Direction (album)
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| Direction | ||||
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| Studio album by The Starting Line | ||||
| Released | July 31, 2007 | |||
| Genre | Pop punk | |||
| Length | 40:39 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer | Howard Benson | |||
| The Starting Line chronology | ||||
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Direction is the third studio album by The Starting Line, following Based on a True Story, and was released on July 31, 2007. The first single released off the album was "Island", the second single was "Something Left to Give". "Somebody's Gonna Miss Us" followed in 2009.
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| AbsolutePunk.net | (85%) [2] |
| Alternative Press | [3] |
| Alternative Addiction | [4] |
| The A.V. Club | B-[5] |
| Blogcritics | Favorable[6] |
| Punknews.org | [7] |
The album debuted at number 30 on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling about 20,000 copies in its first week.[8]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by The Starting Line.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Direction" | 3:54 |
| 2. | "21" | 2:29 |
| 3. | "Are You Alone?" | 3:21 |
| 4. | "Island" | 3:42 |
| 5. | "Hurry" | 2:52 |
| 6. | "Something Left to Give" | 3:34 |
| 7. | "Birds" | 3:27 |
| 8. | "Way With Words" | 3:43 |
| 9. | "I Could Be Wrong" | 3:55 |
| 10. | "Somebody's Gonna Miss Us" | 2:53 |
| 11. | "Need to Love" | 3:22 |
| 12. | "What You Want" | 3:18 |
| Japanese and iTunes bonus track | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 13. | "Pictures" | 3:34 |
| 14. | "Time To Run – Direction B-Side." | 3:38 |
Vinyl release
On July 26, 2012 Direction was released on vinyl and limited to 1000 copies by SRCvinyl.[9]
| Record Label | Color(s) | Pressed |
|---|---|---|
| SRCvinyl | Blue | 500 |
| Yellow | 500 |
Personnel
- Kenny Aronoff – drums
- Howard Benson – keyboards, programming, producer
- Justin Borucki – photography
- Luis Conti – percussion
- Paul DeCarli – digital editing
- Mike Golla – guitar, vocals (background)
- Tom Gryskiewicz – drums
- Hatsukazu "Hatch" Inagaki – engineer
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Mike Joyce – artwork, design
- Nik Karpen – mixing assistant
- Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
- Sean Mosher-Smith – creative director
- Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards
- Jon Nicholson – drum technician
- Mike Plotnikoff – engineer
- Michelle Ryang – A&R
- Brian Schmutz – keyboards, vocals (background)
- Marc VanGool – guitar technician
- Kenny Vasoli - vocals, bass
- Logan Waters – A&R assistance
- Matt Watts – guitar
References
- ↑ Ruhlmann, William. Direction at AllMusic
- ↑ AbsolutePunk review
- ↑ Alternative Press review
- ↑ Alternative Addiction review
- ↑ The A.V. Club review
- ↑ Blogcritics review
- ↑ Punknews.org review
- ↑ Katie Hasty, "Common Scores First No. 1 On Billboard 200", Billboard.com, August 8, 2007.
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