Development (album)

Development
Studio album by Nonpoint
Released	June 25, 2002 [1]
Recorded	October 2001
Studio	Elysian Fields [2]
Genre	Nu metal alternative metal
Length	42:54
Label	MCA
Producer	Jason Bieler [3]
Nonpoint chronology
Statement (2000) Development (2002) Recoil (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Sputnikmusic	4/5 [5]

Development is the third studio album released by American nu metal band Nonpoint. ^{[2] [6]} It was their final album released through MCA Records. ^[3]

The album debuted at No. 52 on the Billboard 200 album chart. ^[7] The single, "Your Signs", hit No. 29 on Billboard's Active Rock chart, and No. 35 on the Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, both in early July. ^{[8] [9]}

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that the album "finds the band literally developing its own signature sound, in the process refining its scope to a much sharper point." ^[4]

Track listing

Tracks 1–12 by Nonpoint.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Development"	3:27
2.	"Circles"	3:30
3.	"Your Signs"	3:29
4.	"Normal Days"	4:04
5.	"My Own Sake"	3:36
6.	"Hands"	4:01
7.	"Excessive Reaction"	2:51
8.	"Mountains"	4:05
9.	"Any Advice?"	3:29
10.	"Hide and Seek"	3:05
11.	"Get Inside"	2:54
12.	"Mint"	4:24

Special edition

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Evil Ways" (Willie Bobo cover)	2:21

Personnel

Members Elias Soriano - lead vocals Robbie Rivera - drums Ken "K. Bastard" MacMillan - bass Andrew Goldman - guitars, backing vocals

Production Produced by Jason Bieler & Nonpoint Engineered by Keith Rose and Chad Milosevich Mixed by Bob Clearmountin, at Mix This Studios, Pacific Palisades, California Mastered by Mike Fuller Drum tech: Tony R. Adams A&R by Gary Ashley, Hans Haedelt & Jeanne Venton Photo by Matt Swig

References

1. "Singles". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 29, 2002 – via Google Books.
2. Piccoli, Sean (July 7, 2002). "Nu-Metal Screams Get a Boost in Volume". Sun-Sentinel.com.
3. Sharpe-Young, Garry (September 10, 2005). New Wave of American Heavy Metal. Zonda Books Limited. ISBN   978-0-9582684-0-0 – via Google Books.
4. "Development - Nonpoint". AllMusic.
5. "Nonpoint - Development (album review ) | Sputnikmusic". www.sputnikmusic.com.
6. "Nonpoint | Biography & History". AllMusic.
7. Sculley, Alan (January 17, 2013). "Bullet with a change for rockers Nonpoint". Boulder Weekly.
8. "Active Rock Chart History: Nonpoint". Billboard . Retrieved June 20, 2021.
9. "Mainstream Rock Airplay Chart History: Nonpoint". Billboard . Retrieved June 20, 2021.