Storms (Hedley album)

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Storms
Hedley Storms.jpg
Studio album by
Hedley
Released8 November 2011
Recorded2010–2011
Genre
Length43:24
Label Universal Music Canada
Producer
Hedley chronology
Go with the Show
(2009)		Storms
(2011)		 Wild Life
(2013)
Singles from Storms
  1. "Invincible"
    Released: 22 August 2011
  2. "One Life"
    Released: 24 October 2011
  3. "Kiss You Inside Out"
    Released: 17 May 2012

Storms is the fourth full-length studio album by Canadian pop rock band Hedley. It was preceded by the release of two top-20 singles, including lead single "Invincible" in August 2011. The album was released in Canada on 8 November 2011 through Universal Music Canada. [2] A critical and commercial success, the album debuted at No. 2 on the Top Canadian Albums chart. [3] In May 2012, Storms was re-issued with a modified track listing that includes a third single and sixteenth track "Kiss You Inside Out". [4]

Contents

Background

On May 5, 2011, Hedley confirmed that they were back in the studio recording a new album. [5] Around the time of recording, bassist Tommy Mac was diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer. Mac managed to record his tracks for the album in between treatments and was later declared cancer-free. [6] According to the group, Mac's perseverance inspired the band to "create the kind of uplifting songs that might spur others to carry on through their own hard times." [6]

The sixth track "Beautiful" was first released on Hedley's live album Go With the Show in 2010. [7] It was performed at the Metro Centre in Halifax. A Jumbotron video was also recorded and can be seen on the DVD, as a special feature. In support of Storms, the band went on the 31 city Shipwrecked tour during early 2012. [8]

Composition

The group worked with producer Brian Howes and the album sees the group experimenting with elements of pop and electronic music to create their most musically diverse soundscape yet, as well as the one with most overt pop overtones. Jacob Hoggard described the album as their "most serious, polished album yet." [9] The last track, "I Won't Let You Go (Darling)" was produced by Hoggard and guitarist Dave Rosin and is their longest song ever recorded, at 8 minutes and 34 seconds. The song was originally supposed to be four minutes but the group improvised the last half and spent 30 takes to get the song right, according to the band. [10]

Singles

The album produced three top-20 singles. The lead single "Invincible", was released on 22 August 2011 and features guest vocals from rapper P. Reign. [11] The song peaked at number nine on the Canadian Hot 100 and was certified double platinum in Canada. [12] [13] The album's second single "One Life", was released on 24 October 2011. [14] The song reached number 16 on the Canadian Hot 100. [12] The third single "Kiss You Inside Out" was released on 17 May 2012 and was featured in their re-issued release of Storms. [15] The song was met with critical acclaim, peaking at number two on the Canadian Hot 100 and was certified triple platinum in Canada. [12] [13] The song also topped the Canada AC chart for two weeks. [16] The song earned a Juno Award nomination for Single of the Year in 2013. [17]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]

Critical

Jon O'Brien of AllMusic called the album "an enjoyably big, brash, and bombastic affair." He stated, "the follow-up to 2009's The Show Must Go always sounds more convincing when it embraces their boy band leanings, whether it's the heartfelt string-soaked balladry of 'Heaven's Gonna Wait' and 'Stormy'." However criticized the album's last track, "I Won't Let You Go (Darling)" calling the song unnecessarily long. [1]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number two on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 23,000 copies. [3] This was the biggest debut of the week, behind Michael Bublé's holiday album Christmas. [3] On 23 November 2011, the album was certified Gold by Music Canada, and on 23 December of the same year, it was certified Platinum. [18] Storms won the Juno Award for Best Pop Album at the 2012 ceremony. [19]

Track listing

Canadian standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
1."One Life" Jacob Hoggard, Matt Squire, Lucas Banker Brian Howes 3:33
2."Invincible"Hoggard, Howes, Jason Van PoederooyenHowes3:43
3."Heaven's Gonna Wait"Hoggard, HowesHowes4:07
4."We Are Unbreakable"Hoggard, Howes, Gregg Wattenberg, Ryan Star, Derek FuhrmannHowes3:32
5."Young"Hoggard, Howes, PoederooyenHowes3:24
6."Beautiful"Hoggard, Dave RosinHowes, Hoggard3:23
7."Bullet for Your Dreams"Hoggard, Howes, PoederooyenHowes3:03
8."Hot Mess"Hoggard, Ryan Petersen, Nolan SipeHowes3:06
9."Stormy"Hoggard, BabyfaceHowes3:41
10."Last Call"Hoggard, John FeldmannHowes3:30
11."I Won't Let You Go (Darling)"Hoggard, RosinHowes, Hoggard8:34
Total length:43:24
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Hiding Place"  
13."Carry On"  
14."Heaven's Gonna Wait" (Acoustic Mix)Hoggard, Howes 
15."All You Get Is Sound" (Pre-order only)  
American standard edition / Canadian 2012 re-issue [4]
No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
1."One Life"Hoggard, Squire, BankerHowes3:33
2."Kiss You Inside Out"Brandyn Burnett, Lauren Christy, Adrian Newman Newman3:37
3."Invincible"Hoggard, Howes, PoederooyenHowes3:43
4."Heaven's Gonna Wait"Hoggard, HowesHowes4:07
5."We Are Unbreakable"Hoggard, Howes, Wattenberg, Star, FuhrmannHowes3:32
6."Young"Hoggard, Howes, PoederooyenHowes3:24
7."Beautiful"Hoggard, RosinHowes, Hoggard3:23
8."Bullet for Your Dreams"Hoggard, Howes, PoederooyenHowes3:03
9."Hot Mess"Hoggard, Petersen, SipeHowes3:06
10."Stormy"Hoggard, BabyfaceHowes3:41
11."Last Call"Hoggard, FeldmannHowes3:30
12."I Won't Let You Go (Darling)"Hoggard, RosinHowes, Hoggard8:34
Total length:47:01

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [18] Platinum80,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

CountryDateFormatEditionLabel(s)
Canada8 November 2011 [2] CD, digital downloadStandard, deluxe Universal Music Canada
22 May 2012 [4] Re-issue

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