Addison Road (album)
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Addison Road is the self-titled debut album from Christian rock
band Addison Road. It was released on March 18, 2008 and debuted at #182 on the Billboard 200
. Three singles have been released off the album—"All That Matters", "Sticking with You" and "Hope Now". The first two singles were the 9th and 15th most-played songs on R&R magazine's
Christian CHR
chart for 2008.
and alternative rock
. The lead single "All That Matters" has a driving, anthemic rock sound backed by a pop beat, drawing comparisons with Maroon 5
. "Sticking with You" has been described as synth-based with a pop/rock "dance-a-long feel". The album's first track, mid-tempo "This Could Be Our Day", has been compared to Leeland
for being an "upbeat tune". The record slows down at the last track with the ballad
"What Do I Know of Holy", which Jesus Freak Hideout
labeled as lyrically "bringing out a deeper side of the band that was previously unheard earlier on the debut".
within its first few weeks of release on March 18, 2008.
The album's first single, "All That Matters", was released early in January 2008, and quickly generated big success on Christian radio charts. It had reached the top ten on R&R
's Christian CHR
chart by early February 2008, only five weeks later. For the week of February 12–19, the song was available as a free Discovery Download on iTunes
and received over 165,000 downloads in that time. "All That Matters" was given an exclusive stream on Napster
's website for the week of March 10, 2008, along with being featured on a handpicked Addison Road playlist of the band's favorite songs; this was unprecedented for a debut Christian music act. It was the ninth most-played song on R&R magazine's
Christian CHR
chart for 2008.
The second single from the album, "Sticking with You", was released in mid-2008 and reached number two on R&Rs Christian CHR
chart on October 17, 2008. The third hit single from the album was "Hope Now", it was also the theme song for the movie Letters to God
. It ended 2008 as the fifteenth most-played song for the year on R&R magazine's
Christian CHR
chart.
Christian rock
Christian rock is a form of rock music played by individuals and bands whose members are Christians and who often focus the lyrics on matters concerned with the Christian faith. The extent to which their lyrics are explicitly Christian varies between bands...
band Addison Road. It was released on March 18, 2008 and debuted at #182 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
. Three singles have been released off the album—"All That Matters", "Sticking with You" and "Hope Now". The first two singles were the 9th and 15th most-played songs on R&R magazine's
R&R (magazine)
R&R was a weekly music trade publication that followed the radio industry and tracked the monitoring of current songs by format, station and audience cumes...
Christian CHR
Contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...
chart for 2008.
Music and lyrics
The band's musical style on Addison Road has been classified by many reviewers as a female-fronted mix of popPop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
and alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
. The lead single "All That Matters" has a driving, anthemic rock sound backed by a pop beat, drawing comparisons with Maroon 5
Maroon 5
Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band from Los Angeles, California. While they were in high school, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Adam Levine, keyboardist Jesse Carmichael, bass guitarist Mickey Madden, and drummer Ryan Dusick formed a garage band called Kara's Flowers and released one album...
. "Sticking with You" has been described as synth-based with a pop/rock "dance-a-long feel". The album's first track, mid-tempo "This Could Be Our Day", has been compared to Leeland
Leeland
Leeland is a Christian rock band from Baytown, Texas. The band was formed in 2004, although lead singer Leeland Mooring had been writing songs beforehand. Leeland is composed of Leeland Mooring , Jack Mooring , Casey Moore , Shelly Mooring and Mike Smith...
for being an "upbeat tune". The record slows down at the last track with the ballad
Ballad
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of British and Irish popular poetry and song from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas, Australia and North Africa. Many...
"What Do I Know of Holy", which Jesus Freak Hideout
Jesus Freak Hideout
Jesus Freak Hideout is a Christian music website. The website specializes in reviewing, previewing, and selling Christian albums. The website is known for its album reviews, independent music, artist interviews, concert dates and ministry through devotionals and prayer...
labeled as lyrically "bringing out a deeper side of the band that was previously unheard earlier on the debut".
Release
In November 2007, Addison Road was originally scheduled to release in the week of February 26, 2008. It reached #182 on the Billboard 200Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
within its first few weeks of release on March 18, 2008.
The album's first single, "All That Matters", was released early in January 2008, and quickly generated big success on Christian radio charts. It had reached the top ten on R&R
R&R (magazine)
R&R was a weekly music trade publication that followed the radio industry and tracked the monitoring of current songs by format, station and audience cumes...
's Christian CHR
Christian CHR
Christian CHR is a radio format that is common in the United States and Australia focusing on playing current and recent music as determined by the Christian Top 40....
chart by early February 2008, only five weeks later. For the week of February 12–19, the song was available as a free Discovery Download on iTunes
ITunes Store
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and received over 165,000 downloads in that time. "All That Matters" was given an exclusive stream on Napster
Napster
Napster is an online music store and a Best Buy company. It was originally founded as a pioneering peer-to-peer file sharing Internet service that emphasized sharing audio files that were typically digitally encoded music as MP3 format files...
's website for the week of March 10, 2008, along with being featured on a handpicked Addison Road playlist of the band's favorite songs; this was unprecedented for a debut Christian music act. It was the ninth most-played song on R&R magazine's
R&R (magazine)
R&R was a weekly music trade publication that followed the radio industry and tracked the monitoring of current songs by format, station and audience cumes...
Christian CHR
Contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...
chart for 2008.
The second single from the album, "Sticking with You", was released in mid-2008 and reached number two on R&Rs Christian CHR
Christian CHR
Christian CHR is a radio format that is common in the United States and Australia focusing on playing current and recent music as determined by the Christian Top 40....
chart on October 17, 2008. The third hit single from the album was "Hope Now", it was also the theme song for the movie Letters to God
Letters to God
Letters to God is a 2010 Christian drama film directed by David Nixon and starring Robyn Lively, Jeffrey Johnson, Tanner Maguire, Michael Bolten and Bailee Madison. The story was written by Patrick Doughtie about his son Tyler, with the screenplay penned by Doughtie, Art D'Alessandro, Thrift...
. It ended 2008 as the fifteenth most-played song for the year on R&R magazine's
R&R (magazine)
R&R was a weekly music trade publication that followed the radio industry and tracked the monitoring of current songs by format, station and audience cumes...
Christian CHR
Contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...
chart.
Track listing
- "This Could Be Our Day"
- "All That Matters"
- "Sticking with You"
- "Hope Now"
- "Start over Again"
- "It Just Takes One"
- "Always Love"
- "Casualties"
- "Run"
- "What Do I Know of Holy"
Personnel
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