We All Need a Reason to Believe

We All Need a Reason to Believe is the second full-length studio album by American pop punk band Valencia. It was released in the United States on 26 August 2008.^[2] The album was the band's first on label Columbia Records, after their first album was released on I Surrender. It was produced by Ariel Rechtshaid, who has done projects for We Are Scientists and Plain White T's.^[1] An early review from AbsolutePunk writer Drew Beringer stated the release proved Valencia is "a band that can breathe new life into pop-punk".^[1]

The album title comes from lyrics in the second track, "Holiday".

Track listing

1. "Better Be Prepared" — 3:09
2. "Holiday" — 2:58
3. "Where Did You Go?" — 3:21
4. "Head in Hands" — 2:56
5. "Carry On" — 3:41
6. "All at Once" — 3:27
7. "Safe to Say" — 3:21
8. "Listen Up" — 3:39
9. "I Can't See Myself" — 3:39
10. "The Good Life" — 4:02
11. "Free" — 4:18

Bonus track

1. "Running Away" - 3:30

We All Need a Reason to B-Side

1. "When Words Fail, This Music Speaks" — 2:41
2. "Working" — 2:32
3. "Running Away" — 3:33
4. "A Better Place to Land" — 3:26

Personnel

• Shane Henderson — vocals
• JD Perry — guitar
• Maxim Soria — drums
• George Ciukurescu — bass
• Brendan Walter — guitar
• Kenny Vasoli (The Starting Line) — guest vocals on "Listen Up"
• Rachel Minton (Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer) — guest vocals on "Where Did You Go?"

References