Anthem (Hanson album)

Anthem
Studio album by Hanson
Released	June 18, 2013
Recorded	2012 – 2013
Genre	Pop rock
Length	47:58
Label	3CG
Producer	Hanson
Hanson chronology
Shout It Out (2010) Anthem (2013) Middle of Everywhere: The Greatest Hits (2017)
Singles from Anthem
"Get the Girl Back" Released: April 9, 2013

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	66/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
PopMatters	6/10[3]
Target Audience Reviews	3.6/5[4]

Anthem is the sixth studio album released by American pop rock group Hanson. The album is the fourth release through their own label 3CG Records. The album was released on June 18, 2013 in the US[5] and on July 1, 2013 in the UK and Europe.[6] The album charted at No. 22 on the US Billboard 200, making it their eighth album to chart in the top 40 of the US Billboard 200; the album also charted on No. 5 on the US Independent Albums Chart.

On April 5, a blog on the group's website written by Zac Hanson revealed that three songs were cut from the album; "Nothing on Me" (lead vocal by Isaac), "Get So Low" (lead vocal by Zac) and "All I Ever Needed" (lead vocal by Taylor).[7]

Track listing

All songs written and produced by Isaac Hanson, Taylor Hanson and Zac Hanson.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Fired Up" (Lead vocals: Taylor)	3:30
2.	"I've Got Soul" (Lead vocals: Taylor)	2:56
3.	"You Can't Stop Us" (Lead vocals: Zac, Taylor, Isaac)	3:26
4.	"Get the Girl Back" (Lead vocals: Taylor)	3:46
5.	"Juliet" (Lead vocals: Zac)	3:11
6.	"Already Home" (Lead vocals: Taylor)	3:59
7.	"For Your Love" (Lead vocals: Isaac)	3:17
8.	"Lost Without You" (Lead vocals: Taylor)	4:11
9.	"Cut Right Through Me" (Lead vocals: Taylor)	3:10
10.	"Scream and Be Free" (Lead vocals: Zac)	4:22
11.	"Tragic Symphony" (Lead vocals: Taylor)	3:10
12.	"Tonight" (Lead vocals: Taylor, Isaac)	4:37
13.	"Save Me from Myself (Encore)" (Lead vocals: Zac)	3:56

Personnel

As listed at allmusic

Hanson

• Taylor Hanson: Acoustic and Fender Rhodes electric piano, Wurlitzer, Hammond organ, clapping, drums, percussion, vocals
• Isaac Hanson: Acoustic and electric guitars, bass, clapping, vocals
• Zac Hanson: Drums, percussion, clapping, vocals

Additional personnel

• Chad Copelin, Joe Karnes – Bass
• Imani Coppola, Curtis Stewart – Violin
• Dan Higgins – Saxophone
• Bill Reichenbach – Trombone
• Tom Malone – Saxophone, trumpet, trombone
• Yuri Lemeshev – Accordion
• Michael Fitzpatrick – Vocals
• Strings arranged by Imani Coppola; horns arranged by Jerry Hey and Tom Malone

Production

• Arranged and produced by Hanson
• Recording engineers: Steve Churchyard and Ryan Williamson; assisted by Manuel Calderón, Charles Godfrey and David Schwerkolt
• Mixed by Tom Lord-Alge
• Mastered by Andrew Mendelson

Release history

List of release dates, showing region, label and format

Region	Date	Label	Format(s)
Australia[8]	June 18, 2013 (2013-06-18)	3CG	CD, digital download
Canada
Japan
United States
United Kingdom	July 1, 2013 (2013-07-01)
Brazil

Chart positions

Chart (2013–2014)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[9]	65
U.S. Billboard 200	22

References

1. "Anthem Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
2. Erlewine, Stephen. "Anthem – Hanson". AllMusic. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
3. McGuire, Colin (June 19, 2013). "Hanson: Anthem". Popmatters.com. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
4. Doss, Patrick. "Hanson – "Anthem"". Target Audience Reviews. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
5. Hanson announced new album, tour, and single Archived April 4, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
6. Hanson Announce UK/European Album Release & Tour
7. "Anthem: Hanson: Music". Amazon. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
8. "Anthem HANSON". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
9. "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 25 August 2014" (PDF) (1278). Australian Web Archive. August 28, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 27, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2014. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)