| Louder | ||||
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| Released | September 24, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2012–13 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 36:33 | |||
| Label | Hollywood | |||
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| R5 chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Louder | ||||
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Louder is the debut studio album by American pop rock band R5, which was released on September 24, 2013 by Hollywood Records. Louder was also released as a deluxe edition, with four extra tracks only available for digital download. [1] As of October 2014, Louder has sold 150,000 physical copies in the US. [2]
"We wanted to put out a fun album," says Rydel Lynch and Ratliff said "We wanted to make an upbeat and inspirational album you want to play 24/7." [3]
Louder is mainly a pop [4] [5] [6] and pop rock [7] record. The album discusses themes such as love, youth and freedom.
A deluxe version was exclusively sold at Target including the song "Wishing I Was 23" produced by Rocky Lynch, a ZinePak exclusively sold at Justice included stickers and the bonus track as well. A deluxe edition of the album was released in Japan in November, which includes another bonus track, "Crazy Stupid Love". [8] [9]
The album debuted on the Billboard 200 at number 24 selling 15,000 copies in first week. [10]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Musichel |   [11] |
| AllMusic |  [12] |
| Today Online | [13] |
| Spin or Bin | [14] |
Louder received mixed reviews from critics. AllMusic's Tim Sendra praised Louder as a "strong, uncluttered and fun modern pop confection." Also, he praised Rydel, who has a vocal feature in "Love Me Like That". [12] Musichel called Louder R5's impressive "grand entrance into the world of pop music", also adding that "R5's future is set for the sky and beyond." [11] Xinhua of Spin or Bin says the album's "lacks of charisma" but praised Ross', Riker's and Rocky's vocal abilities. [14] Paul Lim, from Singaporean newspaper Today , called the album "immature, repetitive" and "even annoying". He also compared Louder with Katy Perry and Justin Bieber. He concluded saying that the band was "a joke". [13] Megan Phelan from Mountain Weekly News said, "there is not much to differentiate the band's sound from other trendy pop acts." However, she gave the band "extra credit" for playing their instruments. [15]
Love Me Like That was released as the only promotional single on September 16, 2013.
All tracks produced by Emanuel Kiriakou and Andrew Goldstein, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pass Me By" | 3:21 | ||
| 2. | "Forget About You" |
| 3:31 | |
| 3. | "Ain't No Way We're Goin' Home" |
| 3:06 | |
| 4. | "I Want U Bad" |
| 3:13 | |
| 5. | "If I Can't Be with You" |
| 2:55 | |
| 6. | "Love Me Like That" |
| 3:21 | |
| 7. | "One Last Dance" |
| 3:21 | |
| 8. | "Loud" |
| 3:26 | |
| 9. | "Fallin' for You" |
| 3:36 | |
| 10. | "Cali Girls" |
| Goldstein | 3:28 |
| 11. | "Here Comes Forever" |
| 3:15 | |
| Total length: | 36:33 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Loud" (acoustic) |
| 3:26 |
| 13. | "Fallin' for You" (acoustic) |
| 3:23 |
| 14. | "I Want U Bad" (acoustic) |
| 3:18 |
| 15. | "Here Comes Forever" (acoustic) |
| 3:14 |
| Total length: | 49:54 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Wishing I Was 23" |
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| 3:34 |
| Total length: | 40:07 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Loud" (acoustic) |
| 3:25 |
| 14. | "Here Comes Forever" (acoustic) |
| 3:14 |
| 15. | "CrzyStpdLuv" |
| 2:57 |
| Total length: | 49:43 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Loud" (acoustic) |
| 3:25 |
| 14. | "I Want U Bad" (acoustic) |
| 3:17 |
| 15. | "Fallin' for You" (acoustic) |
| 3:22 |
| 16. | "CrzyStpdLuv" |
| 2:57 |
| 17. | "Christmas Is Coming" | 3:08 | |
| Total length: | 56:16 | ||
Notes:
Credits for Louder adapted from Allmusic. [24]
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| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) [25] | 47 |
| Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia) [25] | 158 |
| French Albums Chart [26] | 121 |
| Irish Albums Chart [27] | 59 |
| Italian Albums Chart [28] | 11 |
| Japanese Albums Chart [29] | 60 |
| Polish Albums Chart [30] | 26 |
| Portuguese Albums Chart [25] | 13 |
| UK Albums (OCC) [31] | 149 |
| US Billboard 200 [32] | 24 |
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