You Were Never Alone
| You Were Never Alone | ||||
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| Studio album by Emery | ||||
| Released | May 19, 2015 | |||
| Genre | Post-hardcore, Christian alternative rock | |||
| Length | 41:08 | |||
| Label | BadChristian, Rude | |||
| Producer | Matt Carter, Aaron Sprinkle | |||
| Emery chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Indie Vision Music |   [1] |
| Jesus Freak Hideout |  [2] |
You Were Never Alone is the sixth studio album by the American rock band Emery, released on May 19, 2015. It is the first album to be released through band's own independent label BadChristian and Rude Records.
Recording, release and promotion
In March 2014, the band released a demo of a two new songs.[3]
The album was funded via IndieGoGo crowdfunding campaign and was set to be released in mid-2014 but the release date was later pushed back.[4] In addition to the album, the band was also going to release a music video, a re-recorded version of song "Anne Marie" and an acoustic EP/LP due to the achievement of the "stretch goals" during the crowdfunding project.[5]
On March 22, 2015, Matt Carter started the podcast, Break It Down, on which he and Toby Morrell discussed the process of writing and recording of one song off You Were Never Alone per episode and premiered it. Morrell also announced on the podcast that the album was a concept album, with each song being based on a Bible story.[6]
On April 28, 2015 the band released a music video for the song "Hard Times".[7]
Track listing
All songs composed by Toby Morrell and Matt Carter
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rock, Pebble, Stone" | 3:56 |
| 2. | "Thrash" | 4:27 |
| 3. | "Hard Times" | 3:59 |
| 4. | "The Beginning" | 3:04 |
| 5. | "The Less You Say" | 3:15 |
| 6. | "Pink Slip" | 3:20 |
| 7. | "To the Deep" | 3:38 |
| 8. | "What's Stopping You" | 3:50 |
| 9. | "Go Wrong Young Man" | 2:40 |
| 10. | "Taken for a Bath" | 3:37 |
| 11. | "Salvatore Wrytha" | 2:38 |
| 12. | "Alone" | 2:43 |
Total length: |
41:08[8] | |
Personnel
Emery
- Toby Morrell – lead vocals, screamed vocals
- Matt Carter – guitar, bass, backing vocals
- Josh Head - keyboard, screamed vocals
- Devin Shelton - vocals
- Dave Powell – drums, percussion
Production
- Beau Burchell - mixing, mastering
- Brett Baird - engineer
- Chad Gardner - arranger
- Troy Glessner - mastering
- Andrew Nyte - arranger
- Aaron Sprinkle - additional production, engineer
- Alexander C. Sprungle - art direction, design, photography
Chart performance
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[9] | 69 |
| US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[10] | 8 |
| US Christian Albums (Billboard)[11] | 1 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[12] | 6 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[13] | 10 |
References
- ↑ Indie Vision Music review
- ↑ JFH Review
- ↑ "Download NEW EMERY SONG for FREE now!".
- ↑ "Emery - You Were Never Alone". Indiegogo. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
- ↑ "Emery - You Were Never Alone". Indiegogo. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
- ↑ "iTunes - Podcasts - Break It Down with Matt Carter by Matt Carter". iTunes. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
- ↑ "Emery unveil "Hard Times" music video - Alternative Press". Alternative Press. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
- ↑ "iTunes — музыка — You Were Never Alone (Emery)". iTunes. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
- ↑ "Emery – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Emery. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
- ↑ "Emery – Chart history" Billboard Top Alternative Albums for Emery. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
- ↑ "Emery – Chart history" Billboard Christian Albums for Emery. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
- ↑ "Emery – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for Emery. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
- ↑ "Emery – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for Emery. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
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