Direction (album)
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Direction is the third studio album by The Starting Line, following Based on a True Story.
Background
On November 3, 2005, Alternative Press announced that The Starting Line had left Geffen and was in discussion with other labels.[1] The group was aiming to have another album out by spring 2006.[1] Vasoli had written eight of a potential 12–15 for the next record.[1] The group demoed material a few months afterwards.[1] On January 3, 2006, it was announced that the band had signed to Virgin Records.[2] In February and March, the group headlined the Screaming Is for Babies tour, with support from Copeland, Gatsbys American Dream, and Cartel.[3] It was reported that the group would begin recording their next album after this tour had finished.[2] From late October to mid December, the band supported The All-American Rejects on their Tournado 2006 tour.[4]
Release
On May 3, 2007, the title track was made available for streaming.[5] "Island" was made available for streaming on May 17,[6] before being released to radio on June 26.[7] From early July to late August, the band went on the 2007 edition of Warped Tour.[8] Direction was released on July 31. The second single was "Something Left to Give". "Somebody's Gonna Miss Us" followed in 2009.
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [9] |
| AbsolutePunk.net | (85%) [10] |
| Alternative Press | [11] |
| Alternative Addiction | [12] |
| The A.V. Club | B-[13] |
| Blogcritics | Favorable[14] |
| Punknews.org | [15] |
The album debuted at number 30 on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling about 20,000 copies in its first week.[16]
Track listing
All tracks are written by The Starting Line
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Direction" | 3:54 |
| 2. | "21" | 2:29 |
| 3. | "Are You Alone?" | 3:21 |
| 4. | "Island" | 3:42 |
| 5. | "Hurry" | 2:52 |
| 6. | "Something Left to Give" | 3:34 |
| 7. | "Birds" | 3:27 |
| 8. | "Way with Words" | 3:43 |
| 9. | "I Could Be Wrong" | 3:55 |
| 10. | "Somebody's Gonna Miss Us" | 2:53 |
| 11. | "Need to Love" | 3:22 |
| 12. | "What You Want" | 3:18 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Pictures" | 3:34 |
| 14. | "Time to Run" | 3:38 |
Personnel
- Kenny Aronoff – drums
- Howard Benson – keyboards, programming, producer
- Justin Borucki – photography
- Luis Conti – percussion
- Paul DeCarli – digital editing
- Mike Golla – guitar, vocals (background)
- Tom Gryskiewicz – drums
- Hatsukazu "Hatch" Inagaki – engineer
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Mike Joyce – artwork, design
- Nik Karpen – mixing assistant
- Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
- Sean Mosher-Smith – creative director
- Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards
- Jon Nicholson – drum technician
- Mike Plotnikoff – engineer
- Michelle Ryang – A&R
- Brian Schmutz – keyboards, vocals (background)
- Marc VanGool – guitar technician
- Kenny Vasoli - vocals, bass
- Logan Waters – A&R assistance
- Matt Watts – guitar
References
- ^ a b c d "The Starting Line = Most Eligible Bachelors". Alternative Press. November 3, 2005. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
- ^ a b "AP Exclusive: The Starting Line sign to Virgin Records". Alternative Press. January 3, 2006. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
- ^ "The Starting Line/Copeland/Gatsbys American Dream/Cartel tour announced". Alternative Press. December 8, 2005. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
- ^ "All-American Rejects touring w/the Starting Line, Motion City". Alternative Press. September 19, 2006. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
- ^ "The Starting Line post title track off new album". Alternative Press. May 3, 2007. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
- ^ "The Starting Line post another track off new album". Alternative Press. May 17, 2007. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
- ^ "AllAccess.com Alternative eWeekly". AllAccess. June 19, 2007. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
- ^ "Throwdown added to Warped 07; Madina Lake drop off". Alternative Press. April 26, 2007. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. Direction at AllMusic
- ^ AbsolutePunk review
- ^ Alternative Press review
- ^ Alternative Addiction review
- ^ The A.V. Club review
- ^ Blogcritics review
- ^ Punknews.org review
- ^ Katie Hasty, "Common Scores First No. 1 On Billboard 200", Billboard.com, August 8, 2007.