The Turn (Live album)
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The Turn is the eighth studio album by US rock band Live and their first release with lead singer Chris Shinn. It was released on October 28, 2014.[1]
History
The band announced that they would be taking a two-year "hiatus" in June 2009, but in November of that year, guitarist Chad Taylor revealed that Ed Kowalczyk was no longer part of the band.[2] Lead singer and primary songwriter Kowalczyk released a solo album Alive in June 2010, while the other three members of Live formed a new band, The Gracious Few, with singer Kevin Martin and guitarist Sean Hennesy from the band Candlebox. Their self-titled album was released in September 2010.
On March 12, 2012 Chris Shinn, formerly the lead singer of the band Unified Theory, was revealed to have joined Live when he played with them at a show at the Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center in York.[3] Live's first major tour with Shinn was as part of the Summerland Tour 2013, playing 35 shows across the US.[4]
The first single from The Turn, "The Way Around Is Through" was released on September 16, 2014.[5] Live have also released full versions of the tracks "Siren's Call", "We Open the Door", "Natural Born Killers" and "Don't Run to Wait" via YouTube, each with an introduction by Chad Taylor.
The music on The Turn is jointly credited to all four members of Live, however none of the three remaining original band members receives a lyric writing credit. Shinn is credited as lyricist on all songs, with producer Jerry Harrison receiving a co-lyricist credit on seven tracks, his daughter Aishlin on three and songwriter Bruce Wallace on five.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Siren's Call" | J. Harrison, C. Shinn, Aishlin Harrison, Bruce Wallace | Live | 4:10 |
| 2. | "Don't Run to Wait" | J. Harrison, Shinn | Live | 3:47 |
| 3. | "Natural Born Killers" | Shinn, J. Harrison, A. Harrison | Live | 4:36 |
| 4. | "6310 Rodgerton Dr." | J. Harrison, Shinn | Live | 4:09 |
| 5. | "By Design" | Shinn, Wallace | Live | 4:20 |
| 6. | "The Way Around Is Through" | Shinn, J. Harrison | Live | 4:52 |
| 7. | "Need Tonight" | Shinn, Wallace | Live | 4:11 |
| 8. | "The Strength to Hold On" | Shinn, Wallace | Live | 5:32 |
| 9. | "We Open the Door" | Shinn, Wallace | Live | 4:52 |
| 10. | "He Could Teach the Devil Tricks" | J. Harrison, Shinn | Live | 4:09 |
| 11. | "Till You Came Around" | J. Harrison, Shinn, A. Harrison | Live | 4:42 |
Personnel
- Live
- Patrick Dahlheimer – bass guitar
- Chad Gracey – drums, percussion
- Chris Shinn – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Chad Taylor – lead guitar
- Auxiliary instruments and backing vocals
- Aishlin Harrison
- Dana Alexandra
- Alexander LeFever
- Additional personnel
Chart positions
Album
| Chart | Peak |
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| Belgium (Flanders) Albums Chart[6] | 139 |
| U.S. Billboard 200[7] | 133 |
Singles
| Song | Peak chart positions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Main. | |||||||
| "The Way Around Is Through"[8] | 30 | ||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||
References
- ^ Childers, Chad "Live Make The Turn With New Vocalist Chris Shinn". Loudwire, August 28, 2014.
- ^ Chad, "Live Breakup Imminent?". Alternative Addiction, December 1, 2009.
- ^ McCracken, Erin. "Live debuts new lead singer Chris Shinn, formerly of Unified Theory". York Daily Record, March 14, 2012.
- ^ Greene, Andy (Rolling Stone)"2013 Summerland Tour unites Everclear, Live, Filter". USA Today, March 25, 2013.
- ^ Bower, Chad "Live Unleash New Song The Way Around Is Through From Upcoming The Turn Album". Loudwire, September 11, 2014.
- ^ "Live - The Turn". Ultratop.
- ^ "Live>Chart History>Billboard 200". Billboard.
- ^ Billboard "LIVE Chart History - Mainstream Rock Songs". Billboard, October 24, 2014.
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