''Anthem'' is the sixth studio album released by American
pop rock
Pop rock (also typeset as pop/rock) is a fusion genre with an emphasis on professional songwriting and recording craft, and less emphasis on attitude than rock music. Originating in the late 1950s as an alternative to normal rock and roll, earl ...
group
Hanson
Hanson or Hansson may refer to:
People
* Hanson (surname)
* Hansson (surname)
* Hanson (wrestler), ringname of an American professional wrestler
Musical groups
* Hanson (band), an American pop rock band
* Hanson (UK band), an English rock ba ...
. The album is the fourth release through their own label
3CG Records
3CG Records is an independent record label started by the pop group Hanson (band), Hanson in October 2003. "3CG" is an acronym "3 Car Garage" that refers to the building the band used as a recording studio and to the compilation album the band re ...
. The album was released on June 18, 2013 in the US and on July 1, 2013 in the UK and Europe. The album charted at No. 22 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, making it their eighth album to chart in the top 40 of the US ''Billboard'' 200; the album also charted on No. 5 on the US Independent Albums Chart.
On April 5, a blog on the group's website written by
Zac Hanson
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revealed that three songs were cut from the album; "Nothing on Me" (lead vocal by Isaac), "Get So Low" (lead vocal by Zac) and "All I Ever Needed" (lead vocal by Taylor).
Track listing
All songs written and produced by
Isaac Hanson
Hanson is an American pop band from Tulsa, Oklahoma, formed by brothers Isaac Hanson (guitar, vocals, bass, piano), Taylor Hanson (keyboards, vocals, percussion), and Zac Hanson (drums, vocals, piano). Supporting members include Dimitrius Co ...
,
Taylor Hanson
Jordan Taylor Hanson (born March 14, 1983) is an American musician best known as a member of the pop rock band Hanson. He was born in Jenks, Oklahoma, a suburb of Tulsa. He sings both lead and back-up vocals, and plays keyboard, percussion (incl ...
and
Zac Hanson
Zac is a masculine given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of Zachary or Zechariah. It may refer to:
People:
* Zac Alexander (born 1989), Australian professional squash player
* Zac Brooks (born 1993), American National Football League play ...
.
Personnel
As listed a
allmusic
Hanson
*Taylor Hanson: Acoustic and
Fender Rhodes
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electric piano,
Wurlitzer
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, Hammond organ, clapping, drums, percussion, vocals
*Isaac Hanson: Acoustic and electric guitars, bass, clapping, vocals
*Zac Hanson: Drums, percussion, clapping, vocals
Additional personnel
*Chad Copelin, Joe Karnes – Bass
*
, Curtis Stewart – Violin
*Dan Higgins – Saxophone
*
Bill Reichenbach – Trombone
*
Tom Malone – Saxophone, trumpet, trombone
*Yuri Lemeshev – Accordion
*Michael Fitzpatrick – Vocals
*Strings arranged by Imani Coppola; horns arranged by
Jerry Hey
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and Tom Malone
Production
*Arranged and produced by Hanson
*Recording engineers: Steve Churchyard and Ryan Williamson; assisted by Manuel Calderón, Charles Godfrey and David Schwerkolt
*Mixed by
Tom Lord-Alge
Tom Lord-Alge (born January 17, 1963) is an American music engineer and mixer. He began his career at The Hit Factory in New York. Subsequently, he was the resident mixer at what used to be known as "South Beach Studios", located on the ground f ...
*Mastered by Andrew Mendelson
Release history
Chart positions
References
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2013 albums
Hanson (band) albums