The Rockville LP

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The Rockville LP
Oar The Rockville LP.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 10, 2014
Genre Rock, pop rock
Length45:11
Label Vanguard Records
O.A.R. chronology
Live on Red Rocks
(2012)
The Rockville LP
(2014)
XX
(2016)

The Rockville LP is the eighth studio album by American alternative rock group O.A.R. (Of A Revolution). It was released June 10, 2014 by Vanguard Records. This is their first album on the label. [1]

Contents

Reception

The album debuted at No. 13 on Billboard 200, [2] and No. 6 on Top Rock Albums, [3] selling around 18,000 in the first week. [4] The album has sold 55,000 copies in the United States as of July 2016. [5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Two Hands Up" Nathan Chapman, Kevin Kadish, Marc Roberge3:09
2."We'll Pick Up Where We Left Off"Chapman, Blair Daly, Roberge3:26
3."Peace"Chapman, Daly, Roberge3:35
4."The Element"Derek Fuhrmann, Richard On, Roberge3:08
5."Favorite Song"Chapman, Kadish, Roberge3:25
6."So Good So Far"Fuhrmann, Roberge3:36
7."The Architect"Jerry DePizzo, On, Roberge4:10
8."Place To Hide"Roberge4:49
9."Caroline The Wrecking Ball"Stephen Kellogg, Roberge6:52
10."I Will Find You"Danny Chaimson, Chris Culos, Roberge9:01
Total length:45:11
Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Only Wanna Love You"Roberge4:56
12."Catching Sunlight"Culos, DePizzo, Roberge3:22
Total length:53:29

Personnel

O.A.R.

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [6] 13
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [7] 1
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [8] 6
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) [9] 25
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard) [10] 13

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