Believe (Orianthi album)

Believe
Studio album by Orianthi
Released	26 October 2009
Studio	Bay 7 Studios, Valley Village [1] Sparky Dark Studio, Calabasas Sunset Sound, Hollywood
Genre	Hard rock pop metal
Length	42:06
Label	Geffen
Producer	Howard Benson RedOne
Orianthi chronology
Violet Journey (2007) Believe (2009) Heaven in This Hell (2013)
Alternative cover
Believe (II) and UK cover

Believe standard edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"According to You"	Steve Diamond Andrew Frampton	3:20
2.	"Suffocated" (Sound the Alarm cover)	Brian Chiusano Colin Ellis Joe Brule Fredrick Stephans Cody Jancovic	3:03
3.	"Bad News"	Orianthi Andreas Carlsson Desmond Child	3:10
4.	"Believe" (Niels Brinck cover)	Lars Halvor Jensen Martin M. Larsson Ronan Keating	3:40
5.	"Feels Like Home"	Orianthi Anthony Mazza Stefanie Ridel	4:16
6.	"Think Like a Man"	Orianthi Martin Briley Dana Calitri Nina Ossoff	3:36
7.	"What's It Gonna Be"	Orianthi Jimmy Messer	2:49
8.	"Untogether"	Orianthi Jodi Marr Greg Wells	3:53
9.	"Drive Away"	Orianthi	4:17
10.	"Highly Strung" (with Steve Vai)	Orianthi Steve Vai	4:08
11.	"God Only Knows"	Orianthi David Bassett Tommy Lee James Stefanie Ridel	3:55

North American iTunes Store edition bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Find It"	Orianthi Phil Buckle	4:06

South Korean and international digital edition bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Don't Tell Me That It's Over"	Orianthi Alex Band Daniel Damico	3:31

Japanese edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Don't Tell Me That It's Over"	Orianthi Alex Band Daniel Damico	3:31
13.	"Find It"	Orianthi Phil Buckle	4:06

Believe (II)

All songs produced by Howard Benson, except track 12 produced by RedOne.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"According to You"	Diamond Frampton	3:20
2.	"Shut Up and Kiss Me"	Orianthi Diamond Frampton	3:16
3.	"Courage" (featuring Lacey of Flyleaf)	Orianthi Kira Leyden Jeff Andrea Howard Benson	3:38
4.	"Bad News"	Orianthi Carlsson Child	3:06
5.	"Feels Like Home"	Orianthi Mazza Ridel	4:16
6.	"Think Like a Man"	Orianthi Briley Calitri Ossoff	3:22
7.	"What's It Gonna Be"	Orianthi Messer	2:49
8.	"Missing You" (John Waite cover)	Waite Mark Leonard Charles Sandford	3:41
9.	"Suffocated" (Sound the Alarm cover)	Chiusano Ellis Brule Stephans Jancovic Benson	3:03
10.	"Highly Strung" (featuring Steve Vai)	Orianthi Vai	4:08
11.	"Believe" (Niels Brinck cover)	Orianthi Jensen Larsson Keating	3:40
12.	"Addicted to Love"	Orianthi RedOne Alaina Beaton	3:42
Total length:			42:01

North American iTunes Store bonus track ^[6]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Find It"	Orianthi Phil Buckle	4:06

United Kingdom and Asian edition, and international digital repackage bonus track ^[7]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Sunshine of Your Love" (Cream cover)	Jack Bruce Pete Brown Eric Clapton	4:00

Japanese edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Sunshine of Your Love" (Cream cover)	Bruce Brown Eric Clapton	4:00
14.	"According to You" (Jason Sangerman Remix)	Diamond Frampton	3:40
15.	"Sunshine of Your Love" (Juke Mix)	Bruce Brown Clapton	4:00

The Believe EP tracklist ^[8]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Shut Up and Kiss Me"	Orianthi Diamond Frampton	3:16
2.	"Courage" (featuring Lacey of Flyleaf)	Orianthi Kira Leyden Jeff Andrea Howard Benson	3:38
3.	"Missing You" (John Waite cover)	Waite Mark Leonard Charles Sandford	3:41
4.	"Addicted to Love"	Orianthi RedOne Alaina Beaton	3:42

Singles

• "According to You" is the debut single off the album. The music video for the single was directed by Marc Klasfeld. The song became a radio hit and commercial success in her local country Australia by reaching number 8 on the ARIA Charts. The song quickly gained popularity in the US and peaked at number 17 on the Hot 100 and number 1 on American Top 40.

Personnel

Musicians

• Orianthi – guitar, vocals
• Steve Vai – guitar
• Phil X – guitar
• Marc VanGool - guitar
• Brian Chiusano – guitar
• Tal Herzberg – bass, engineer, executive producer, A&R
• Paul Bushnell – bass
• Chris Chaney – bass
• Frank Zummo – drums
• Josh Freese – drums
• Michito Sánchez – percussion
• Howard Benson – keyboards, programming, producer
• Kim Bullard – keyboards, programming

Production

• Simon Fuller – executive producer
• Stirling McIlwaine – executive producer
• Ron Fair – executive producer
• Mike Plotnikoff – engineer
• Hatsukazu "Hatch" Inagaki – engineer
• Ryan Shanahan – assistant engineer
• Jimmy Fahey – assistant engineer
• Paul DeCarli – digital editing
• Brad Townsend – mixing
• Andrew Schubert – mixing
• Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
• Keith Armstrong – mixing assistant
• Nik Karpen – mixing assistant
• Ted Jensen – mastering
• Chapman Baehler – photography
• Marc VanGool – guitar, guitar technician
• Jon Nicholson – drum technician
• Keki Mingus – creative director
• Cliff Feiman – production supervisor

Chart performance

Chart performance for Believe

Chart (2009–2010)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [9]	88
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [10] Believe	4
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [11] Believe (II)	12
US Billboard 200 [12]	77
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [13]	1
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [14]	19

Certifications

Certifications for Believe

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) [15]	Gold	100,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history for Believe

Region	Date	Format	Label
United States	26 October 2009	CD, digital download	Geffen
Australia	6 November 2009		Universal Music
Canada	8 December 2009
South Korea	10 December 2009
Netherlands	September 2010
United Kingdom	13 September 2010

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13. "Orianthi Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
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