...Something to Be

...Something to Be
Studio album (DualDisc) by Rob Thomas
Released April 5, 2005 (2005-04-05)
Recorded 2004–05
Genre Pop rock, alternative rock
Length 50:05
Label Atlantic, WEA
Producer Matt Serletic
Rob Thomas chronology
...Something to Be
(2005)		 Cradlesong
(2009)
Singles from ...Something to Be
  1. "Lonely No More"
    Released: February 5, 2005
  2. "This Is How a Heart Breaks"
    Released: 2005
  3. "Ever the Same"
    Released: 2006
  4. "Something to Be"
    Released: March 14, 2006
  5. "Streetcorner Symphony"
    Released: October 16, 2006

...Something to Be is the debut solo album from the Matchbox Twenty lead singer Rob Thomas. The album was released in 2005, and it debuted at #1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart, knocking out Mariah Carey's The Emancipation of Mimi. This marked the first time that a male artist from a rock or pop group has debuted at number one with his first solo album since Billboard introduced the chart fifty years ago.

The album spawned the U.S. top ten hit "Lonely No More". It also features John Mayer's guitar on the single "Streetcorner Symphony".[1] The album was released in the DualDisc format, the first major album to be released that way. The album itself is certified Platinum[2] by the RIAA in the U.S. and consists of several types of sounds, including dance, pop, Latin, rock, and country, although it can be generally classified as closer to pop than to the rock music of Matchbox Twenty's third studio album, More Than You Think You Are. The album was supported by his 2005-06, Something to Be Tour.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [3]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "This Is How a Heart Breaks"   3:50
2. "Lonely No More"   3:47
3. "Ever the Same"   4:16
4. "I Am an Illusion"   4:53
5. "When the Heartache Ends"   2:51
6. "Something to Be"   4:31
7. "All That I Am"   4:28
8. "Problem Girl"   3:55
9. "Fallin' to Pieces"   4:11
10. "My, My, My"   4:18
11. "Streetcorner Symphony" (featuring John Mayer) 4:09
12. "Now Comes the Night"   4:55

Target Bonus CD: ...Something More

No. Title Length
1. "Something to Be" (downtown version)  
2. "When the Heartache Ends" (piano version)  
3. "Not Just a Woman"    
4. "You Know Me"    
5. "Dear Joan"    
6. "Lonely No More" (Jason Nevins Rock Da Club Mix)  
7. "Lonely No More" (Francois L. Club Mix)  

Chart positions

Chart (2005) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart 1
US Billboard 200 1
Preceded by
The Emancipation of Mimi by Mariah Carey		 Billboard 200 number-one album
May 1–7, 2005		 Succeeded by
Devils & Dust by Bruce Springsteen
Preceded by
Two Shoes by The Cat Empire		 Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
May 2–8, 2005		 Succeeded by
Il Divo by Il Divo

References

  1. ^ Hiatt, Brian (2005). "Rob Thomas Goes It Alone". RollingStone.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2007. http://wayback.archive.org/web/20070101000000/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/johnmayer/articles/story/7264515/rob_thomas_goes_it_alone. Retrieved March 8, 2007. 
  2. ^ "...Something to Be Platinum Certification". RIAA. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php??resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=thomas,%20rob%20something%20to%20be%20album%20platinum&format=&debutLP=&category=solo&sex=&releaseDate=2005&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=Atlantic&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=4&endMonth=4&startYear=2005&endYear=2005&sort=Artist&perPage=25#. Retrieved 12 May 2011. 
  3. ^ "...Something to BeReview". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r733303/review. Retrieved 12 May 2011. 
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