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The Union (The Glorious Sons album)

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The Union
Studio album by
Released14 September 2014
StudioCatherine North Studio, Hamilton, Ontario
GenreAlternative rock, hard rock, Southern rock, heartland rock
Length40:58
LabelBlack Box Recordings, Inc
ProducerJohn-Angus MacDonald
The Glorious Sons chronology
The Union
(2014)
Young Beauties and Fools
(2017)
Singles from The Union
  1. "Heavy"
    Released: 2014
  2. "Lightning"
    Released: 2014

The Union is the debut album by Canadian rock band the Glorious Sons. Released on September 14, 2014, The Union contains the singles "Heavy", "Lightning" and "The Contender", which led to a 2015 Juno Award nomination for Best Rock Album.[1]

Singles

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  • "Heavy"
  • "Lightning"
  • "The Contender"
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  • "Heavy" featured as the official theme song for WWE's pay-per view event Battleground[2]
  • "The Contender" features on FS1's UFC Fightnight[3]
  • "The Contender" peaked at #1 on Canadian Rock Radio[3]
  • "Sometimes on a Sunday" peaked in the top-10 on Active Rock Radio[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Man Made Man"3:42
2."Heavy"2:50
3."Hard Times"3:35
4."Lightning"3:44
5."White Noise"3:01
6."The Contender"3:38
7."Mama"3:02
8."The Union"3:36
9."Gordie"3:11
10."Lover Under Fire"4:01
11."Amigo"6:41

Personnel

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  • Brett Emmons – lead vocals
  • Jay Emmons – guitar
  • Andrew Young – guitar
  • Chris Huot – bass
  • Adam Paquette – drums

Charts

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Chart (2014) Peak
position
Billboard Canadian Albums[4] 23

References

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  1. ^ "Nominees & Winners | The JUNO Awards". The JUNO Awards. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
  2. ^ "The Glorious Sons "Heavy" Selected As Theme Song For WWE's Battleground PPV Event July 19 – I'm Music Magazine". www.immusicmag.com. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
  3. ^ a b c "Media". THE GLORIOUS SONS. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
  4. ^ "The Glorious Sons Chart History: Billboard Canadian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved August 3, 2020.