What If It All Means Something

What If It All Means Something is the third studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk, released in 2002.

What If It All Means Something
Studio album by
Chantal Kreviazuk
ReleasedDecember 24, 2002
Recorded2002
GenreAdult alternative
Length46:45
LabelColumbia
ProducerGregg Wattenberg
Chantal Kreviazuk chronology
Colour Moving and Still
(1999)		 What If It All Means Something
(2002)		 Ghost Stories
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Composition

According to MTV Taiwan, the album reflects Kreviazuk's personal emotions during the period leading up to its release by implementing folk-inspired piano and her own guitar. "In This Life" describes unconditional love and "selfless dedication.[2] Kreviazuk revealed that "Flying Home (Brenda's Song)" was about her cousin, Brenda, who died at a young age.[3]

Track listing
  1. "In This Life" (Kreviazuk) – 3:51
  2. "Time" (Kreviazuk, Raine Maida, Gregg Wattenberg) – 4:07
  3. "What If It All Means Something" (Kreviazuk, Maida) – 4:03
  4. "Julia" (Kreviazuk, J. O'Brien) – 3:43
  5. "Flying Home (Brenda's Song)" (Kreviazuk) – 3:18
  6. "Weight of the World" (Kreviazuk) – 3:33
  7. "Waiting" (Kreviazuk, Maida) – 4:29
  8. "Ready for Your Love" (Kreviazuk, Gerald Eaton, Prophet B.W. West) – 3:38
  9. "Morning Light" (Kreviazuk) – 3:57
  10. "Miss April" (Kreviazuk, Maida) – 3:38
  11. "Turn the Page" (Kreviazuk) – 3:47

US bonus track
  1. "Feels Like Home" (Randy Newman) – 4:41

Japan bonus tracks
  1. "Feels Like Home" (Randy Newman) – 4:41
  2. "Leaving On A Jet Plane" (John Denver) – 4:41
  3. "This Year" (Billy Steinberg, Marti Frederiksen, Leah Andreone) – 2:45

Singles
  • "In This Life"[4]
  • "Time"[4]
  • "Julia"[5]
  • "What If It All Means Something"
  • "Weight of the World"

Personnel
  • Chantal Kreviazuk – piano, keyboards, vocals
  • Jeff Allen – bass guitar
  • Sherrod Barnes – acoustic guitar, guitar, electric guitar
  • Michelle Branch – background vocals
  • Avril Brown – violin
  • Cenovia Cummins – violin
  • Sylvia Davanzo – violin
  • Jamie Edwards – acoustic guitar, guitar, electric guitar, keyboards
  • Ralph Farris – conductor, viola
  • David Gold – viola
  • Adam Grabois – cello
  • Joyce Hammann – violin
  • Conrad Harris – violin
  • Adam Hyman – viola
  • John Kalodner – voices
  • Conway Kuo – viola
  • Victor Lawrence – cello
  • Dorothy Lawson – cello
  • Gerry Leonard – guitar, electric guitar
  • Shawn Pelton – percussion, drums
  • Todd Reynolds – violin
  • Mary Rowell – violin
  • Gregg Wattenberg – guitar, mandolin, electric guitar
  • Mary Whitaker – violin
  • Krystof Witek – violin
  • Paul Woodiel – violin

Production
  • Producer: Gregg Wattenberg
  • Engineers: Ross Petersen, Brian Scheuble, Gregg Wattenberg, Chuck Zwicky
  • Assistant engineers: Peter Doris, Ricardo Fernandez, Femio Hernández, Claudius Mittendorfer, Ross Petersen
  • Mixing: Tom Lord-Alge, Brian Malouf
  • Mastering: Dave Donelly
  • A&R: Mike Roth
  • Programming: Shawn Pelton
  • Guitar technician: Art Smith
  • Arrangers: Chantal Kreviazuk, Gerald Eaton, Jamie Edwards, Ralph Farris, Brian West
  • Score: Ralph Farris
  • Orchestra contractor: Victor Lawrence
  • Art direction: Gail Marowitz
  • Design: Michelle Holme
  • Photography: Raphael Mazzucco[6]

Soundtracks
  • "Time" was featured in the end credits of the film Uptown Girls[7]
  • "Weight of the World" was featured on the TV series Charmed

Reception

MTV Taiwan also describes "Ready For Your Love" having a "rich oriental style". The channel also described "Julia" and "Miss April" shows the "irony of fame", "Weight of the World" "conveys the need for forgiveness".[2]

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
2003 Heatseekers 2
2003 The Billboard 200 119
2003 Top Heatseekers 2

Singles – Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
2003 "In This Life" Adult Top 40 17

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See also

References
  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r622573/review
  2. "MTV Networks Taiwan 新發行 | Chantal Kreviazuk (香岱兒) | What It This All Means (心的方向)". www.mtv.com.tw. MTV Taiwan.
  3. "Chantal Kreviazuk | Yamaha Artists". www.yamaha.com. Yamaha. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  4. http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/71217/chantal-kreviazuk-aims-to-mean-something-in-us
  5. "Julia by Chantal Kreviazuk". rateyourmusic.com. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  6. "Release "What If It All Means Something" by Chantal Kreviazuk – MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org.
  7. Hay, Carla (August 30, 2003). "Kreviazuk Goes "Uptown" with new single". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved September 6, 2016. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. "Chantal Kreviazuk – Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Billboard.
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