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  • Artist: Nickelback
  • Rating: StarHalf Star
  • Release Date: October 04, 2005
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Rock

Review

With their fourth album, All the Right Reasons, Nickelback ditches any pretense of being a grunge band and finally acknowledges they're a straight-up heavy rock band. Not that they've left the angst of grunge behind: they're a modern rock band living in a post-grunge world, so there's lots of tortured emotions threaded throughout the 11 songs here. But where their previous albums roiled with anger -- their breakthrough "How You Remind Me" was not affectionate, it was snide and cynical -- there's a surprisingly large sentimental streak running throughout All the Right Reasons, and it's not just limited to heart-on-sleeve power ballads like "Far Away" and "Savin' Me," the latter being the latest entry in their soundalike sweepstakes. No, lead singer/songwriter Chad Kroeger is in a particularly pensive mood here, looking back fondly at his crazy times in high school on "Photograph" ("Look at this photograph/Every time I do it makes me laugh/How did our eyes get so red?/And what the hell is on Joey's head?"), lamenting the murder of Dimebag Darrell on "Side of a Bullet" (where a Dimebag solo is overdubbed), and, most touching of all, imagining "the day when nobody died" on "If Everyone Cared" (which would be brought about "If everyone cared and nobody cried/If everyone loved and nobody lied"). Appropriately enough for an album that finds Kroeger's emotional palette opening up, Nickelback tries a few new things here, adding more pianos, keyboards, and acoustic guitars to not just ballads, but a few of their big, anthemic rockers; they even sound a little bit light and limber on "Someone That You're With," the fastest tune here and a bit of relief after all the heavy guitars. All this makes for a more varied Nickelback album, but it doesn't really change their essence. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Follow You Home (Lyrics) Nickelback, Chad Kroeger Nickelback (4:20)
Fight for All the Wrong Reasons (Lyrics) Nickelback, Chad Kroeger Nickelback (3:44)
Photograph (Lyrics) Nickelback, Chad Kroeger Nickelback (4:18)
Animals (Lyrics) Nickelback, Chad Kroeger Nickelback (3:06)
Savin' Me (Lyrics) Nickelback, Chad Kroeger Nickelback (3:39)
Far Away (Lyrics) Nickelback, Chad Kroeger Nickelback (3:58)
Next Contestant (Lyrics) Nickelback, Chad Kroeger Nickelback (3:34)
Side of a Bullet (Lyrics) Nickelback, Chad Kroeger Nickelback (3:00)
If Everyone Cared (Lyrics) Nickelback, Chad Kroeger Nickelback (3:38)
Someone That You're With (Lyrics) Nickelback, Chad Kroeger Nickelback (4:01)
Rockstar (Lyrics) Nickelback, Chad Kroeger Nickelback (4:15)

Credits

Bryan Coleman (Management), Billy Gibbons (Guitar), Billy Gibbons (Vocals), Ted Jensen (Mastering), Mike Shipley (Mixing), Randy Staub (Mixing), Finn Manniche (Strings), Zach Blackstone (Assistant), Mike Kroeger (Bass), Mike Kroeger (Group Member), Kevin Estrada (Photography), Henry "Noonie" Lee, Jr. (Strings), Nickelback (Producer), Chad Kroeger (Guitar), Chad Kroeger (Vocals), Chad Kroeger (Group Member), Ryan Peake (Guitar), Ryan Peake (Vocals), Ryan Peake (Group Member), Jeff Chenault (Art Direction), Richard Beland (Photography), Dimebag Darrell (Guitar), Brian Larsen (Strings), Chris Gestrin (Organ), Kevin "Chief" Zaruk (Coordination), Tony Bernal (Strings), Ron Burman (A&R), Tim "Timmy" Dawson (Piano), Brian Wohlgemuth (Assistant), Daniel Adair (Drums), Daniel Adair (Vocals), Daniel Adair (Group Member)
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All the Right Reasons
Studio album by Nickelback
Released October 4, 2005
July 10, 2007 (special edition)
Recorded 2005 (2005) at Mountainview Studios, Abbotsford, British Columbia
Genre Alternative metal, post-grunge[1]
Length 41:33
Label Roadrunner
Producer Nickelback, Joey Moi
Professional reviews
Nickelback chronology
The Long Road
(2003)		 All the Right Reasons
(2005)		 Dark Horse
(2008)
Singles from All the Right Reasons
  1. "Photograph"
    Released: September 20, 2005
  2. "Animals"
    Released: November 8, 2005
  3. "Savin' Me"
    Released: April 25, 2006
  4. "Far Away"
    Released: February 13, 2006
  5. "Rockstar"
    Released: August 22, 2006
  6. "If Everyone Cared"
    Released: November 28, 2006
  7. "Side of a Bullet"
    Released: March 2007

All the Right Reasons is the fifth studio album by Canadian rock band Nickelback, released on October 4, 2005. The first to feature drummer Daniel Adair, who replaced Ryan Vikadel in January 2005, the album topped the Canadian Albums Chart and the American Billboard 200 albums chart and has sold over nine million copies worldwide, according to certifications from the CRIA, the RIAA and the BPI. The album spawned seven singles, of which four charted at number one or two on the Canadian Singles Chart.

All the Right Reasons was certified 8x Platinum by the RIAA on October 7, 2009. By receiving that certification, the album is listed in the top 200 best-selling albums of all time in the US. All the Right Reasons has sold 7,225,557 copies as of September 19, 2009.

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Reception

In contrast to its high sales, All the Right Reasons has received a "mixed or average score" of 41 based on 9 critics and a 4.2 out of 10 from users on Metacritic, making it the 21st lowest rated album since records on the site began.[2] Despite the mostly negative reviews, Entertainment Weekly explained the album's success this way: "What if Nickelback's decision to let the music speak for itself is, ironically, their biggest selling point of all?".[3]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Chad Kroeger; all music composed by Nickelback.

  1. "Follow You Home" – 4:20
  2. "Fight for All the Wrong Reasons" – 3:43
  3. "Photograph" – 4:19
  4. "Animals" – 3:06
  5. "Savin' Me" – 3:39
  6. "Far Away" – 3:58
  7. "Next Contestant" – 3:35
  8. "Side of a Bullet" – 3:00
  9. "If Everyone Cared" – 3:38
  10. "Someone That You're With" – 4:01
  11. "Rockstar" – 4:14
Japanese edition
  1. "We Will Rock You" (Queen cover)
Australian edition
  1. "Someday" (live acoustic version)
Special edition
  1. "Photograph" (live)
  2. "Animals" (live)
  3. "Follow You Home" (live)
Wal-Mart special edition
  1. "Never Again" (live)
Special edition DVD
  1. "Photograph" (music video)
  2. "Savin' Me" (music video)
  3. "Far Away" (music video)
  4. "If Everyone Cared" (music video)
  5. Behind-the-scenes tour diary
  6. Interviews

Charts

Chart (2005/2006) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 1 (1)
New Zealand Albums Chart 1 (2)
Canada Albums Chart 1 (4)
UK Rock Albums 1 (7)
U.S. Billboard Top Rock Albums 1
U.S. Billboard Top Modern Rock/Alternative Albums 1
U.S. Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums 1
Australian Albums Chart 2
UK Album Chart 2
Germany Albums Chart 4
Switzerland Albums Chart 4
Irish Albums Chart 4
Austria Albums Chart 7
European Top 100 Albums 7
U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums 9
Top Internet Albums 12
Top Digital Albums 15
Netherlands Albums Chart 20
Sweden Albums Chart 22
Italian Albums Chart 31
Denmark Albums Chart 32
Finland Albums Chart 32
Belgium Albums Chart 35
France Albums Chart 67

Personnel

Nickelback
Session musicians
Additional personnel

References

  1. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:m8z8b594xsqf
  2. ^ Nickelback: All The Right Reasons (2005): Reviews
  3. ^ Nickelback's staying power | Music News | Music | Entertainment Weekly, Despite of the reviews its still an awesome album

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Preceded by
All Jacked Up by Gretchen Wilson		 Billboard 200 number-one album
October 22, 2005		 Succeeded by
Unplugged by Alicia Keys
v • d • e
Nickelback
Chad Kroeger · Ryan Peake · Mike Kroeger · Daniel Adair
Brandon Kroeger · Mitch Guindon · Ryan Vikedal
Studio albums
Curb · The State · Silver Side Up · The Long Road · All the Right Reasons · Dark Horse
EPs
Compilations
Singles
Videos
Tours
Early Years Tour · Silver Side Up Tour · The Long Road Tour · All The Right Reasons Tour · Dark Horse Tour
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