The Union (The Glorious Sons album)

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The Union
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Studio album by
Released14 September 2014
StudioCatherine North Studio, Hamilton, Ontario
Genre Alternative rock, hard rock, Southern rock, heartland rock
Length40:58
Label Black Box Recordings, Inc
Producer John-Angus MacDonald
The Glorious Sons chronology
The Union
(2014)
Young Beauties and Fools
(2017)
Singles from The Union
  1. "Heavy"
    Released: 2014
  2. "Lightning"
    Released: 2014

The Union is the debut album by Canadian rock band the Glorious Sons. Released on September 14, 2014, The Union contains the singles "Heavy", "Lightning" and "The Contender", which led to a 2015 Juno Award nomination for Best Rock Album. [1]

Contents

Singles

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Man Made Man"3:42
2."Heavy"2:50
3."Hard Times"3:35
4."Lightning"3:44
5."White Noise"3:01
6."The Contender"3:38
7."Mama"3:02
8."The Union"3:36
9."Gordie"3:11
10."Lover Under Fire"4:01
11."Amigo"6:41

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
Billboard Canadian Albums [4] 23

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