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A Twist in My Story

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A Twist in My Story
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 19, 2008
StudioCastle Renholder, Malibuddha Studios
Genre
Length44:19
LabelGlassnote Records (US)
Avex Group (JP)
ProducerDanny Lohner, John Vesely; track 2 produced by Butch Walker
Secondhand Serenade chronology
Awake
(2007)
A Twist in My Story
(2008)
Hear Me Now
(2010)
Japanese Edition
Deluxe Edition
Singles from A Twist in My Story
  1. "Fall for You"
    Released: January 21, 2008
  2. "Last Time"
    Released: May 13, 2008
  3. "Your Call"
    Released: December 5, 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
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A Twist in My Story is the second studio album from Secondhand Serenade. It was released on February 19, 2008, on Glassnote. The album features the songs "Maybe" and "Your Call", which are new versions of the songs from Awake produced with a band. The first single, "Fall for You" was released on January 21, 2008. The video premiered on TRL one week later.

The album debuted at number 44 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling about 16,000 copies in its first week.[2]

The albums released in Australia contained a spelling error in the tracklisting, with 'A Twist In My Story' misspelled as 'A Twist In My Sotry'.

The first single from the album "Fall for You", was certified 2× Platinum by RIAA.[3] This was released in Japan on Avex Group on October 21, 2009.[4]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Like a Knife"John Vesely4:26
2."Fall for You"John Vesely3:04
3."Maybe"John Vesely3:31
4."Stranger"John Vesely4:46
5."Your Call"John Vesely3:54
6."Suppose"John Vesely3:47
7."A Twist in My Story"John Vesely4:08
8."Why?"John Vesely4:13
9."Stay Close, Don't Go"John Vesely3:34
10."Pretend"John Vesely3:30
11."Goodbye"John Vesely5:27
Total length:44:19
iTunes Bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Tested and True"John Vesely3:23
13."The Making of A Twist in My Story" (Video)John Vesely4:56
14."Last Time" (Available if pre-ordered on iTunes)John Vesely4:45
Total length:55:54
Deluxe Edition CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Your Call" (Radio version)John Vesely3:54
13."Fall for You" (Acoustic version)John Vesely3:09
14."Like a Knife" (Acoustic version)John Vesely4:26
15."Last Time"John Vesely4:45
16."Fix You" (Coldplay cover) (featuring Juliet Simms of Automatic Loveletter)Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin5:00
Total length:64:04
Deluxe Edition DVD
No.TitleLength
12."Secondhand Serenade: A Firsthand Look" 
13."Vulnerable" (Music video) 
14."Fall for You" (Music video) 
15."The Making of the "Fall for You" video" 
16."Your Call" (Music video) 
17.""The Making of the "Your Call" video" 
Japanese Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Fall for You" (Acoustic version)John Vesely3:09
13."Like a Knife" (Acoustic version)John Vesely4:26
14."Last Time"John Vesely4:45
15."Fix You" (Coldplay cover) (featuring Juliet Simms of Automatic Loveletter)Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin5:00
16."Only Hope" (Demo)John Vesely3:33
Total length:64:23

Personnel

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Secondhand Serenade

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  • Jon Vesely: Vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, keyboards, piano, bass

Additional Personnel

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  • Butch Walker: Guitars, bass, keyboards and percussion
  • Danny Lohner: Guitars, keyboards and programming
  • Geno Lenardo: Additional guitars
  • Brandon Steineckert, Darren Dodd, Matt Compton, Ken Mirrone: Drums

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References

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  1. ^ "Anticlimactic twists in Serenade's second story". The Pitt News. 2 March 2008. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  2. ^ Hasty, Katie. "Johnson's 'Static' Prevails Again On Album Chart", Billboard.com, February 27, 2008.
  3. ^ "Search Results RIAA – Secondhand Serenade". RIAA. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
  4. ^ a b "Secondhand Serenade:Fall For You". avex network. Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2010-10-10.