Urgency (Low Level Flight album)

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Urgency
LLF Urgency.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 27, 2007
Genre Alternative Rock
Length35:49
Label I Heart Records
Producer Mike Borkosky
Singles from Urgency
  1. "Change for Me"
    Released: March 6, 2007
  2. "Say"
    Released: November 2007
  3. "Turnaround"
    Released: June 17, 2008

Urgency is the debut album from the Canadian alternative rock band Low Level Flight, released on March 27, 2007. The album spawned three singles: "Change for Me", "Say" and "Turnaround".

Contents

Singles

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Sputnikmusic Star full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]

The album received a "Very Poor" rating from Sputnikmusic . In describing the album, staff reviewer Tyler Munro writes, "[I]n the end it just comes off as worship and tribute to virtually every sound currently found on the radio." [2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Change for Me"R. Malcolm, A. Alexander, C. Perry3:38
2."Hesitate"R. Malcolm, J. Rooke, S. Noronha, M. Vanderzand, S. Vanderzand3:58
3."When Will I Learn"R. Malcolm, L. McMaster, R. Patterson, D. Thomson3:39
4."Hate You"R. Malcolm, M. Borkosky3:21
5."Turnaround"R. Malcolm, M. Fox, R. Wells3:35
6."Say"R. Malcolm, M. Fox, R. Patterson, R. Wells3:16
7."For a Second"R. Malcolm, D. Martin, D. Thomson3:48
8."Holiday"R. Malcolm, J. Rooke, S. Noronha, M. Vanderzand, S. Vanderzand3:22
9."Save My Soul"R. Malcolm, R. Patterson, D. Thomson3:53
10."All That I Need"R. Malcolm, M. Borkosky5:19

Personnel

Adapted from the Urgency media notes. [3]

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References

  1. "Low Level Flight Biography". Maplemusic.com. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  2. 1 2 Munro, Tyler. "Review: Low Level Flight—Urgency". Sputnikmusic . Retrieved June 3, 2012.
  3. Urgency (media notes). Low Level Flight. I Heart. 2007.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)