A Twist in My Story

A Twist in My Story
Studio album by Secondhand Serenade
Released	February 19, 2008
Recorded	2007
Studio	Castle Renholder, Malibuddha Studios
Genre	Emo [1] alternative rock acoustic rock emo pop
Length	44:20
Label	Glassnote (US) Avex (JP)
Producer	Danny Lohner, John Vesely; track 2 produced by Butch Walker
Secondhand Serenade chronology
Awake (2005) A Twist in My Story (2008) Hear Me Now (2010)
Singles from A Twist in My Story
"Fall for You" Released: January 21, 2008 "Last Time" Released: May 13, 2008 "Your Call" Released: December 5, 2008

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk	75%
AllMusic	link
Rolling Stone	link

A Twist in My Story is the second studio album by Secondhand Serenade. It was released on February 19, 2008 on Glassnote. The album features the songs "Maybe" and "Your Call", which are new versions of the songs from Awake produced with a band. The first single, "Fall for You" was released on January 21, 2008. The video premiered on TRL one week later.

The album debuted at number 44 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling about 16,000 copies in its first week. ^[2]

The albums released in Australia contained a spelling error in the tracklisting, with 'A Twist In My Story' misspelled as 'A Twist In My Sotry'.

The first single from the album "Fall for You", was certified 2× Platinum by RIAA. ^[3] This was released in Japan on Avex Group on October 21, 2009. ^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Like a Knife"	John Vesely	4:26
2.	"Fall for You"	John Vesely	3:04
3.	"Maybe"	John Vesely	3:31
4.	"Stranger"	John Vesely	4:46
5.	"Your Call"	John Vesely	3:54
6.	"Suppose"	John Vesely	3:47
7.	"A Twist in My Story"	John Vesely	4:08
8.	"Why?"	John Vesely	4:13
9.	"Stay Close, Don't Go"	John Vesely	3:34
10.	"Pretend"	John Vesely	3:30
11.	"Goodbye"	John Vesely	5:27
Total length:			44:20

iTunes Bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Tested and True"	John Vesely	3:23
13.	"The Making of A Twist in My Story" (Video)	John Vesely	4:56
14.	"Last Time" (Available if pre-ordered on iTunes)	John Vesely	4:45
Total length:			57:24

Deluxe edition CD

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Your Call" (Radio version)	John Vesely	3:54
13.	"Fall for You" (Acoustic version)	John Vesely	3:09
14.	"Like a Knife" (Acoustic version)	John Vesely	4:26
15.	"Last Time"	John Vesely	4:45
16.	"Fix You" (Coldplay cover) (featuring Juliet Simms of Automatic Loveletter)	Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin	5:00
Total length:			65:34

Deluxe edition DVD

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Secondhand Serenade: A Firsthand Look"
13.	"Vulnerable" (Music video)
14.	"Fall for You" (Music video)
15.	"The Making of the "Fall for You" video"
16.	"Your Call" (Music video)
17.	""The Making of the "Your Call" video"

Japanese edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Fall for You" (Acoustic version)	John Vesely	3:09
13.	"Like a Knife" (Acoustic version)	John Vesely	4:26
14.	"Last Time"	John Vesely	4:45
15.	"Fix You" (Coldplay cover) (featuring Juliet Simms of Automatic Loveletter)	Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin	5:00
16.	"Only Hope" (Demo)	John Vesely	3:33
Total length:			65:13

Personnel

Secondhand Serenade

• Jon Vesely: vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, keyboards, piano, bass

Additional Personnel

• Butch Walker: guitars, bass, keyboards, percussion
• Danny Lohner: guitars, keyboards, programming
• Geno Lenardo: additional guitars
• Branden Steineckert, Darren Dodd, Matt Compton, Ken Mirrone: drums

^[4]

References

1. "Anticlimactic twists in Serenade's second story". The Pitt News . March 2, 2008. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
2. Hasty, Katie. "Johnson's 'Static' Prevails Again On Album Chart", Billboard.com, February 27, 2008.
3. "Search Results RIAA – Secondhand Serenade". RIAA. Retrieved November 24, 2008.
4. "Secondhand Serenade:Fall For You". avex network. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved October 10, 2010.