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The Album
Studio album by
Jonas Brothers
ReleasedMay 12, 2023
Recorded2022–2023
GenrePop
Length32:47
LabelRepublic
Producer
Jonas Brothers chronology
Happiness Begins
(2019) 		The Album
(2023)
Singles from The Album
  1. "Wings"
    Released: February 24, 2023
  2. "Waffle House"
    Released: April 7, 2023
  3. "Summer Baby"
    Released: June 5, 2023

The Album is the sixth studio album by American pop rock band Jonas Brothers. It was released through Republic Records on May 12, 2023. The album features a sole guest appearance from Jon Bellion. Production was handled by Bellion himself, the Monsters & Strangerz, Pete Nappi, TenRoc, the Diner, Daniel Tashian, Ido Zmishlany, Johnny Simpson, and Colin Brittain. The album's release was supported by three singles, "Wings", "Waffle House", and "Summer Baby". It serves as the follow-up to their previous album, Happiness Begins (2019). The album is a funk-inspired pop album.[1]

Background and recording

On February 25, 2020, during an interview on the Today show, Nick Jonas revealed that the group had been working on a new album with Ryan Tedder and that the details are "going to be announced in the next couple weeks", also hinting that "What a Man Gotta Do", a single that they had released the previous month, would serve as the potential lead single for it.[2] On September 23, 2022, the group posted a picture of Nick, Joe, and Kevin Jonas in a recording studio with Jon Bellion, who was sitting at a piano, writing that they were in the process of creating the album, in which Joe also hinted at its completion.[3]

On January 13, 2023, Nick appeared on The Kelly Clarkson Show, in which he shared that the album had been completed and that the Jonas Brothers were currently "kind of in that planning moment with the campaign, the album, the single – all the things".[4] Exactly two weeks later, Nick, Joe, and Kevin sat down for an interview with Variety, in which they revealed that the album includes of elements of 1970s pop and Americana and is partly influenced by the Bee Gees, America and the Doobie Brothers, while they also revealed the titles of a few songs from it: "Wings", "Montana Sky", "Vacation Eyes", "Little Bird", and "Waffle House".[5][6] On January 29, Joe teased a snippet of "Wings" through a video that showed him in a studio with both Nick and Kevin.[7] The following day, all three brothers went on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, in which they announced that the album would be titled The Album and released on May 5.[8] On February 22, the brothers announced that the album had been pushed back exactly by a week to May 12 in order to release it alongside its vinyl version.[9]

Release and promotion

See also: Five Albums. One Night. The World Tour

To promote the album, the band performed most of the songs for the yet-unreleased album, along with their some of the older hit songs and some hit songs of the brothers' side musical projects (Nick as a solo artist and Joe's other band, DNCE), on the fifth and last night of their Broadway residency on March 18, 2023.[10] The lead single of the album, "Wings", was released on February 24, 2023.[11] The second single, "Waffle House", was released on April 7, 2023.[12] The third single, "Summer Baby", was sent to adult contemporary radio on June 5, 2023.[13]

To support the album, as well their previous four albums the band will embark on a world tour, where they intend to perform all songs from Jonas Brothers (2007), A Little Bit Longer (2008), Lines, Vines and Trying Times (2009), Happiness Begins (2019) and The Album (2023) at every concert.[14]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[15]
The Independent[1]
MusicOMH[16]
The Line of Best Fit7/10[17]

The Album received generally positive reviews from music critics, who described it as enjoyable and timeless. RetroPop Magazine called the album 'timeless' thanks to its 'plethora of influences from across the decades'.[18] The Independent's Helen Brown said of the album 'At no point does The Album push for edge or originality. But you'd have to be the barbecue grinch to deny its lovingly crafted, feel-good vibes. Pure, safe sonic ketchup.'[1]

Commercial performance

In the United States, The Album debuted at number three on Billboard 200 chart, earning 52,000 album-equivalent units (including 35,500 in pure album sales) in its first week. This became the Jonas Brothers' seventh top ten album on the chart. The album also accumulated a total of 20.5 million on-demand streams of the album's songs.[19]

Track listing

The Album track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Miracle"
2:21
2."Montana Sky"
  • N. Jonas
  • J. Jonas
  • K. Jonas
  • Bellion
  • J. Johnson
  • S. Johnson
  • Nappi
  • Cornet
  • Gregory Hein
  • James Gutch
  • Bellion
  • The Monsters & Strangerz
  • Nappi
  • TenRoc
2:49
3."Wings"
  • Bellion
  • The Monsters & Strangerz
  • Nappi
  • TenRoc
  • The Diner
1:58
4."Sail Away"
  • N. Jonas
  • J. Jonas
  • K. Jonas
  • Bellion
  • J. Johnson
  • S. Johnson
  • Nappi
  • Cornet
  • Michael Pollack
  • Calle Lehmann
  • Bellion
  • The Monsters & Strangerz
  • Nappi
  • TenRoc
3:12
5."Americana"
  • N. Jonas
  • J. Jonas
  • K. Jonas
  • Bellion
  • J. Johnson
  • S. Johnson
  • Izquierdo
  • Nappi
  • Cornet
  • Bellion
  • The Monsters & Strangerz
  • Nappi
  • TenRoc
2:00
6."Celebrate!"
  • N. Jonas
  • J. Jonas
  • K. Jonas
  • Bellion
  • J. Johnson
  • S. Johnson
  • Izquierdo
  • Nappi
  • Cornet
  • Pollack
  • Bellion
  • The Monsters & Strangerz
  • Nappi
  • TenRoc
2:06
7."Waffle House"
  • Bellion
  • Nappi
  • TenRoc
  • Tashian
  • Zmishlany
2:25
8."Vacation Eyes"
  • N. Jonas
  • J. Jonas
  • K. Jonas
  • Bellion
  • Nappi
  • Cornet
  • Bellion
  • Nappi
  • TenRoc
  • The Monsters & Strangerz[a]
3:32
9."Summer in the Hamptons"
  • N. Jonas
  • J. Jonas
  • K. Jonas
  • Bellion
  • Nappi
  • Cornet
  • Hein
  • Felicia Ferraro
  • Elisha Noll
  • Bellion
  • Nappi
  • TenRoc
2:07
10."Summer Baby"
  • N. Jonas
  • J. Jonas
  • K. Jonas
  • Bellion
  • J. Johnson
  • S. Johnson
  • Nappi
  • Cornet
  • Pollack
  • Hein
  • Bellion
  • The Monsters & Strangerz
  • Nappi
  • TenRoc
2:41
11."Little Bird"
  • N. Jonas
  • J. Jonas
  • K. Jonas
  • Bellion
  • J. Johnson
  • S. Johnson
  • Nappi
  • Cornet
  • Pollack
  • Hein
  • Bellion
  • The Monsters & Strangerz
  • Nappi
  • TenRoc
3:09
12."Walls" (featuring Jon Bellion)
  • N. Jonas
  • J. Jonas
  • K. Jonas
  • Bellion
  • Nappi
  • Cornet
  • Simpson
  • Lawrence
  • Cohen
  • Ferraro
  • Andrea Rosario
  • Douglas Davis
4:26
Total length:32:47
Target and Japanese bonus tracks[20][21]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Waffle House" (alternate version)
  • N. Jonas
  • J. Jonas
  • K. Jonas
  • Bellion
  • Nappi
  • Cornet
  • Zmishlany
  • Tashian
  • Simpson
  • Hein
  • Bellion
  • Nappi
  • TenRoc
  • Zmishlany
  • Tashian
2:41
14."Vacation Eyes" (alternate version)
  • N. Jonas
  • J. Jonas
  • K. Jonas
  • Bellion
  • Nappi
  • Cornet
  • Bellion
  • Nappi
  • TenRoc
4:12
Total length:39:40

Note

  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer

Personnel

Jonas Brothers

  • Nick Jonas – lead vocals, background vocals, bass guitar
  • Joe Jonas – lead vocals, background vocals
  • Kevin Jonas – guitar (all tracks), background vocals (track 10)

Additional musicians

  • TenRoc – keyboards, programming (all tracks); bass guitar (1, 3–12), guitar (1, 3, 7, 9–12), background vocals (6, 9, 10, 12); string arrangement, strings (10); drums (12)
  • Pete Nappi – guitar, keyboards, programming (all tracks); string arrangement (1, 8, 10), bass guitar (2, 4), mandolin (2); background vocals, strings (10)
  • Jon Bellion – lead vocals (12), background vocals (1–4, 6, 8–11), keyboards (3, 4, 8, 9, 12), programming (4)
  • Rebecca Perea – cello (1, 8)
  • Marcus Brodsky – viola (1, 8)
  • Jaycee Cardoso – violin (1, 8)
  • Andrew Perea – violin (1, 8)
  • Alex Sievren – strings (1)
  • Alex Palazzo – guitar (2)
  • The Monsters & Strangerz – programming (2–11)
    • Jordan Johnson – background vocals (10)
    • Stefan Johnson – background vocals (10)
  • Clyde Lawrence – bass guitar (3, 11, 12), keyboards (3, 8), programming (3), background vocals (4), melodica (8); drums, guitar, programming (12)
  • Jordan Cohen – keyboards (3), programming (3), background vocals (4, 12)
  • Explicit – background vocals (6)
  • Michael Pollack – background vocals (6, 10), keyboards (6, 11)
  • Richie Cannata – saxophone (6)
  • Mark Miller – trombone (6)
  • Brad Mason – trumpet (6)
  • Taylor Nohs – background vocals (9)
  • Gregory "Aldae" Hein – background vocals (10)
  • Sarah Cornet – background vocals (12)
  • Colin Brittain – guitar (12)
  • Johnny Simpson – keyboards, programming (12)

Technical

  • Serban Ghenea – mixing
  • Jon Bellion – vocal production
  • Pete Nappi – vocal production
  • Stefan Johnson – vocal production (3, 5, 6, 10, 11)
  • John Arbuckle – engineering (1, 4, 6–8)
  • Pete Nappi – engineering (2, 4–12), recording arrangement (1)
  • Nathan Feler – engineering (2, 4–12)
  • Stefan Johnson – engineering (10)
  • Augusto Sanchez – immersive mix engineering (5)
  • Joe Grasso – immersive mix engineering (5)
  • John Hanes – immersive mix engineering (9)
  • Bryce Bordone – mixing assistance
  • Jeremy Klein – engineering assistance (2)
  • Kyle Reith – additional engineering (9)

Charts

Chart performance for The Album
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[22] 20
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[23] 40
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[24] 39
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[25] 19
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[26] 42
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[27] 99
Irish Albums (IRMA)[28] 55
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[29] 20
Scottish Albums (OCC)[30] 2
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[31] 56
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[32] 88
UK Albums (OCC)[33] 3
US Billboard 200[34] 3

Release history

The Album release history
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Various May 12, 2023
Republic [35]
United Kingdom Cassette Polydor [36]

References

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  2. ^ Havens, Lyndsey (February 25, 2020). "Um, Nick Jonas Just Revealed a New Jonas Brothers Album Is On the Way". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  3. ^ Lamarre, Amy (September 23, 2022). "Joe Jonas Reveals Major Update About the Jonas Brothers' Next Album". E! Online. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  4. ^ Aniftos, Rania (January 13, 2023). "Nick Jonas Confirms Next Jonas Brothers Album Is 'Done'". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  5. ^ Wass, Mike (January 27, 2023). "Jonas Brothers Tease Bee Gees-Inspired New Album, Coming in May". Variety. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  6. ^ Gibson, Kelsie (January 31, 2023). "Everything to Know About the Jonas Brothers' 'The Album'". People. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  7. ^ Rowley, Glenn (January 29, 2023). "Joe Jonas Teases Jonas Brothers' New Song 'Wings' From the Studio: 'I Don't Care, I Just Want You to Hear It'". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  8. ^ Rowley, Glenn (January 30, 2023). "Jonas Brothers Announce 'The Album' at Hollywood Walk of Fame Unveiling: Here's When It Arrives". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  9. ^ Jonas Brothers [@jonasbrothers] (February 22, 2023). "Sometimes the best projects take a little bit longer than originally planned. We're moving The Album release date back one week to May 12th and releasing it on vinyl too" (Tweet). Retrieved February 22, 2023 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ "Jonas Brothers Announce Five-Night Limited Engagement on Broadway". Broadway Direct. February 24, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  11. ^ Rowley, Glenn (February 9, 2023). "Jonas Brothers Ready to Fly on New Single 'Wings': Here's When It Arrives". Billboard. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  12. ^ Paul, Larisha (April 7, 2023). "Jonas Brothers Reminisce About Deep Conversations at 'Waffle House' on New Single". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
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  35. ^ The Album release formats:
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