All Sides (O.A.R. album)
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Released | July 15, 2008 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 58:51 | |||
Label | Everfine, Lava, Atlantic | |||
Producer | Matt Wallace | |||
O.A.R. chronology | ||||
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Singles from All Sides | ||||
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All Sides is the sixth studio album by O.A.R., which was released on July 15, 2008 by Everfine Records, Lava Records and Atlantic Recording Corporation.[1] It is the band's first album recorded with touring keyboardist Mikel Paris.
Song Details
[edit]Marc Roberge revealed in an interview with Songfacts that "Dinner Last Night" was inspired by an episode of Seinfeld.[2]
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "This Town" | Marc Roberge, Matt Wallace | 3:35 |
2. | "Shattered (Turn the Car Around)" | Roberge, Gregg Wattenberg | 4:13 |
3. | "Whatever Happened" | Richard On, Roberge | 5:11 |
4. | "Try Me" | On, Roberge | 3:45 |
5. | "One Day" | Dave Bassett, Roberge, Wallace[3] | 3:35 |
6. | "Living in the End" | Roberge | 4:19 |
7. | "Something Coming Over" | Roberge, Peter Zizzo | 3:59 |
8. | "What Is Mine" | On, Roberge | 4:34 |
9. | "Dinner Last Night" | On, Roberge | 4:00 |
10. | "The Fallout" | Roberge | 5:29 |
11. | "Gift" | On, Roberge | 5:20 |
12. | "War Song" | On, Roberge | 6:14 |
13. | "On My Way" | Matt Nathanson, Roberge, Mark Weinberg | 4:37 |
Total length: | 58:51[1] |
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
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UGO | D[7] |
The album was generally received negatively among professional reviewers. Rolling Stone attributes the album's failure to a change in the group's style, calling the album "a poor man's Goo Goo Dolls".[8] Allmusic claims, "O.A.R. wasn't designed for Top 40 radio, which makes All Sides...disappointing."[9]
Chart positions
[edit]The album was the band's highest charting prior to the release of King, debuting at No. 13 on the Billboard 200 with approximately 33,000 copies sold in its first week.[10]
Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard 200 | 13 |
U.S. Billboard Top Rock Albums | 4 |
Personnel
[edit]O.A.R.
- Chris Culos - drums, percussion
- Benj Gershman - bass guitar
- Richard On - electric guitar, background vocals
- Marc Roberge - lead vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Jerry DePizzo - saxophone, electric guitar, percussion
Additional personnel
- Mikel Paris - keyboards, percussion, background vocals
- Rob Cavallo - additional electric guitar and production on "Shattered"
- Jamie Muhoberac - additional keyboards on "Shattered"
- Dorian Crozier - programming and percussion on "Shattered"
- Suzie Katayama - violin and string arrangement on "One Day"
- Joel Derouin - violin and concert master on "One Day"
- Charlie Bisharat - violin on "One Day"
- Mario De Leon - violin on "One Day"
- Alyssa Park - violin on "One Day"
- Andrew Duckles - viola on "One Day"
- Matt Funes - viola on "One Day"
- Larry Corbett - cello on "One Day"
- Steve Richards - cello on "One Day"
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b All Sides > Overview, allmusic.com, Retrieved July 17, 2008.
- ^ "Dinner Last Night". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
- ^ "Matt Wallace on FNM Biggest-Selling Album 'Angel Dust': 'Label Guys Thought It Was Crappy Record'". Ultimate Guitar. 23 June 2015.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Artist Direct review
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ "UGO review". Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
- ^ Rolling Stone > Review, rollingstone.com, Retrieved October 7, 2008.
- ^ Allmusic > Review, allmusic.com, Retrieved October 7, 2008.
- ^ Nas Dethrones Lil Wayne Atop Billboard 200, billboard.com