True Parallels

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True Parallels
Trust Company True Parallels.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 21, 2005 (2005-03-21)
Recorded2003–2004
StudioNRG Recording Studio, North Hollywood, CA | Bay 7 Studios, Valley Village, CA | Sparky Dark Studio, Calabasas, CA
Genre Nu metal, post-grunge, emo
Length39:12
Label Geffen
Producer
Trust Company chronology
The Lonely Position of Neutral
(2002)
True Parallels
(2005)
Dreaming in Black and White
(2011)
Singles from True Parallels
  1. "Stronger"
    Released: February 8, 2005
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
411mania.com(7.5/10) [1]
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SputnikmusicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]

True Parallels is the second studio album by American rock band Trust Company. Originally to be released in 2004, the release date was pushed back to March 21, 2005, internationally and on March 22, 2005, in the United States. Despite little promotion from their label, the album entered the Billboard album charts at number 32 and has gone on to sell in excess of 200,000 copies.

Contents

Background

Trust Company was originally scheduled to play at Ozzfest 2003, but canceled to focus on finishing True Parallels. Several months prior to the album's release, original bassist Josh Moates left the group and was replaced by Walker Warren.

"Stronger" was released in February 2005 as the album's single. It has two versions for the music videos, the original version features the band performing at a party. The video was unreleased until it was uploaded in May 2017 by former bassist Walker Warren and was later posted on Trust Company's Facebook page, [4] the MTV2 version which received moderate airplay, features the band performing in a skatepark. According to drummer Jason Singleton on the band's message board, "The War is Over" gained much popularity within the World of Warcraft film-making community and was considered for a second single.

When they were known as 41Down, the track that bore the title of this album was later remade for their album The Lonely Position of Neutral as the track "Falling Apart".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Trust Company, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Stronger" 2:50
2."The War is Over" Desmond Child 3:20
3."Surfacing"Josh Moates2:49
4."Slave" 3:15
5."Fold" 3:32
6."The Reflection" 3:17
7."Breaking Down" 3:33
8."Someone Like You" 2:52
9."Crossing the Line"Josh Moates3:58
10."Silently" 3:37
11."Erased"Josh Moates3:18
12."Without a Trace"Josh Moates2:51
13."Retina" (hidden track) 3:15
Total length:39:12
Japanese bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Time After Time" Cyndi Lauper, Rob Hyman 3:23

Personnel

Credits adapted from the CD liner notes. [5]

TRUSTcompany

Technical

Tracks 1 & 2

  • Howard Benson – producer, keyboards, programming
  • Mike Plotnikoff – engineer
  • Eric Miller – additional engineering
  • Paul Decarli – Pro Tools editing
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing at Image Recording Studio, Hollywood, CA
  • Dmitar Kmjaic – mixing assistant
  • Gersh – drum tech
  • Keith Nelson – guitar tech
  • Doug Robb – background vocals (1)

Tracks 3–12

  • Don Gilmore – producer, engineer, mixing at NRG Recording Studios, North Hollywood, CA
  • John Ewing Jr. - engineer
  • Fox Phelps – 2nd engineer
  • Jeffrey Rabhan – additional percussion (4–10)

Track 13

  • James Uertz – engineer, mixing
  • Layla Palmer – background vocals

Charts

Album Billboard (United States)

YearChartPosition
2005 Billboard 200 32

SinglesBillboard (United States)

YearSingleChartPosition
2005"Stronger" Mainstream Rock Tracks 22
2005"Stronger" Modern Rock Tracks 20

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References

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  5. Trust Company. Liner notes. True Parallels. Geffen, 2005. CD.