | "Start Over Again" | 4:06 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 15. | "Cruel One" (feat. Chantal Kreviazuk & Emmy Rossum) | 4:32 |
International edition
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "We've All Been There" | 4:01 |
| 2. | "Tonight" | 4:01 |
| 3. | "Forever Yours" | 3:13 |
| 4. | "Will Not Back Down" | 4:06 |
| 5. | "Please" | 3:53 |
| 6. | "Without You" | 4:20 |
| 7. | "Only One" | 3:40 |
| 8. | "Leave (Today Is the Day)" | 3:35 |
| 9. | "Never Let You Go" | 3:52 |
| 10. | "Euphoria" | 3:55 |
| 11. | "What Is Love" | 3:54 |
| 12. | "Start Over Again" | 4:06 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Love" | 3:39 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Tonight" (Acoustic Version) | |
| 15. | "Rest Of Our Lives" |
Personnel
The following personnel contributed to We've All Been There:[9]
- Alex Band — lead vocals, backing vocals, rhythm guitar, bass guitar, lyrics
- Daniel Damico – songwriting, guitar, piano, programming, strings, engineering
- Jamie Muhoberac — keyboard, piano
- Tim Pierce — lead guitar
- Abe Laboriel Jr. — drums, percussion
- string arrangement
- Dorian Crozier — additional drums
- Kenny Aronoff — additional drums
- John Fields — record producer
- Chuck Reed — producer
- Matt Serletic — producer
- Tal Herzberg – producer
- Chris Lord-Alge — mixing
Charts
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums Chart | 17 |
| European Top 100 Albums[10] | 47 |
German Albums Chart[11]
|
12 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 46 |
US Albums Chart
|
42 |
References
- BlogCritics. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
- ^ Phillips, Matthew. "Alex Band "We've All Been There" (EMI Records, 2010)". Melodic.net. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
- Allmusic.
- Amazon. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
- ^ "We've All Been There CD by Alex Band". CD Universe. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
- ^ "Alex Band 'Tonight' Video". Popdirt.com. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "Bio – Alex Band". Alexband.net. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
- ^ a b c d Guyette, Kayley. "Interview: Alex Band". The Sound Alarm. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
- ^ a b We've All Been There (CD). Alex Band. EMI. 2010.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Billboard - Music Charts, News, Photos & Video". Billboard.
- ^ "David Garrett erklimmt die Chart-Spitze – media control". Media-control.de. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
