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All Sides (O.A.R. album)

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All Sides
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 15, 2008
GenreRock
Length58:51
LabelEverfine, Lava, Atlantic
ProducerMatt Wallace
O.A.R. chronology
Live from Madison Square Garden
(2007)
All Sides
(2008)
Rain or Shine
(2009)
Singles from All Sides
  1. "Shattered (Turn the Car Around)"
    Released: April 29, 2008
  2. "This Town"
    Released: February 17, 2009

All Sides is the sixth studio album by O.A.R., which was released on July 15, 2008 by Everfine Records, Lava Records and Atlantic Recording Corporation.[1] It is the band's first album recorded with touring keyboardist Mikel Paris.

Song Details

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Marc Roberge revealed in an interview with Songfacts that "Dinner Last Night" was inspired by an episode of Seinfeld.[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."This Town"Marc Roberge, Matt Wallace3:35
2."Shattered (Turn the Car Around)"Roberge, Gregg Wattenberg4:13
3."Whatever Happened"Richard On, Roberge5:11
4."Try Me"On, Roberge3:45
5."One Day"Dave Bassett, Roberge3:35
6."Living in the End"Roberge4:19
7."Something Coming Over"Roberge, Peter Zizzo3:59
8."What Is Mine"On, Roberge4:34
9."Dinner Last Night"On, Roberge4:00
10."The Fallout"Roberge5:29
11."Gift"On, Roberge5:20
12."War Song"On, Roberge6:14
13."On My Way"Matt Nathanson, Roberge, Mark Weinberg4:37
Total length:58:51[1]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Artist Direct[4]
Rolling Stone[5]
UGOD[6]

The album was generally received negatively among professional reviewers. Rolling Stone attributes the album's failure to a change in the group's style, calling the album "a poor man's Goo Goo Dolls".[7] Allmusic claims, "O.A.R. wasn't designed for Top 40 radio, which makes All Sides...disappointing."[8]

Chart positions

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The album was the band's highest charting prior to the release of King, debuting at No. 13 on the Billboard 200 with approximately 33,000 copies sold in its first week.[9]

Chart (2008) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 13
U.S. Billboard Top Rock Albums 4

Personnel

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O.A.R.

  • Chris Culos - drums, percussion
  • Benj Gershman - bass guitar
  • Richard On - electric guitar, background vocals
  • Marc Roberge - lead vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Jerry DePizzo - saxophone, electric guitar, percussion

Additional personnel

  • Mikel Paris - keyboards, percussion, background vocals
  • Rob Cavallo - additional electric guitar and production on "Shattered"
  • Jamie Muhoberac - additional keyboards on "Shattered"
  • Dorian Crozier - programming and percussion on "Shattered"
  • Suzie Katayama - violin and string arrangement on "One Day"
  • Joel Derouin - violin and concert master on "One Day"
  • Charlie Bisharat - violin on "One Day"
  • Mario De Leon - violin on "One Day"
  • Alyssa Park - violin on "One Day"
  • Andrew Duckles - viola on "One Day"
  • Matt Funes - viola on "One Day"
  • Larry Corbett - cello on "One Day"
  • Steve Richards - cello on "One Day"

Notes

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  1. ^ a b All Sides > Overview, allmusic.com, Retrieved July 17, 2008.
  2. ^ "Dinner Last Night". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
  3. ^ Allmusic review
  4. ^ Artist Direct review
  5. ^ Rolling Stone review
  6. ^ "UGO review". Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
  7. ^ Rolling Stone > Review, rollingstone.com, Retrieved October 7, 2008.
  8. ^ Allmusic > Review, allmusic.com, Retrieved October 7, 2008.
  9. ^ Nas Dethrones Lil Wayne Atop Billboard 200, billboard.com