Two (The Calling album)

Two
Studio album by
The Calling
ReleasedJune 8, 2004
Recorded2003–2004
GenreAlternative rock, post-grunge
Length49.28
LabelRCA
Producer
  • Alex Band
  • Aaron Kamin
  • Clif Magness
  • Marc Tanner
The Calling chronology
Camino Palmero
(2001) 		Two
(2004)
Singles from Two
  1. "Our Lives"
    Released: March 30, 2004
  2. "Things Will Go My Way"
    Released: August 16, 2004
  3. "Anything"
    Released: October 25, 2004

Two (stylized as II) is the second studio album by American alternative rock band The Calling, released on June 8, 2004 (vocalist Alex Band's 23rd birthday) through RCA Records. The record only features original members Band and guitarist Aaron Kamin along with a variety of session musicians.

The album deals with romantic love and relationships.

Despite radio-friendly singles and relentless touring by the band, the album was viewed by many as under-promoted by the label and a commercial disappointment compared to the success of their first album.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Melodic.net[2]
musicOMH(favourable)[3]
RTÉ.ie[4]

"Our Lives" was a minor hit, but the album was not as successful as their debut album Camino Palmero with sales totaling two million worldwide. Johnny Loftus at AllMusic, who gave it one and half out of five stars, said the album is "never adding enough of anything to be memorable or personal", and, that it is "the alternative to having an opinion."[1]

Two didn't do as well in the charts as their debut album, as it only peaked at No. 54 on Billboard 200. In UK it peaked higher than their first album as it reached No. 9. Worldwide sales of the album reach 1,500,000.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Alex Band and Aaron Kamin.

No.TitleLength
1."One by One"5:07
2."Our Lives"3:55
3."Things Will Go My Way"4:01
4."Chasing the Sun"3:45
5."Believing"3:57
6."Anything"4:05
7."If Only"4:41
8."Somebody Out There"4:08
9."Surrender"5:26
10."Dreaming in Red"4:52
11."Your Hope"5:24
Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
12."For You" (Acoustic)3:30
13."London Calling" (Acoustic)2:10

Personnel

  • Alex Band – arranger, keyboards, programming, vocals, producer
  • Paul Bushell – bass
  • The Calling – video producer
  • Bob Clearmountain – mixing
  • Clive Davis – executive producer
  • Stephen Ferrera – A&R
  • Shaina Fewell – video director
  • FJH – art direction
  • Josh Freese – drums
  • Marc Greene – engineer
  • Tal Hertzberg – engineer
  • Kurt Iswarienko – photography
  • Aaron Kamin – bass, percussion, piano, strings, arranger, programming, producer, engineer, spoken word, group member
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Clif Magness – producer
  • Jamie Muhoberac – piano, strings
  • Gary Novak – drums
  • Alan Steinberger – keyboards, Hammond organ
  • Marc Tanner – producer
  • Matthew Welch – photography
  • Joe Yannece – mastering

Charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[5] 96
Austrian Album Chart 19
European Albums Chart[6] 22
French Album Chart 40
German Album Chart 17
Irish Album Chart 49
Italian Album Chart 17
Japanese Album Chart[7] 25
Netherlands Album Chart 66
Scottish Album Chart[8] 7
Swedish Album Chart 51
Swiss Album Chart 23
UK Album Chart 9
U.S. Billboard 200 Album Chart 54

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[9] Gold 50,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[10] Silver 60,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b AllMusic review
  2. ^ Melodic.net review
  3. ^ "The Calling – II – Album Reviews – musicOMH".
  4. ^ "The Calling – II". August 9, 2004.
  5. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  6. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (June 19, 2004). "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  7. ^ "ザ・コーリングのアルバム売上ランキング".
  8. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 – Official Charts Company".
  9. ^ "Brazilian album certifications – The Calling – Two" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
  10. ^ "British album certifications – The Calling – Two". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 25, 2012.