- Calling the World
Infobox Album
Name = Calling the World
Type = Studio album
Artist = Rooney
Released =July 17 ,2007
Genre = Pop Rock
Length = 43:54
Label =Geffen Records
Producer = John Fields
Reviews =
*Absolutepunk.net (89%) [http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=246550 link]
*Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:abfrxzu5ldke link]
*"Rolling Stone " Rating|3|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/rooney/albums/album/15342782/review/15605637/calling_the_world link]
*stv.tv Rating|2|5 [http://www.stv.tv/content/out/music/album_reviews/display.html?id=opencms:/out/music/album_reviews/Calling_The_World link]
Last album = "Rooney"
(2003)
This album = "Calling The World"
(2007)"Calling the World" is the second full-length
album by theLos Angeles alternative rock band Rooney. It was released onJuly 17 , 2007. The cover is a recreation of the cover to the self-titled debut album of classic rock bandThe Doors and an homage to "Rubber Soul " by the classic rock bandThe Beatles .The album is the result of almost three years of recording, with over 50 songs recorded during the sessions. "
When Did Your Heart Go Missing? ", is the first single.The album was produced by John "Strawberry" Fields. Rooney unveiled tracks from the album at a series of Monday night concerts in Los Angeles during March.
The album came with bonus songs depending on where it was purchased:
*Best Buy - "Get Away"
*iTunes - "Sleep Song"
*Target - "Jump in My Bed"
*UK Bonus tracks - "Jump In My Bed" and "Get Away"
*Japan Bonus tracks - all of the aboveThe album leaked on the Internet on
July 3 2007 .Fact|date=October 2007Following its release, "Calling the World" debuted at number 42 on the U.S.
Billboard 200 , selling about 15,000 copies in its first week. [Katie Hasty, [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003616642 "'NOW 25' Scores 12th No. 1 Album Of The Series"] , Billboard.com, July 25, 2007.]Track listing
#"Calling the World" – 3:02
#"When Did Your Heart Go Missing? " – 3:31
#"I Should've Been After You" – 4:23
#"Tell Me Soon" – 3:19
#"Don't Come Around Again" – 4:01
#"Are You Afraid?" – 4:11
#"Love Me or Leave Me" – 3:12
#"Paralyzed" – 2:34
#"What For" – 3:43
#"All In Your Head" – 3:43
#"Believe in Me" – 4:02
#"Help Me Find My Way" – 4:12Personnel
*Louis Stephens - Keyboards
*Andy Sturmer - Vocals
*Steven Miller - Engineer
*Ducky Carlisle - Tambourine
*John Fields - Producer, Engineer, Mixing
*Woody Jackson - Engineer
*Martin Kierszenbaum - A&R
*Mike Fasano - Drum Technician
*Stephen Lu - String Arrangements
*Dorian Crozier - Drum Technician
*Eric Gorfain - Violin
*Daphne Chen - Violin
*Autumn DeWilde - Photography
*Meeno - Photography
*Dhani Harrison - Vocals
*Taylor Locke - Guitar, Vocals
*Ned Brower - Drums, Vocals
*Matthew Winter - Guitar (Bass)
*Leah Katz - Viola
*Mike Laza - Assistant Engineer
*Andrew Lynch - Assistant Engineer
*Scott Elgin - Assistant Engineer
*Alyssa Pittaluga - Assistant Engineer
*Sarah Killion - Assistant Engineer
*Janée Meadows - Art Direction, Layout Design
*Robert Schwartzman - Guitar, Vocals
*Richard Dodd - Cello
*Ross Hogarth - Engineer
*Ted Jensen - MasteringReferences
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