Nothing to Prove | ||||
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Released | May 27, 2008 | |||
Recorded | January 2008 | |||
Genre | Punk rock | |||
Label | Bridge 9 Records | |||
Producer | Chad Gilbert | |||
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AbsolutePunk.net | 82% link |
AllMusic | link |
Nothing to Prove is the fifth studio album by American punk rock band H2O. [1] It was released on May 27, 2008, through Bridge 9 Records. [2] It is the band's first album since 2001's Go , and the first new material since their 2002 EP All We Want . The album hit at #7 on Billboard Top Heatseekers on June 14, 2008.
Toby Morse's son Maximus is featured throughout the album, providing intros/outros to many of the songs.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "1995" | 2:34 |
2. | "Nothing to Prove" | 1:21 |
3. | "Sunday" | 2:59 |
4. | "A Thin Line" | 2:05 |
5. | "Unconditional" | 2:34 |
6. | "Still Here" | 1:53 |
7. | "Fairweather Friend" | 2:23 |
8. | "Heart on My Sleeve" | 2:11 |
9. | "Mitts" | 2:42 |
10. | "What Happened?" | 2:53 |
Total length: | 23:35 |
The track "Mitts" is a reworked version of the songs "Static", which appeared on their 2002 EP All We Want . The band produced a video for "What Happened" featuring actor Michael Rapaport and musicians Matt Skiba and Lou Koller.
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