Stories (Addison Road album)

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Stories
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Studio album by
Addison Road
ReleasedJune 22, 2010 (2010-06-22)
Genre Christian rock, pop
Length34:10
Label INO
Producer Christopher Stevens
Addison Road chronology
Addison Road
(2008)		Stories
(2010)

Stories is the second album from Christian rock band Addison Road. It was released on June 22, 2010, under INO Records. A music video for "This Little Light of Mine" was released by Addison Road on GodTube.com (formerly tangle.com). The album received positive reception and commercial successes.

Christian rock is a form of rock music that features lyrics focusing on matters of Christian faith, often with an emphasis on Jesus, typically performed by self-proclaimed Christian individuals. The extent to which their lyrics are explicitly Christian varies between bands. Many bands who perform Christian rock have ties to the contemporary Christian music labels, media outlets, and festivals, while other bands are independent.

Addison Road (band) American Christian rock band

Addison Road was a Christian alternative pop/rock band from Dallas, Texas. The band was signed to INO Records in 2007 and released its self-titled debut album, Addison Road, on March 18, 2008. Its songs "All That Matters" and "Sticking With You" were the ninth and fifteenth most-played songs on R&R magazine's Christian CHR chart for 2008. On August 1, 2012, the band announced that after 10 years it would complete its time as a band. Lead singer Jenny Simmons is pursuing a solo career.

Contents

Background

The album was released on June 22, 2010, by INO Records, and it was produced by Christopher Stevens. This was the second and last studio album for Addison Road.

Christopher Stevens (musician) record producer, mix-engineer, and songwriter

Christopher Stevens, is an American record producer, mix-engineer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based in Nashville, Tennessee.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Christian Manifesto4.25/5 [4]
Christian Music Review97% [5]
Christianity Today Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Cross Rhythms Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [7]
Indie Vision MusicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Jesus Freak HideoutStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
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New Release TuesdayStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]

Stories garnered generally positive reception from music critics. At CCM Magazine , Matt Conner gave it four stars calling it a "confident, moving mix". [2] Sarah Fine of New Release Tuesday rated it four stars noting that this is the "FARTHEST thing from a slump". [11] At Indie Vision Music, Steve gave it four stars affirming the album to be "excellent". [8] Samantha Schaumberg of Jesus Freak Hideout gave it four stars feeling that the band "brings out a well-rounded sophomore release, with a much more distinguished, original sound." [10] At The Christian Manifesto, Lydia Akinola gave it four and a fourth of a star stating that the band "has done itself proud." [4] Jared Johnson of Allmusic gave it four-and-a-half stars commenting on how "the upbeat collection connects with sparkling hooks" are "appealing to both faith-based and secular listeners on an emotional level." [1] At Christian Music Review, Kevin Davis gave it a 97-percent proclaiming this to be an "excellent album" containing many "musical hooks" and "Jenny's vulnerable and sincere vocals and the extremely poignant lyrics." [5] Simon Eden of Cross Rhythms gave it a perfect ten writing that it is "a finely crafted album that builds on the band's previous self-titled album." [7]

Music journalism journalism genre

Music journalism is media criticism and reporting about music topics, including popular music, classical music and traditional music. Journalists began writing about music in the eighteenth century, providing commentary on what is now regarded as classical music. In the 1960s, music journalism began more prominently covering popular music like rock and pop after the breakthrough of The Beatles. With the rise of the internet in the 2000s, music criticism developed an increasingly large online presence with music bloggers, aspiring music critics, and established critics supplementing print media online. Music journalism today includes reviews of songs, albums and live concerts, profiles of recording artists, and reporting of artist news and music events.

<i>CCM Magazine</i> magazine

CCM Magazine is a twice monthly online magazine about contemporary Christian music, published by Salem Publishing, a division of Salem Communications.

Cross Rhythms is a Christian media organisation based in Stoke-on-Trent, England. It operates an FM and online radio station, produces radio shows sent internationally, and its website has resources on contemporary Christian music.

However, Andrew Greer of Christianity Today gave it three stars criticizing that "the lyrics are middle-of-the-road" material, however believing that the band "possesses enough musical range, including Jenny Simmons' formidable vocals, to distinguish themselves from the rest of the pop/rock crowd." [6] At Christian Broadcasting Network, Jennifer E. Jones gave it three out of five noting that "This album isn’t ground-breaking, but for what it's worth, you'll find a song or two that will make you smile." [3] Nathaniel Schexnayder gave it three stars writing that it was and improvement over their first offering calling it "more seasoned" but believing that it is easy to "notice the group’s contemporary slide, and write off the album as an unoriginal, unchallenging pop project." [9] In addition, Schexnayder stating that "In truth though, Stories is a release that is easy to listen to and just a little bit too easy to forget", and this is why the album was "for those who are seeking a fun, but simple, encouraging, pop/rock album." [10]

Andrew Greer American singer-songwriter

Andrew Brooks Greer is a touring independent singer-songwriter and writer living in Nashville, Tennessee.

<i>Christianity Today</i> evangelical Christian magazine

Christianity Today magazine is an evangelical Christian periodical that was founded in 1956 and is based in Carol Stream, Illinois. The Washington Post calls Christianity Today, "evangelicalism's flagship magazine"; The New York Times describes it as a "mainstream evangelical magazine".

The Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) is an American conservative evangelical religious television network and production company. Founded by televangelist Pat Robertson, its headquarters and main studios are based in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States. CBN has been described as having been "at the forefront of the culture wars since the network’s inception in the early 1960s."

Commercial performance

For the Billboard charting week of July 10, 2010, Stories was the No. 4 most sold album on the breaking-and-entry chart the Heatseekers Albums chart, and it was the No. 13 most sold on the Christian Albums chart for the Christian market.

<i>Billboard</i> (magazine) American music magazine

Billboard is an American entertainment media brand owned by the Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group, a division of Eldridge Industries. It publishes pieces involving news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style, and is also known for its music charts, including the Hot 100 and Billboard 200, tracking the most popular songs and albums in different genres. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm, and operates several TV shows.

Top Heatseekers are "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard magazine. The Heatseekers Albums and the Heatseekers Songs charts were introduced by Billboard in 1991 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical recording artists. Albums and songs appearing on Top Heatseekers may also concurrently appear on the Billboard 200 or Billboard Hot 100.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fight Another Day" Cary Barlowe, Toby McKeehan, Jamie Moore3:18
2."Change in the Making"Jeff Pardo, Alli Rogers, Jenny Simmons 3:34
3."This Little Light of Mine"Ryan Gregg3:48
4."Won't Let Me Go" Adam Agee, Luke Caldwell, Nick DePartee, Jon Howard, Addison Road, Chris Stevens, Jeff Sutton3:01
5."Need You Now"Gregg4:14
6."Show Me Life"Gregg, Sam Mizell3:22
7."Don't Wait"Jeremy Bose, Gregg, Travis Lawrence, Simmons3:11
8."Where It All Begins"Addison Road, Stevens, Sutton2:59
9."Who I Am in You"Gregg, Doug McKelvey3:12
10."My Story"Simmons, Stevens3:31
Total length:34:10

Charts

Chart (2010)Peak position
US Christian Albums (Billboard) [12] 13
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [13] 4

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  12. ↑ "Addison Road Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Addison Road Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
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