Break the Spell explained
Break the Spell |
Type: | studio |
Artist: | Daughtry |
Cover: | Daughtry_-_Break_the_Spell.jpg |
Recorded: | July–September 2011 |
Studio: | - Bay 7 Studios, Valley Village
- Sparky Dark Studio, Calabasas, California
- Sunset Sound, Hollywood, California
- The Gray Curtain Studio
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Genre: | Post-grunge[1] |
Producer: | Howard Benson |
Prev Year: | 2010 |
Next Title: | Baptized |
Next Year: | 2013 |
Break the Spell is the third studio album by American rock band Daughtry, released on November 21, 2011, by RCA Records.[2] It is a follow-up to their platinum selling album Leave This Town in 2009. On December 15, the album was officially certified Gold.
Background
According to Chris Daughtry, the album is "more upbeat and positive lyrically" and also stated that the album sounds "nothing like the previous two".[3] Chris Daughtry wrote all of the songs with band guitarists Josh Steely and Brian Craddock, bassist Josh Paul, and in collaboration with Marti Frederiksen, Busbee and Brett James.[4] The album was produced by Howard Benson, who also produced their previous two albums.
Prior to the album's release, during the month of November, the tracks "Renegade", "Louder Than Ever" and "Outta My Head" were used by ESPN during some of their programming broadcasts.[5]
Daughtry's official website made a listening party for Break the Spell.[6]
Sales
Break the Spell opened at number 67 on the UK charts. On the Billboard 200, Break the Spell opened at #8 with sales of 129,000[7]
"Start of Something Good" sold 10,000 singles.[8]
Singles
"Renegade" was released as the album's lead single and first rock single. It was released to rock stations on September 27, 2011, and made available for download on October 18, 2011.
"Crawling Back to You" was released at the first pop single from the album, second overall on October 4, 2011. It reached to number 6 on the US Adult Top 40 chart.
"Outta My Head" and "Start of Something Good" were released as the third and fourth singles off the album, respectively.
Track listing
The track listing was announced on October 6 through Daughtry's official site.[9]
Personnel
Credits adapted from album's liner notes.[10]
Band members
- Chris Daughtry – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Josh Steely – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Brian Craddock – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Josh Paul – bass, backing vocals
- Robin Diaz – drums
Additional personnel
- Howard Benson – producer, keyboards, programming
- Mike Plotnikoff – recording engineer
- Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
- Keith Armstrong – assistant mix engineer
- Nik Karpen – assistant mix engineer
- Brad Townsend – additional mix engineering
- Andrew Schubert – additional mix engineering
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Hatsukazu Inagaki – additional engineering
- Paul DeCarli – digital editing and additional engineering
- Marc Vangool – guitar technician
- Jon Nicholson – drum technician
- Lenny Skolnik – programming, strings (track 3)
- Jimmy Fahey – assistant engineer (tracks 2, 7–9)
- Morgan Stratton – assistant engineer (tracks 2, 7–9)
- David Schwerkolt – assistant engineer (tracks 2, 7–9)
Charts and certifications
Year-end charts
Certifications
Notes and References
- Web site: Break the Spell - Daughtry | Songs, Reviews, Credits. AllMusic. May 15, 2022.
- http://www.myplaydirect.com/daughtry/details/26113259?cid=lg:at8
- Web site: Chris Daughtry Says New Album is More Upbeat and More Positive Lyrically [AUDIO] | Ryan Seacrest - The official entertainment news site of American Idol host and American Top 40 on air radio personality! |publisher=Ryan Seacrest |date=2011-09-28 |access-date=2011-12-04].
- Web site: The Much Anticipated New Daughtry Album Break the Spell Hits Stores in Late November Says Pre Order Madness. October 10, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20120514113416/http://www.emailwire.com/release/72881-The-Much-Anticipated-New-Daughtry-Album-Break-the-Spell-Hits-Stores-in-Late-November-Says-Pre-Order-Madness.html. May 14, 2012. dead.
- Web site: ESPN's featured music for November - ESPN . . 2011-11-02 . 2011-12-04.
- Web site: Listen to 'Break The Spell' in its Entirety | The Official Daughtry Website . Daughtryofficial.com . 2011-12-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111214142622/http://www.daughtryofficial.com/us/news/listen-break-spell-its-entirety . 2011-12-14 .
- Web site: Daughtry's 129,000 sales 'Spell' a top-10 debut . Content.usatoday.com . 2011-11-30 . 2011-12-04.
- Web site: 'Idol' downloads: Kelly Clarkson, Haley and Casey, more . Content.usatoday.com . 2011-11-30 . 2011-12-04.
- Web site: Daughtry - Break The Spell (Deluxe Version) - Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH . Sonymusic.de . 2011-12-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111029122350/http://www.sonymusic.de/Daughtry/Break-The-Spell-Deluxe-Version/P/2312460 . 2011-10-29 .
- Break the Spell . 2011 . booklet . RCA.
- Billboard 200 Albums : Year End 2012. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 9 November 2015.
- Rock Albums : Year End 2012. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 9 November 2015.