Weights & Wings

Weights & Wings
Studio album by Matt Wertz
Released March 15, 2011
Genre Alternative rock, indie rock, indie pop
Length 40:21
Label Handwritten/Nettwerk
Producer Brandon Hood, Jason Lehning
Matt Wertz chronology

Under Summer Sun
(2008)		 Weights & Wings
(2011)		 Heatwave
(2013)

Weights & Wings is a studio album from singer-songwriter Matt Wertz. It was released on March 15, 2011 by both Handwritten Records and Nettwerk Music Group, and it was produced by Brandon Hood and Jason Lehning. The album charted at No. 56 on The Billboard 200.

Background

The album is the successor to Under Summer Sun that was released in 2008.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [1]
CCM Magazine [2]
Indie Vision Music [3]
Melodic [4]

Weights & Wings garnered generally positive reviews from the ratings and reviews of music critics. At CCM Magazine, Grace S. Aspinwall rated the album four stars out of five, remarking how Wertz "produced another flawless album" and the release "is a clean, cheerful project brimming with brilliant love songs" that are "Smooth. Romantic. Timeless."[2] William Ruhlmann of AllMusic rated the album three stars out of five, indicating that "pop singers like Matt Wertz are needed, and with any luck he'll have his moment of vicariously answering the needs of the audience he seeks and selling some downloads by doing so."[1] At Melodic, Rickard Holmgren rated the album three-and-a-half stars out of five, writing that "Matt Wertz delivers once again an album of high quality, the production fits the songs and you get both slow and up-tempo songs", and this is why it "could be the prefect soundtrack for the summer!"[4] BMer of Indie Vision Music rated the album four stars out of five, stating that "Combining Matt's solid lyrics, his vulnerability and honesty, with his talent in song writing creates yet another solid album."[3]

Chart performance

For the Billboard charting week of April 2, 2011, Weights & Wings was No. 56 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, No. 11 on the Top Rock Albums chart.[5] The album also reached No. 8 on both the Independent Albums and Digital Albums charts.[5]

Track listing

Tracklist
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Don't Come Easy"  Matt Wertz 4:10
2. "Everything Will Be Alright"  Wertz, Ben Rector 2:54
3. "Nobody's You"  Wertz, Whitney Duncan 3:11
4. "Running Back to You"  Wertz, Rector 4:34
5. "Family"  Wertz, Chad Cates 4:08
6. "For the First Time"  Wertz, Rector 3:46
7. "Somebody Like You"  Wertz, Dave Barnes 3:39
8. "Feels So Right"  Wertz 2:25
9. "Easier Tonight"  Wertz, Rector 3:31
10. "Gonna Be Good"  Wertz, Steven Moakler 4:01
11. "Somebody's Gonna Love You"  Wertz, Moakler 4:02
Total length:
 40:21

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak position
US Billboard 200[6] 56
US Digital Albums (Billboard)[7] 8
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[8] 8
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[9] 11

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ruhlmann, William (March 15, 2011). "Weights & Wings - Matt Wertz | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Aspinwall, Grace S. (June 1, 2011). "Matt Wertz: Weights and Wings (Handwritten Records)". CCM Magazine. p. 42. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 BMer (April 26, 2011). "Matt Wertz – Weights & Wings | Reviews". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Holmgren, Rickard (February 15, 2011). "Matt Wertz - Weights & Wings". Melodic. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 AllMusic. "Weights & Wings - Matt Wertz | Awards". Rovi Corporation. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Matt Wertz Album & Song Chart History" Billboard 200 for Matt Wertz. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Digital Albums for Matt Wertz. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Matt Wertz Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Independent Albums for Matt Wertz. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Matt Wertz Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Top Rock Albums for Matt Wertz. Retrieved May 28, 2014.