''Magazines or Novels'' is the second
studio album by American recording artist
Andy Grammer
Andrew Charles Grammer (born December 3, 1983) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is signed to S-Curve Records.
His debut album, '' Andy Grammer'', was released in 2011 and spawned the singles " Keep Your Head Up" and " F ...
, released on August 5, 2014 through
S-Curve Records
S-Curve Records was founded in 2000 by former Mercury Records executive Steve Greenberg. It is based in New York City. In 2001 the label established a distribution and licensing agreement with EMI Records. Among the hits released by S-Curve b ...
. It includes the triple-platinum selling hit single "
Honey, I'm Good
"Honey, I'm Good" is the second single from American musician Andy Grammer's second studio album, ''Magazines or Novels'' (2014). It was first released in the US in November 2014 and began receiving radio airplay in February 2015. The song peaked ...
" which peaked at #9 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100. A special edition exclusive to Target stores was released in May 2015 featuring two newly recorded tracks: "Kamikaze" and "Amazing". A re-issued deluxe edition was released on November 20, 2015 with new artwork and included the album's third single, "
Good to Be Alive (Hallelujah)
"Good to Be Alive (Hallelujah)" is a song by American singer Andy Grammer from the deluxe version of his sophomore album, ''Magazines or Novels''. The song was released on August 24, 2015, during his run on ''Dancing with the Stars''. The song wa ...
".
Singles
Prior to the album's release, Grammer released a single "Back Home" on April 8, 2014, co-written by Grammer and Ryan Met of the band
AJR, who co-produced the track with
Jon Levine
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. The album's second single, "Honey, I'm Good" was co-written by Grammer and
Nolan Sipe and produced by Sipe,
Steve Greenberg and
Brian West. Grammer went on the "Siren Songs" tour with Los Angeles-based recording artist Hughie Stone Fish in September 2014.
The second single "Honey, I'm Good" was released in the US in November 2014, and eventually impacted radio in February 2015. It became his biggest single to date, peaking at #9 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 and being certified triple-platinum by the
RIAA.
In August 2015, during his run on ''
Dancing with the Stars'', Grammer released a new single "
Good to Be Alive (Hallelujah)
"Good to Be Alive (Hallelujah)" is a song by American singer Andy Grammer from the deluxe version of his sophomore album, ''Magazines or Novels''. The song was released on August 24, 2015, during his run on ''Dancing with the Stars''. The song wa ...
" (also written by Ryan Met from AJR) which was included on a reissued deluxe version on November 6, 2015.
Critical reception
Judah Joseph from ''
The Huffington Post
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'' gave a positive review of the album saying "it is in ways reminiscent of
John Mayer's earlier work" and compared Grammer's voice to
Gavin DeGraw and
Adam Levine's. "''Magazines or Novels'' displays a level of consistent creativity and continued talent.
..It surpasses the standard he set back in 2011". Joseph concluded describing the album as "emotionally complex collection of songs". ''
Newsday'' reviewer Glenn Gamboa gave the album a C grade commenting "it feels like a desperate attempt to manufacture another hit" while he ultimately "ends up with cut-rate approximations of other artists (
Maroon 5 and
OneRepublic)."
James Dinh from "
SheKnows.com" analyzed the meanings of the songs and its contrasting lyrics and stated that ''"Grammer sprinkles a variety of lyrical themes throughout Magazines or Novels. While he plays up his lust for women (even though he's married) on the country-pop hoedown "Baby, I'm Good", he switches it up and assumes the role of sweet husband on the retro-sounding "Forever", using his easy-breezy falsetto to sing about how long his girl takes to get ready."''
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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2014 albums
Andy Grammer albums
S-Curve Records albums