- Coming of Age (Breaking Point album)
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Coming of Age Studio album by Breaking Point Released January 17, 2001 (under the band name Broken)
September 25, 2001Genre Alternative rock Label Wind-Up Records Producer Paul Ebersold
Matt MartoneBreaking Point chronology Coming of Age
(2001)Beautiful Disorder
(2005)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1]
Coming of Age is the first album by the alternative rock band Breaking Point, released in 2001. It was recorded with the band's first drummer Jody Abbott. The album's original release included the first 10 tracks, but after the popularity of "One of a Kind" grew, it was added as the 11th track when Coming of Age was later re-released. The album has gone on to sell over 175,000 copies as of April 2008.
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Song appearances
"One of a Kind" served as the entrance theme of WWF professional wrestler Rob Van Dam in 2001 and was included on the compilation album WWF Forceable Entry. Rob Van Dam also appears in the "One of a Kind" music video, in which he loses his car to the band's lead singer, Brett Erickson, in a street race. At the end of the video, he spin kicks the car keys into his opponent's hands.
Other tracks, such as "Coming of Age" and "Falling Down" were frequently played on Muzak Power Rock station in the early 2000s. "Coming of Age" was also featured in Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug, "27" was in The Scorpion King, and "Falling Down," "Under," and "Phoenix" were all included in Dragonball Z: Cooler's Revenge.
Singles
- "Coming of Age" (2001)
- "Brother" (2001)
- "One of a Kind" (2002) #38 Mainstream Rock Tracks[2]
Track listing
All tracks by Brett Erickson, Justin Rimer
- "Coming of Age" – 4:08
- "27" – 3:39
- "Falling Down" – 3:28
- "Phoenix" – 3:58
- "Live For Today" – 4:08
- "Get Up" – 3:01
- "Brother (featuring Josey Scott)" – 3:05
- "Angry Side" – 4:09
- "Open Wide" – 3:37
- "Under" – 3:37
- "One of a Kind" – 3:35
Personnel
- Jody Abbott – Drums
- Chapman Baehler – Photography
- Jim Baldree – Digital Editing
- Jeff Burns – Assistant
- David Campbell – String Arrangements
- Paul Ebersold – Producer, Engineer, String Arrangements
- Bret Erickson – Guitar, Vocals (bckgr)
- Ted Jensen – Mastering
- Chris Johnson – Vocal Producer
- Greg Ladanyi – Engineer
- Matt Martone – Producer, Engineer
- Skidd Mills – Digital Editing
- Josey Scott – Rap
- Edwards Sherman – Art Direction
- Mike Shipley – Mixing
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- '^ Breaking Point singles chart history at Billboards website
Categories:- 2001 albums
- Debut albums
- Alternative rock albums
- Wind-up Records albums
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