Join with Us
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Join with Us is the second full-length studio album from guitar
-based pop band The Feeling
. It was released on 18 February 2008, preceded by the first single from the album, "I Thought It Was Over
".
The album sold 41,676 copies in the UK during its first week, debuting at #1. This was lower than the first-week sales of their debut album Twelve Stops and Home
, which sold 43,304 copies despite peaking at #2 in the UK Albums Chart
.
The album has not performed as well as their debut album single-wise, containing one top 10 hit ("I Thought It Was Over
"), compared to Twelve Stops and Home
which featured three top 10 hits ("Sewn", "Never Be Lonely
" and "Fill My Little World
"). "I Thought It Was Over
" charted at #9, two positions lower than the highest charting hit on their previous album, "Sewn", which peaked at #7. Two of the other singles from Join with Us, "Without You
" and "Turn It Up
", have failed to chart in the top 40, peaking at #53 and #67 respectively. Meanwhile the title track, "Join With Us
", did receive many positive reviews and praise from critics and fans; most of them hailing the song as one of the best songs by the band. However, despite this, it failed to chart in the top 75 altogether, only peaking at #87 in the UK Singles Chart
mainly due to it not being released earlier than it did, coupled with a lack of radio airplay.
The special 2-disc edition includes the bonus disc entitled - (Old Friends):
:
at #1, one place higher than the band's debut, Twelve Stops and Home
.
The following week the album dropped to #11, then to #18 the week after.
In the UK
, the album sold more than 160,000 copies, and was certified as Gold. Worldwide, it sold around 200,000 copies.
and The Zutons
.
The Feeling's covers and design is by Liz Harry, one third of the design team from Juno, but used this project to launch a solo design career.
, which assigns a normalized
rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average
score of 66, based on 8 reviews.
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
-based pop band The Feeling
The Feeling
The Feeling are a BRIT award-nominated English pop band from West Sussex and London. The band categorise their music as "pop".Following a limited release of their first single "Fill My Little World" in late 2005, the band entered the UK Singles Chart at #7 with their first full release "Sewn" in...
. It was released on 18 February 2008, preceded by the first single from the album, "I Thought It Was Over
I Thought It Was Over
"I Thought It Was Over" is a soft rock song performed by British band The Feeling for their second studio album, Join with Us. The song was released as the album's lead single on 13 February 2008 and peaked at number 9 in the UK Singles Chart...
".
The album sold 41,676 copies in the UK during its first week, debuting at #1. This was lower than the first-week sales of their debut album Twelve Stops and Home
Twelve Stops and Home
Twelve Stops and Home is the debut album by The Feeling, released on 5 June 2006.The album's title refers to the twelve stops on the Piccadilly Line of the London Underground from Leicester Square to Bounds Green...
, which sold 43,304 copies despite peaking at #2 in the UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
.
The album has not performed as well as their debut album single-wise, containing one top 10 hit ("I Thought It Was Over
I Thought It Was Over
"I Thought It Was Over" is a soft rock song performed by British band The Feeling for their second studio album, Join with Us. The song was released as the album's lead single on 13 February 2008 and peaked at number 9 in the UK Singles Chart...
"), compared to Twelve Stops and Home
Twelve Stops and Home
Twelve Stops and Home is the debut album by The Feeling, released on 5 June 2006.The album's title refers to the twelve stops on the Piccadilly Line of the London Underground from Leicester Square to Bounds Green...
which featured three top 10 hits ("Sewn", "Never Be Lonely
Never Be Lonely
"Never Be Lonely" is a song by The Feeling. It is the third single from their debut album Twelve Stops and Home, and was released on 28 August 2006. It entered the UK Singles Chart at #24 on 27 August 2006 based on download sales alone. The following week it climbed to #12 as a physical single was...
" and "Fill My Little World
Fill My Little World
"Fill My Little World" is a song by British indie pop group The Feeling, originally released in the UK on 7 November 2005 as their début limited edition 7" vinyl, but was unable to chart due to chart rules. It was re-released in the UK on 22 May 2006 following the success of the single "Sewn" and...
"). "I Thought It Was Over
I Thought It Was Over
"I Thought It Was Over" is a soft rock song performed by British band The Feeling for their second studio album, Join with Us. The song was released as the album's lead single on 13 February 2008 and peaked at number 9 in the UK Singles Chart...
" charted at #9, two positions lower than the highest charting hit on their previous album, "Sewn", which peaked at #7. Two of the other singles from Join with Us, "Without You
Without You (The Feeling song)
"Without You" is the second single to be released from the number-one album Join with Us by pop/rock band The Feeling. Announcement of single release The band recorded the song in their live set each night during their tour of the UK from 7 March 2008 to 20 March 2008—these recordings became...
" and "Turn It Up
Turn It Up (The Feeling song)
"Turn It Up" is the third single to be taken from soft rock quintet The Feeling's chart-topping second album, Join with Us. It was confirmed on 16 May 2008 on the band's official website that it will be released digitally on June 30, with the CD out on July 7. The single's format details were...
", have failed to chart in the top 40, peaking at #53 and #67 respectively. Meanwhile the title track, "Join With Us
Join With Us (song)
"Join with Us" is the fourth and final single taken from The Feeling's second album of the same name and was released on September 15, 2008.It was revealed on Capital Radio that the band's 24-hour challenge on July 9th was to film the video in one day...
", did receive many positive reviews and praise from critics and fans; most of them hailing the song as one of the best songs by the band. However, despite this, it failed to chart in the top 75 altogether, only peaking at #87 in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
mainly due to it not being released earlier than it did, coupled with a lack of radio airplay.
Track listing
The full track listing is as follows (New Friends):- "I Thought It Was OverI Thought It Was Over"I Thought It Was Over" is a soft rock song performed by British band The Feeling for their second studio album, Join with Us. The song was released as the album's lead single on 13 February 2008 and peaked at number 9 in the UK Singles Chart...
" – 4:00 - "Without YouWithout You (The Feeling song)"Without You" is the second single to be released from the number-one album Join with Us by pop/rock band The Feeling. Announcement of single release The band recorded the song in their live set each night during their tour of the UK from 7 March 2008 to 20 March 2008—these recordings became...
" – 4:49 - "Join with UsJoin With Us (song)"Join with Us" is the fourth and final single taken from The Feeling's second album of the same name and was released on September 15, 2008.It was revealed on Capital Radio that the band's 24-hour challenge on July 9th was to film the video in one day...
" – 4:40 - "Spare Me" – 4:27
- "Turn It UpTurn It Up (The Feeling song)"Turn It Up" is the third single to be taken from soft rock quintet The Feeling's chart-topping second album, Join with Us. It was confirmed on 16 May 2008 on the band's official website that it will be released digitally on June 30, with the CD out on July 7. The single's format details were...
" – 3:52 - "I Did It for Everyone" – 4:25
- "Won't Go Away" – 3:48
- "Loneliness" – 3:25
- "Connor" – 3:41
- "This Time" – 3:20
- "Don't Make Me Sad" – 5:00
- "The Greatest Show on Earth" – 8:40
- "We Can Dance" (hidden track) – 3:20
The special 2-disc edition includes the bonus disc entitled - (Old Friends):
- "Sewn" (Dan's Original Version)
- "Video Killed the Radio StarVideo Killed the Radio Star"Video Killed the Radio Star" is a song by the British synthpop/New Wave group The Buggles, released as their debut single on 7 September 1979, on Island Records from their debut album The Age of Plastic. It celebrates the golden days of radio, describing a singer whose career is cut short by...
" (live from the Hospital) - "Fill My Little World" (acoustic version)
- "All You Need to Do"
- "Never Be Lonely" (acoustic)
- "Don't Give Up"
- "When I Return"
- "Love It When You Call" (chorale version) [sicSicSic—generally inside square brackets, [sic], and occasionally parentheses, —when added just after a quote or reprinted text, indicates the passage appears exactly as in the original source...
]
iTunes bonus tracks
Received as a result of pre-ordering the album from the iTunes StoreITunes Store
The iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store operated by Apple. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, with over 200,000 items to purchase, it is, as of April 2008, the number-one music vendor in the United States...
:
- "You've Got Big Eyes"
- "I Thought It Was Over" (acoustic; live video) – 3:27
Chart performance
On the 24th of February 2008 Join with Us entered the UK Albums ChartUK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
at #1, one place higher than the band's debut, Twelve Stops and Home
Twelve Stops and Home
Twelve Stops and Home is the debut album by The Feeling, released on 5 June 2006.The album's title refers to the twelve stops on the Piccadilly Line of the London Underground from Leicester Square to Bounds Green...
.
The following week the album dropped to #11, then to #18 the week after.
In the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, the album sold more than 160,000 copies, and was certified as Gold. Worldwide, it sold around 200,000 copies.
Personnel
The cover art was designed by Juno, a company who have previously produced artwork for Arctic MonkeysArctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys are an English indie rock band. Formed in 2002 in High Green, a suburb of Sheffield, the band currently consists of Alex Turner , Jamie Cook , Nick O'Malley and Matt Helders...
and The Zutons
The Zutons
The Zutons are an English indie rock band from Liverpool. They were formed in 2001 but did not release their first album, Who Killed...... The Zutons?, until May 2004. They achieved their biggest hits with "Why Won't You Give Me Your Love?" and "Valerie", both taken from their second studio album...
.
The Feeling's covers and design is by Liz Harry, one third of the design team from Juno, but used this project to launch a solo design career.
Release
The first 50,000 copies of the album were printed with an error in the booklet. The lyrics for "Don't Make Me Sad" were printed twice, and there are no lyrics printed for "Won't Go Away". Also, in these copies, the word "Connor", written either in the title of the song or in the lyrics itself is spelled with only one "n" as "Conor". However on the back of some copies, it is spelled as "Connor", while as "Conor" on others.Reception
Initial critical response to Join with Us was generally positive. At MetacriticMetacritic
Metacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...
, which assigns a normalized
Standard score
In statistics, a standard score indicates how many standard deviations an observation or datum is above or below the mean. It is a dimensionless quantity derived by subtracting the population mean from an individual raw score and then dividing the difference by the population standard deviation...
rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average
Weighted mean
The weighted mean is similar to an arithmetic mean , where instead of each of the data points contributing equally to the final average, some data points contribute more than others...
score of 66, based on 8 reviews.
Other notes
- The title track "Join with Us" is featured in a commercial for the Toyota AurisToyota AurisThe Toyota Auris is a compact 3 door and 5 door hatchback which shares the same E150 platform with the Toyota Corolla.In Europe, Toyota positioned the Auris as the replacement of Corolla hatchback, while the notchback Sedan continued with the Corolla nameplate...
, with the band appearing in the commercial performing the song.