''Billy Talent'' is the debut studio album of Canadian rock band

Billy Talent Billy Talent is a Canadian Rock music, rock band from Mississauga, Ontario. They formed in 1993 with lead vocalist Benjamin Kowalewicz, guitarist Ian D'Sa, bassist Jonathan Gallant, and drummer Aaron Solowoniuk. There have been no lineup change ...

, released in 2003. The band's previous album ''

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'' (1999) was released under their old name Pezz.

Commercial performance

''Billy Talent'' debuted at number 6 on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 7,700 copies in its first week. The album was certified four-time platinum in Canada in January 2021. Between 1996 and 2016, ''Billy Talent'' was among the top 15 best-selling albums by Canadian bands in Canada and among the top 40 best-selling albums by Canadian artists overall in Canada.

Reception

In 2005, ''Billy Talent'' was ranked number 453 in ''

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'' magazine's book of ''The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time''.

Tenth anniversary

In August 2013, Billy Talent announced a Canadian tour for fall of that year entitled "A Return to the Roots", in which they played their entire first self-titled album live to celebrate its 10th anniversary. Soon after the tour, the band announced a 10th anniversary reissue of the album, released on November 26, 2013, through

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, that features a bonus disc of rare demos and live recordings of the album's track list.

Track listing

Chart positions

Certifications

Personnel

Benjamin Kowalewicz Benjamin Ian Kowalewicz (; born December 16, 1975) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. He is the lead vocalist of rock band Billy Talent. Early life Kowalewicz, of Polish descent, was born December 16, 1975, in Pierrefonds, Quebec, and raise ...

– lead vocals *

Ian D'Sa Ian D'Sa is a Canadian guitarist and producer best known as a member of the rock band Billy Talent. Early life and career Ian was born in the suburb of Southall, London. He is of Goan background. His family moved to Canada when he was three ...

– guitar, vocals, art direction, package design *

Jonathan Gallant Billy Talent is a Canadian rock band from Mississauga, Ontario. They formed in 1993 with lead vocalist Benjamin Kowalewicz, guitarist Ian D'Sa, bassist Jonathan Gallant, and drummer Aaron Solowoniuk. There have been no lineup changes, although ...

– bass guitar, vocals *

Aaron Solowoniuk Aaron Solowoniuk ( ) is the drummer for the Canadian band Billy Talent. Background Solowoniuk was born and raised in Streetsville, a neighbourhood of Mississauga, Ontario, and began drumming at a young age, his first set being a gift from ...

– drums

References

{{Authority control Billy Talent albums 2003 debut albums Atlantic Records albums Juno Award for Album of the Year albums