Corporate America (album)
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| Corporate America | ||||
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| Released | November 5, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 1998–2002 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 47:28 | |||
| Label | Artemis | |||
| Producer | Tom Scholz, Gary Pihl, Fran Cosmo, Anton Cosmo | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone | [2] |
Corporate America is the fifth studio album by American hard rock band Boston, released in 2002. Most editions feature a live version of "Livin' for You". The original version of "Livin' for You" is from Boston's previous full-length album Walk On (1994).
The album also introduced both Anton Cosmo and Kimberley Dahme as both band members and songwriters. This is the last Boston album released during original lead vocalist Brad Delp's lifetime, before his death in 2007. It also marked the final appearance of Fran Cosmo.
The album sold 32,000 copies in its first week of release and charted at 42 on the Billboard 200. The album was later pulled from all digital and retail markets by founding member Tom Scholz due to a record company dispute with Artemis.
The final page of the CD booklet is dedicated to preserving the environment, providing web links to such organizations as PETA.
An instrumental song called "Crystal Love", which often was declared on the internet to be a bonus track for Corporate America, is actually a song of the South-Korean guitarist Lee Hyun Suk and appeared on his album 3 which was released in 1995.[3]
The bonus track "Livin' for You (Live)" is on all releases of the album.
Reception[edit]
The Deseret News said the Corporate America is a typical Boston album and isn't as good as their previous albums.[4] AllMusic contrasted the album's fresh, energetic sound to "downscale aesthetic of post-punk".[1] Rolling Stone said the album is full of "overblown prog-rock pomp and hackneyed sentiments".[2] The Vindicator named the album 2002's "most dismal rock record" along with Bon Jovi's Bounce.[5] The Village Voice compared the album stylistically to Def Leppard and called it "sweet-sounding, brawny pop-metal".[6] In a retrospective, Classic Rock noted the songs as "not memorable enough" and Delp's vocals as "underutilised".[7]
By December 2002, the album had sold 60,000 copies.[8]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Had a Good Time" | Tom Scholz | 4:15 |
| 2. | "Stare Out Your Window" | Anthony Cosmo | 3:19 |
| 3. | "Corporate America" | Scholz | 4:37 |
| 4. | "With You" | Kimberley Dahme | 3:28 |
| 5. | "Someone" | Scholz | 4:10 |
| 6. | "Turn It Off" | A. Cosmo | 4:37 |
| 7. | "Cryin'" | A. Cosmo | 5:19 |
| 8. | "Didn't Mean to Fall in Love" | Scholz, Curly Smith, Janet Minto | 5:14 |
| 9. | "You Gave Up on Love" | Scholz | 4:22 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10. | "Livin' for You" (Live) | Scholz | 5:07 |
Personnel[edit]
Boston
- Tom Scholz – vocals (1, 3, 9), guitars (1, 3, 5, 8, 9), bass (1-5, 8, 9), drums (1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9), keyboards (3, 5, 7-10), electric guitars (4), organ (6), lead guitar (6, 7, 10), backing vocals (6, 8), arrangements
- Brad Delp – vocals (1, 3, 5, 8), backing vocals (2), harmony vocals (10), acoustic guitar
- Fran Cosmo – vocals (2, 3, 7), lead vocals (6, 10), rhythm guitar (10), arrangements
- Anthony Cosmo – vocals (2), guitars (2, 6), harmony vocals (6), acoustic and rhythm guitar (7), arrangements
- Kimberley Dahme – vocals (3, 4, 9), acoustic guitar (4), harmony vocals (6), arrangements
- Gary Pihl – keyboards (10)
Additional musicians
- Dow Brain – keyboards (2)
- Frank Talarico – keyboards (2), percussion loop (7)
- Sean Tierney – keyboards (7)
- Billy Carman – bass (6, 7)
- David Sikes – bass (10)
- Tom Moonan – drums (6, 7)
- Curly Smith – drums (10)
- Beth Cohen – flute and vocals (9)
- Julia Van Daam – girl voice (1)
- Bill Ryan – radio broadcast voice (3), nightstand clock (5)
- Charlie Farren – vocals (9)
- Production
- Tom Scholz – producer, engineer, art direction
- Fran Cosmo – co-producer, engineer
- Anthony Cosmo – co-producer, engineer
- Dietmar Schmidt – live studio session engineer (4)
- Bob Acquaviva – drum track engineer (6, 7)
- Adam Ayan – digital transfers, editing
- Daniel Chase – digital transfers, editing
- Steve Churchyard – digital transfers, editing
- Adrian Hernandez – digital transfers, editing
- Matt Knobel – digital transfers, editing
- Carl Nappa – digital transfers, editing
- Gary Pihl – digital transfers, editing, image editing
- Bill Ryan – digital transfers, editing
- Toby Mountain – mastering
- Alisa Andreola – design
- Darryl Hirschler – front cover artwork
- Darvin Atkeson – back cover artwork
- Ron Pownall – photography
- Kathy Murry – image editing
- John Kalodner – John Kalodner
Charts[edit]
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[9] | 29 |
| US Billboard 200[10] | 42 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[11] | 3 |
"I Had a Good Time" peaked at #30 on the Billboard Heritage Rock Chart on November 11, 2002.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Corporate America at AllMusic
- ^ a b "Boston: Corporate America". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 10, 2008.
- ^ metal-archives.com – Lee Hyun Suk – Lee Hyun Suk 3.
- ^ Iwasaki, Scott (November 29, 2002). "Boston album good but not group's best". Deseret News. Deseret News Publishing Company. pp. W14.
- ^ "On the Record - "Corporate America"". The Vindicator. Ogden Newspapers Inc. November 17, 2002. p. E4.
- ^ Smith, George (January 21, 2003). "More Than a Vegan". The Village Voice. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- ^ Oliver, Derek (June 23, 2020). "How Boston Flew So High And Fell So Far". Classic Rock. Louder. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ Pratt, Mark (December 15, 2002). "New approach paved way for Boston's CD". The Sunday Gazette (Associated Press). pp. G1–G2.
- ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ^ "Boston Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
- ^ "Boston Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
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