All Sides is the sixth studio album by Of a Revolution (O.A.R.), which was released on July 15, 2008.[1]
[edit] Song Details
Marc Roberge revealed in an interview with Songfacts that "Dinner Last Night" was inspired by an episode of Seinfeld.[2]
[edit] Track listing
- "This Town" - 3:35
- "Shattered (Turn the Car Around)" - 4:13
- "Whatever Happened" - 5:11
- "Try Me" - 3:45
- "One Day" - 3:35
- "Living in the End" - 4:19
- "Something Coming Over" - 3:59
- "What Is Mine" - 4:34
- "Dinner Last Night" - 4:00
- "The Fallout" - 5:29
- "Gift" - 5:20
- "War Song" - 6:14
- "On My Way" - 4:37[1]
[edit] Critical reception
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".[7] Allmusic claims, "O.A.R. wasn't designed for Top 40 radio, which makes All Sides...disappointing."[8]
[edit] Chart positions
The album is the band's highest charting album to date, debuting at No. 13 on the Billboard 200 with approximately 33,000 copies sold in its first week.[9]
[edit] Credits
- Chris Culos - drums, percussion
- Benj Gershman - bass guitar
- Richard On - lead electric guitar, vocals
- Marc Roberge - lead vocals, acoustic and electric rhythm guitar
- Jerry DePizzo - saxophone, guitar, percussion
- MikelParis - keyboards, percussion, vocals
- Rob Cavallo - additional guitars, production on "Shattered"
- Jamie Muhoberac - additional keyboards on "Shattered"
- Dorian Crozier - programming, percussion on "Shattered"
- Suzie Katayama - strings, string arrangement on "One Day"
- Joel Derouin - violin, 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"
- ^ a b All Sides > Overview, allmusic.com, Retrieved July 17, 2008.
- ^ "Dinner Last Night". Songfacts.com. http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=14157. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Artist Direct review
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ UGO review
- ^ 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
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Studio albums |
|
|
| Live releases |
|
|
| Compilation releases |
|
|
| Singles |
|
|