Believe is the sixth studio album by Canadian country music group Emerson Drive. The album was released in Canada on May 5, 2009 via Midas/Valory/Open Road. The album's first single, "Belongs to You," reached the top forty on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in the United States.[1]
Critical reception
| Professional ratings |
| Review scores |
| Source |
Rating |
| AllMusic |
   [2] |
| The 9513 |
[3] |
The album received mixed reviews from music critics. It received a three-and-a-half star rating from Todd Sterling of AllMusic, who said that the album was "slickly produced" and that it "sticks to the well-worn formula of the group's previous releases," but said that it had "every color of the musical rainbow."[2] Sterling cited "Your Last" as a standout, calling it a "lump-in-the-throat masterpiece."[2] Jim Malec of The 9513 gave it one star out of five, referring to the song's lyrics as largely cliché in nature and saying, "There is not a single song on Believe worth hearing. It is an entirely disposable album that is unoriginal, uninteresting and unnecessary."[3] Malec also criticized the album's sound, saying that the mixing of instruments and Brad Mates' vocals did not seem cohesive.[3]
Track listing
| 1. |
"That Kind of Beautiful" |
Luke Laird, Hillary Lindsey, Gordie Sampson |
3:11 |
| 2. |
"Believe" |
Josh Leo, Shawn Colvin |
3:50 |
| 3. |
"Belongs to You" |
Dave Berg, Rivers Rutherford, Tom Shapiro |
3:48 |
| 4. |
"I Love This Road" |
Brad Mates, Tommy Lee James |
3:46 |
| 5. |
"Livin' It Up" |
Marty Dodson, Jason Sellers, Jimmy Yeary |
3:04 |
| 6. |
"Your Last" |
Lisa Carver, Laird |
3:43 |
| 7. |
"Life Down Here" |
Mates, Leo, Tim Nichols |
3:07 |
| 8. |
"The Extra Mile" |
Bonnie Baker, Paul Sikes |
4:09 |
| 9. |
"Too Much" |
Danick Dupelle, Mates, Adrienne Follesé, Keith Follesé |
3:18 |
| 10. |
"That Was Us" |
Dupelle, Mates, Berg, Mike Mobley |
3:06 |
Personnel
- Emerson Drive
- Additional Musicians
Chart performance
Singles
Release history
| Region |
Date |
Format |
| Canada |
May 5, 2009 |
CD, digital download |
| United States |
April 2011 |
digital download |
References
- ↑ Billboard
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- Brad Mates
- Danick Dupelle
- Mike Melancon
- Dale Wallace
- Pat Allingham
- Chris Hartman
- Jeff Loberg
- Dan Binns
- David Switzer
- Remi Barre
- Derrick Kuzemchuk
- Dan Bauman
- Patrick Bourque
- David Pichette
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| Notable singles |
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