You Were Never Alone
| You Were Never Alone | ||||
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| Studio album by Emery | ||||
| Released | May 19, 2015 | |||
| Genre | Post-hardcore, Christian alternative rock | |||
| Length | 41:08 | |||
| Label | BadChristian, Rude | |||
| Producer | Matt Carter, Aaron Sprinkle | |||
| Emery chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Indie Vision Music |   [1] |
| Jesus Freak Hideout |  [2] |
You Were Never Alone is the sixth studio album by the American rock band Emery, released on May 19, 2015. It is the first album to be released through band's own independent label BadChristian and Rude Records.
Recording, release and promotion
In March 2014, the band released a demo of a two new songs.[3]
The album was funded via IndieGoGo crowdfunding campaign and was set to be released in mid-2014 but the release date was later pushed back.[4] In addition to the album, the band was also going to release a music video, a re-recorded version of song "Anne Marie" and an acoustic EP/LP due to the achievement of the "stretch goals" during the crowdfunding project.[5][6][7]
Starting with the March 23, 2015 episode of the Break It Down podcast with Matt Carter, Matt Carter, the host of the show and the lead guitarist of Emery, along with guest Toby Morrell, the lead singer of Emery, began a 12 episode series to premier one song from the album for each episode. Toby and Matt also discussed the process of writing and recording each of the songs on the episode on which it premiered.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]
On April 28, 2015 the band released a music video for the song "Hard Times".[20]
Track listing
All songs composed by Toby Morrell and Matt Carter
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rock, Pebble, Stone" | 3:56 |
| 2. | "Thrash" | 4:27 |
| 3. | "Hard Times" | 3:59 |
| 4. | "The Beginning" | 3:04 |
| 5. | "The Less You Say" | 3:15 |
| 6. | "Pink Slip" | 3:20 |
| 7. | "To the Deep" | 3:38 |
| 8. | "What's Stopping You" | 3:50 |
| 9. | "Go Wrong Young Man" | 2:40 |
| 10. | "Taken for a Bath" | 3:37 |
| 11. | "Salvatore Wrytha" | 2:38 |
| 12. | "Alone" | 2:43 |
| Total length: | 41:08[21] | |
Personnel
Emery
- Toby Morrell – lead vocals, bass, screamed vocals
- Matt Carter – guitar, backing vocals
- Josh Head - keyboard, screamed vocals
- Devin Shelton - vocals
- Dave Powell – drums, percussion
Production[22]
- Beau Burchell - mixing, mastering
- Brett Baird - engineer
- Chad Gardner - arranger
- Troy Glessner - mastering
- Andrew Nyte - arranger
- Aaron Sprinkle - additional production, engineer
- Alexander C. Sprungle - art direction, design, photography
Chart performance
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[23] | 69 |
| US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[24] | 8 |
| US Christian Albums (Billboard)[25] | 1 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[26] | 6 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[27] | 10 |
References
- ↑ Indie Vision Music review
- ↑ JFH Review
- ↑ "Download NEW EMERY SONG for FREE now!".
- ↑ "Emery - You Were Never Alone". Indiegogo. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
- ↑ "Emery - You Were Never Alone". Indiegogo. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
- ↑ "Emery - You Were Never Alone (IndieGoGo Campaign)". Sound In The Signals. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Emery adds Indiegogo stretch goals". RadioU. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Emery's "Rock, Pebble, Stone" from You Were Never Alone (S1 Ep1)". Break it Down with Matt Carter. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Emery's "Thrash" from You Were Never Alone (S1 Ep2)". Break it Down with Matt Carter. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Emery's "Hard Times" from You Were Never Alone (S1 Ep3)". Break it Down with Matt Carter. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Emery's "The Beginning" from You Were Never Alone (S1 Ep4)". Break it Down with Matt Carter. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Emery's "The Less You Say" from You Were Never Alone (S1 Ep5)". Break it Down with Matt Carter. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- ↑ ""Pink Slip" from Emery's You Were Never Alone (S1 Ep6)". Break it Down with Matt Carter. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- ↑ ""To the Deep" from Emery's You Were Never Alone (S1 Ep7)". Break it Down with Matt Carter. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- ↑ ""Whats Stopping You Can't Stop All This" from Emery's You Were Never Alone (S1 Ep8)". Break it Down with Matt Carter. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- ↑ ""Go Wrong Young Man" from Emery's You Were Never Alone (S1 Ep9)". Break it Down with Matt Carter. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- ↑ ""Salvatore Wryhta" from Emery's You Were Never Alone (S1 Ep10)". Break it Down with Matt Carter. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- ↑ ""Taken For a Bath" - With Beau from Saosin (Mixer) (S1 Ep11)". Break it Down with Matt Carter. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- ↑ ""Alone" with Aaron Sprinkle (producer) (S1 Ep12)". Break it Down with Matt Carter. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Emery unveil "Hard Times" music video - Alternative Press". Alternative Press. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
- ↑ "iTunes – You Were Never Alone (Emery)". iTunes. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
- ↑ "You Were Never Alone - Emery - Credits". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ↑ "Emery – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Emery. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
- ↑ "Emery – Chart history" Billboard Top Alternative Albums for Emery. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
- ↑ "Emery – Chart history" Billboard Christian Albums for Emery. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
- ↑ "Emery – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for Emery. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
- ↑ "Emery – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for Emery. Retrieved May 29, 2015.