Lines & Circles

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Lines & Circles
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 25, 2014
Recorded2011-2014
Genre Pop, R&B
Length35:16
Label All About the Melody
Producer Phillip LaRue, Samuel Adams, Mark Suhonen, Ryan Tedder, Chizzy Stephens III, Sam Gray, Gary Vaughan, Steve White, Patrik Patrikios, Phil Shaouy
O-Town chronology
O2
(2002)
Lines & Circles
(2014)
The O.T.W.N. Album
(2019)
Singles from Lines & Circles
  1. "Skydive"
    Released: July 27, 2014
  2. "Chasin' After You"
    Released: September 29, 2014

Lines & Circles is the third studio album released by American boy band O-Town, and the first to be released by the band since their reunion as a four-piece in 2011. The album was recorded over the course of three years, with a number of writers and producers, including Ryan Tedder. [1]

Contents

The album was initially due for release on August 3, 2014, but was delayed by three weeks to August 25, due to final touches being made to the production. The band released a mock video on YouTube which claimed the reason for the delay was due to band member Erik Michael Estrada changing the cover art to resemble the cover for the single "Anaconda" by Nicki Minaj. [2] The lead single from the album, "Skydive", was released on July 27, 2014, [3] after being pushed back from the initial release date of June 19, 2014. [4]

Background

The band officially reformed as a four-piece in 2011, without original band member Ashley Parker Angel. Angel declined a return to the group, despite being approached by more than two of the band members. The band released an official statement which said that they "understood Ashley's decision", and "will continue as a band without his input", and "wish him all of the best in his future ventures". The band later announced the album's release date to be August 4, 2014 in a video via their official YouTube account. [4]

Songwriters

The band worked with a number of songwriters and producers on the album, which was recorded over the space of three years. High-profile contributors include country singer-songwriter Phillip LaRue, who contributed to "Chasin' After You" and "Rewind", and OneRepublic lead singer Ryan Tedder, who co-wrote and co-produced "I Won't Lose". Band member Jacob Underwood co-wrote five of the songs on the album, while Erik Michael Estrada co-wrote title track "Lines and Circles". It is notable that band member Dan Miller is the only band member not to receive a writing credit on the album.

The album is notable for covering a number of different genres. "Chasin' After You" is a Michael Jackson-esque dancefloor filler with soft, harmonic high-range melodies on the hook. "Skydive" is a soaring boy band ballad with pianos and drums aplenty. "Rewind" is an electro-rock mash up with a 'We Will Rock You'-esque beat accompanied perfectly by an electro-hopping bassline. "Playing With Fire" has a One Direction reminiscent guitar-lead intro, but soon leaps into a R&B fusion chorus with keyboards and harmonies aplenty. "I Won't Lose" is an acoustically-lead ballad that falls somewhere in the boundary between Take That and The Script. "Right Kind of Wrong" has possibly the strongest influences of R&B on the record, although soon crosses the threshold into pop-rap with a rap breakdown. "Buried Alive" is a reggae-tinged acoustic jive. "Got to Go" is a classic early 2000s boy band ballad. "Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough" is a laid-back melodic ballad, drawing comparisons to early material from the Backstreet Boys. "Lines and Circles" is a heavy instrumentally-lead electro-pop ballad.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Chasin' After You" Phillip LaRue • Jacob Underwood • Mark SuhonenSuhonen • Jacob Underwood3:22
2."Skydive"Marcel Wildly • Samuel AdamsSuhonen • Jacob Underwood • Adams3:39
3."Rewind"LaRue • Jacob Underwood • SuhonenSuhonen • Jacob Underwood4:32
4."Playing With Fire"Jacob Underwood • Jonathon Lucas • Tyler CainSuhonen • Jacob Underwood3:14
5."I Won't Lose"Jarell Perry • Jack Tremaine Jones • Chizzy Stephens III • Ryan Tedder Stephens III • Timothy Zimnoch • Tedder3:51
6."Right Kind of Wrong"Jacob Underwood • Stephens III • Trevor Penick • Erik Michael Estrada • Carlos BatteyStephens III • Zimnoch3:16
7."Buried Alive"Sam Gray • Joe KillingtonGray • Eddie Galan3:30
8."Got to Go"Gray • KillingtonGray • Galan • Patrik Patrikios • Steve White • Gary Vaughan4:07
9."Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough"Gray • KillingtonGray • Galan • Stephens III4:24
10."Lines & Circles"Erik Michael Estrada • Phil ShaouyShaouy3:30

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