Corporate America
| Corporate America | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 5, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 1998–2002 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 47:28 | |||
| Label | Artemis | |||
| Producer | Tom Scholz, Gary Pihl, Fran Cosmo, Anton Cosmo | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone | [2] |
Corporate America is the fifth studio album by American hard rock band Boston, released in 2002. Most editions feature a live version of "Livin' for You". The original version of "Livin' for You" is from Boston's previous full-length album Walk On (1994).
The album also introduced both Anton Cosmo and Kimberley Dahme as both band members and songwriters. This is the last Boston album to feature lead vocalist and founding member Brad Delp, during his lifetime before his death in 2007. It also marked the final appearance of Fran Cosmo.
The album sold 32,000 copies in its first week of release and charted at 42 on the Billboard 200. The album was later pulled from all digital and retail markets by founding member Tom Scholz due to a record company dispute with Artemis.
The final page of the CD booklet is dedicated to preserving the environment, providing web links to such organizations as PETA.
An instrumental song called "Crystal Love", which often was declared on the internet to be a bonus track for Corporate America, is actually a song of the South-Korean guitarist Lee Hyun Suk and appeared on his album 3 which was released in 1995.[3]
The bonus track "Livin' for You (Live)" is on all releases of the album.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Had a Good Time" | Tom Scholz | 4:15 |
| 2. | "Stare Out Your Window" | Anthony Cosmo | 3:19 |
| 3. | "Corporate America" | Scholz | 4:37 |
| 4. | "With You" | Kimberley Dahme | 3:28 |
| 5. | "Someone" | Scholz | 4:10 |
| 6. | "Turn It Off" | A. Cosmo | 4:37 |
| 7. | "Cryin'" | A. Cosmo | 5:19 |
| 8. | "Didn't Mean to Fall in Love" | Scholz, Curly Smith, Janet Minto | 5:14 |
| 9. | "You Gave Up on Love" | Scholz | 4:22 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10. | "Livin' for You" (Live) | Scholz | 5:07 |
Personnel
Boston
- Tom Scholz – vocals (1, 3, 9), guitars (1, 3, 5, 8, 9), bass (1-5, 8, 9), drums (1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9), keyboards (3, 5, 7-10), electric guitars (4), organ (6), lead guitar (6, 7, 10), backing vocals (6, 8), arrangements
- Brad Delp – vocals (1, 3, 5, 8), backing vocals (2), harmony vocals (10)
- Fran Cosmo – vocals (2, 3, 7), lead vocals (6, 10), rhythm guitar (10), arrangements
- Anthony Cosmo – vocals (2), guitars (2, 6), harmony vocals (6), acoustic guitar (7), rhythm guitar (7), arrangements
- Kimberley Dahme – vocals (3, 4, 9), acoustic guitar (4), harmony vocals (6), arrangements
- Gary Pihl – keyboards (10)
Additional musicians
- Dow Brain – keyboards (2)
- Frank Talarico – keyboards (2), percussion loop (7)
- Sean Tierney – keyboards (7)
- Billy Carman – bass (6, 7)
- David Sikes – bass (10)
- Tom Moonan – drums (6, 7)
- Curly Smith – drums (10)
- Beth Cohen – flute (9), vocals (9)
- Julia Van Daam – girl voice (1)
- Bill Ryan – radio broadcast voice (3), nightstand clock (5)
- Charlie Farren – vocals (9)
- Production
- Tom Scholz – producer, engineer, art direction
- Fran Cosmo – co-producer, engineer
- Anthony Cosmo – co-producer, engineer
- Dietmar Schmidt – live studio session engineer (4)
- Bob Acquaviva – drum track engineer (6, 7)
- Adam Ayan – digital transfers, editing
- Daniel Chase – digital transfers, editing
- Steve Churchyard – digital transfers, editing
- Adrian Hernandez – digital transfers, editing
- Matt Knobel – digital transfers, editing
- Carl Nappa – digital transfers, editing
- Gary Pihl – digital transfers, editing, image editing
- Bill Ryan – digital transfers, editing
- Toby Mountain – mastering
- Alisa Andreola – design
- Darryl Hirschler – front cover artwork
- Darvin Atkeson – back cover artwork
- Ron Pownall – photography
- Kathy Murry – image editing
- John Kalodner – John Kalodner
Charts
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4] | 29 |
| US Billboard 200[5] | 42 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[6] | 3 |
"I Had a Good Time" peaked at #30 on the Billboard Heritage Rock Chart on November 11, 2002.
References
- ^ Corporate America at AllMusic
- ^ "Boston: Corporate America". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 10, 2008.
- ^ metal-archives.com – Lee Hyun Suk – Lee Hyun Suk 3.
- ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ^ "Boston Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
- ^ "Boston Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
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