Believe (Emerson Drive album)
Believe is the sixth studio album by Canadian country music group Emerson Drive. The album was released in Canada on May 5, 2009 via Midas/Valory/Open Road. The album's first single, "Belongs to You," reached the top forty on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in the United States.[1]
| Believe | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 5, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 35:02 | |||
| Label | Midas/Valory Music Group | |||
| Producer | Teddy Gentry Josh Leo | |||
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| Singles from Believe | ||||
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Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| The 9513 | [3] |
The album received mixed reviews from music critics. It received a three-and-a-half star rating from Todd Sterling of AllMusic, who said that the album was "slickly produced" and that it "sticks to the well-worn formula of the group's previous releases," but said that it had "every color of the musical rainbow."[2] Sterling cited "Your Last" as a standout, calling it a "lump-in-the-throat masterpiece."[2] Jim Malec of The 9513 gave it one star out of five, referring to the song's lyrics as largely cliché in nature and saying, "There is not a single song on Believe worth hearing. It is an entirely disposable album that is unoriginal, uninteresting and unnecessary."[3] Malec also criticized the album's sound, saying that the mixing of instruments and Brad Mates' vocals did not seem cohesive.[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "That Kind of Beautiful" | Luke Laird, Hillary Lindsey, Gordie Sampson | 3:11 |
| 2. | "Believe" | Josh Leo, Shawn Colvin | 3:50 |
| 3. | "Belongs to You" | Dave Berg, Rivers Rutherford, Tom Shapiro | 3:48 |
| 4. | "I Love This Road" | Brad Mates, Tommy Lee James | 3:46 |
| 5. | "Livin' It Up" | Marty Dodson, Jason Sellers, Jimmy Yeary | 3:04 |
| 6. | "Your Last" | Lisa Carver, Laird | 3:43 |
| 7. | "Life Down Here" | Mates, Leo, Tim Nichols | 3:07 |
| 8. | "The Extra Mile" | Bonnie Baker, Paul Sikes | 4:09 |
| 9. | "Too Much" | Danick Dupelle, Mates, Adrienne Follesé, Keith Follesé | 3:18 |
| 10. | "That Was Us" | Dupelle, Mates, Berg, Michael Mobley | 3:06 |
Chart performance
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |
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| CAN | US Country | ||
| 2008 | "Belongs to You" | 73 | 32 |
| 2009 | "Believe" | 73 | — |
| "I Love This Road" | 86 | — | |
| "The Extra Mile" | 96 | — | |
| 2010 | "That Kind of Beautiful" | 80 | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
Release history
| Region | Date | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | May 5, 2009 | CD, digital download |
| United States | April 2011 | digital download |
References
- Billboard
- Sterling, Todd. "Believe - Emerson Drive". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
- Male, Jim (May 28, 2009). "Emerson Drive - Believe". The 9513. Archived from the original on May 30, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2009.