What If It All Means Something
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What If It All Means Something | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | December 24, 2002 | |||
Recorded | 2002 | |||
Genre | Adult alternative | |||
Length | 46:45 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Gregg Wattenberg | |||
Chantal Kreviazuk chronology | ||||
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What If It All Means Something is the third studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk, released in 2002.
Composition
According to MTV Taiwan, the album reflects Kreviazuk's personal emotions during the period leading up to its release by implementing folk-inspired piano and her own guitar. "In This Life" describes unconditional love and "selfless dedication.[2] Kreviazuk revealed that "Flying Home (Brenda's Song)" was about her cousin, Brenda, who died at a young age.[3]
Track listing
- "In This Life" (Kreviazuk) – 3:51
- "Time" (Kreviazuk, Raine Maida, Gregg Wattenberg) – 4:07
- "What If It All Means Something" (Kreviazuk, Maida) – 4:03
- "Julia" (Kreviazuk, J. O'Brien) – 3:43
- "Flying Home (Brenda's Song)" (Kreviazuk) – 3:18
- "Weight of the World" (Kreviazuk) – 3:33
- "Waiting" (Kreviazuk, Maida) – 4:29
- "Ready for Your Love" (Kreviazuk, Gerald Eaton, Prophet B.W. West) – 3:38
- "Morning Light" (Kreviazuk) – 3:57
- "Miss April" (Kreviazuk, Maida) – 3:38
- "Turn the Page" (Kreviazuk) – 3:47
US bonus track
- "Feels Like Home" (Randy Newman) – 4:41
Japan bonus tracks
- "Feels Like Home" (Randy Newman) – 4:41
- "Leaving On A Jet Plane" (John Denver) – 4:41
- "This Year" (Billy Steinberg, Marti Frederiksen, Leah Andreone) – 2:45
Singles
- "In This Life"[4]
- "Time"[4]
- "Julia"[5]
- "What If It All Means Something"[citation needed]
- "Weight of the World"[citation needed]
Personnel
- Chantal Kreviazuk – piano, keyboards, vocals
- Jeff Allen – bass guitar
- Sherrod Barnes – acoustic guitar, guitar, electric guitar
- Michelle Branch – background vocals
- Avril Brown – violin
- Cenovia Cummins – violin
- Sylvia Davanzo – violin
- Jamie Edwards – acoustic guitar, guitar, electric guitar, keyboards
- Ralph Farris – conductor, viola
- David Gold – viola
- Adam Grabois – cello
- Joyce Hammann – violin
- Conrad Harris – violin
- Adam Hyman – viola
- John Kalodner – voices
- Conway Kuo – viola
- Victor Lawrence – cello
- Dorothy Lawson – cello
- Gerry Leonard – guitar, electric guitar
- Shawn Pelton – percussion, drums
- Todd Reynolds – violin
- Mary Rowell – violin
- Gregg Wattenberg – guitar, mandolin, electric guitar
- Mary Whitaker – violin
- Krystof Witek – violin
- Paul Woodiel – violin
Production
- Producer: Gregg Wattenberg
- Engineers: Ross Petersen, Brian Scheuble, Gregg Wattenberg, Chuck Zwicky
- Assistant engineers: Peter Doris, Ricardo Fernandez, Femio Hernández, Claudius Mittendorfer, Ross Petersen
- Mixing: Tom Lord-Alge, Brian Malouf
- Mastering: Dave Donelly
- A&R: Mike Roth
- Programming: Shawn Pelton
- Guitar technician: Art Smith
- Arrangers: Chantal Kreviazuk, Gerald Eaton, Jamie Edwards, Ralph Farris, Brian West
- Score: Ralph Farris
- Orchestra contractor: Victor Lawrence
- Art direction: Gail Marowitz
- Design: Michelle Holme
- Photography: Raphael Mazzucco[6]
Soundtracks
- "Time" was featured in the end credits of the film Uptown Girls[7]
- "Weight of the World" was featured on the TV series Charmed
Reception
MTV Taiwan also describes "Ready For Your Love" having a "rich oriental style". The channel also described "Julia" and "Miss April" shows the "irony of fame", "Weight of the World" "conveys the need for forgiveness".[2]
Charts
Album – Billboard (North America)
Year | Chart | Position |
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2003 | Heatseekers | 2 |
2003 | The Billboard 200 | 119 |
2003 | Top Heatseekers | 2 |
Singles – Billboard (North America)
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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2003 | "In This Life" | Adult Top 40 | 17 |
See also
References
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r622573/review
- ^ a b "MTV Networks Taiwan 新發行 | Chantal Kreviazuk (香岱兒) | What It This All Means (心的方向)". www.mtv.com.tw. MTV Taiwan.
- ^ "Chantal Kreviazuk | Yamaha Artists". www.yamaha.com. Yamaha. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
- ^ a b http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/71217/chantal-kreviazuk-aims-to-mean-something-in-us
- ^ "Julia by Chantal Kreviazuk". rateyourmusic.com. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
- ^ "Release "What If It All Means Something" by Chantal Kreviazuk – MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org.
- ^ Hay, Carla (August 30, 2003). "Kreviazuk Goes "Uptown" with new single". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
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(help) - ^ "Chantal Kreviazuk – Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Billboard.