What If It All Means Something

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What If It All Means Something
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Studio album by
Chantal Kreviazuk
ReleasedDecember 24, 2002
Recorded2002
Genre Adult alternative
Length46:45
Label Columbia
Producer Gregg Wattenberg
Chantal Kreviazuk chronology
Colour Moving and Still
(1999)		What If It All Means Something
(2002)		 Ghost Stories
(2006)
Singles from What If It All Means Something
  1. "In This Life [1] "
    Released: 2003
  2. "Julia [2] "
    Released: 2003
  3. "Time [3] "
    Released: 2003
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What If It All Means Something is the third studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk, released in 2002. It is her only album to date to chart on the Billboard 200, peaking at #119 in 2003. [5]

Contents

Composition

According to MTV Taiwan, the album reflects Kreviazuk's personal emotions during the period leading up to its release by implementing folk-inspired piano and her own guitar. "In This Life" describes unconditional love and "selfless dedication. [6] Kreviazuk revealed that "Flying Home (Brenda's Song)" was about her cousin, Brenda, who died at a young age. [7]

Track listing

All songs written by Chantal Kreviazuk unless otherwise noted.

No.TitleWritersLength
1."In This Life" 3:51
2."Time"Kreviazuk, Raine Maida, Gregg Wattenberg 4:07
3."What If It All Means Something"Kreviazuk, Maida4:07
4."Julia"Kreviazuk, John O'Brien3:43
5."Flying Home (Brenda's Song)" 3:18
6."Weight of the World" 3:33
7."Waiting"Kreviazuk, Maida4:29
8."Ready for Your Love"Kreviazuk, Gerald Eaton, Prophet B.W. West3:38
9."Morning Light" 3:57
10."Miss April"Kreviazuk, Maida3:38
11."Turn the Page" 3:47

US bonus track

No.TitleWritersLength
12."Feels Like Home" Randy Newman 4:41

Japan bonus tracks

No.TitleWritersLength
12."Feels Like Home" Randy Newman 4:41
13."Leaving on a Jet Plane" John Denver 4:41
14."This Year" Billy Steinberg, Marti Frederiksen, Leah Andreone 2:45

Personnel

Production

Soundtracks

Reception

MTV Taiwan also describes "Ready For Your Love" having a "rich oriental style". The channel also described "Julia" and "Miss April" shows the "irony of fame", "Weight of the World" "conveys the need for forgiveness". [6]

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)

YearChartPosition
2003Heatseekers2
2003The Billboard 200119
2003Top Heatseekers2

Singles – Billboard (North America)

YearSingleChartPosition
2003"In This Life"Adult Top 4017

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See also

References

  1. ↑ "In This Life by Chantal Kreviazuk - RYM/Sonemic".
  2. ↑ "Julia by Chantal Kreviazuk". rateyourmusic.com. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Time by Chantal Kreviazuk - RYM/Sonemic".
  4. ↑ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r622573/review
  5. ↑ "Chantal Kreviazuk | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic . RhythmOne. Archived from the original on January 5, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  6. 1 2 "MTV Networks Taiwan 新發行 | Chantal Kreviazuk (香岱兒) | What It This All Means (心的方向)". www.mtv.com.tw. MTV Taiwan. July 2020. Archived from the original on September 24, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Chantal Kreviazuk | Yamaha Artists". www.yamaha.com. Yamaha. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Release "What If It All Means Something" by Chantal Kreviazuk – MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org.
  9. ↑ Hay, Carla (August 30, 2003). "Kreviazuk Goes "Uptown" with new single". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved September 6, 2016.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  10. ↑ "Chantal Kreviazuk – Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Billboard.
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