Circles Around the Sun
Circles Around the Sun is a 2012 album by United States indie/roots folk band Dispatch. It is their fifth full-length studio album, the first recorded in over a decade.[2] Speaking with Songfacts.com, the band's vocalist and guitarist Chad Urmston said how it felt recording with Dispatch after all that time: "It's always challenging to put an album together with three different song writers. But being 12 years older and taking all that time away helped as we had a better appreciation for each other."[3] The pre-order was made available on June 5, 2012. The pre-order included various bundle packages, and a download of the track "Josaphine".[4] Synthpop artist Adam Young of Owl City did additional programming on the album.[5]
Circles Around the Sun | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | August 21, 2012 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 38:34 | |||
Label | Bomber Records | |||
Producer | Peter Katis, Dispatch | |||
Dispatch chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Consequence of Sound | [1] |
The song "Circles Around The Sun" was featured in the 2012 video game Need for Speed: Most Wanted and a basic cable and satellite television networks Disney Channel and Disney Channel Asia, as well as Disney Channel original series, Girl Meets World, Stuck in the Middle, and Liv and Maddie.
Track listing
- "Circles Around The Sun" (Urmston) - 3:35
- "Not Messin'" (Urmston) - 3:45
- "Get Ready Boy" (Urmston) - 2:31
- "Sign Of The Times" (Heimbold/Corrigan/Urmston) - 2:51
- "Josaphine" (Urmston) - 5:53
- "Flag" (Corrigan) - 3:34
- "Come To Me" (Heimbold) - 4:43
- "Never Or Now" (Urmston) - 3:31
- "We Hold A Gun" (Corrigan) - 4:17
- "Feels So Good" (Heimbold) - 3:56 [6]
Personnel
- Brad Corrigan - vocals, drums, rhythm & lead guitar, ukulele, charango, keyboards, harmonica, percussion
- Pete Francis - vocals, bass guitar, rhythm & lead guitar, keyboards, drums
- Chadwick Stokes Urmston - vocals, rhythm & lead guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, percussion
- Additional musicians
- Craig Dreyer - keyboards, tenor saxophone, flute - all tracks
- Reinaldo DeJesus - percussion - all tracks except track 5
- Boo Reiners - banjo, mandolin - 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9
- Kenny Shaw - drums - 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9
- Background vocals on Feels So Good - Paul Maddison, Kenny Shaw, Rey DeJesus
- Hand Claps on Circles Around The Sun - Jen Bruecker, Jeff Breucker and Kirk Leftwich
- Adam Young - additional drum programming, mixing, production
- Peter Katis, Greg Giorgio - production, engineering
Charts
Peak positions
Chart | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums Chart[7] | 58 |
US Billboard 200[8] | 24 |
US Rock Albums[8] | 7 |
US Digital Albums[8] | 10 |
References
- Brennan, Collin (2012-08-20). "Dispatch – Circles Around The Sun | Album Reviews". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
- Carly Costello (2012-04-19). "Dispatch to Release "Circles Around the Sun" on Aug. 21 - Music". Artist Direct.
- "Circles Around the Sun by Dispatch Songfacts". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
- "Dispatch | News". Dispatchmusic.com. 2012-06-05. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
- "Adam Young". Ayoungmusic.com. 2015-02-13. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
- "Shop Dispatch Merch, T-Shirts, Hoodies, CDs". District Lines. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
- "Austria Top 75 - Dispatch - CIRCLES AROUND THE SUN (album)" (in German). Austriancharts.at. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
- "Circles Around the Sun - Dispatch (album)". Bbillboard.com. Retrieved 30 August 2012.