All Sides
Studio album by
O.A.R.
ReleasedJuly 15, 2008
GenreRock
Length58:51
LabelEverfine, Lava, Atlantic
ProducerMatt Wallace
O.A.R. chronology
Live from Madison Square Garden
(2007) 		All Sides
(2008) 		Rain or Shine
(2009)
Singles from All Sides
  1. "Shattered (Turn the Car Around)"
    Released: April 29, 2008
  2. "This Town"
    Released: February 17, 2009

All Sides is the sixth studio album by O.A.R., which was released on July 15, 2008 by Everfine Records, Lava Records and Atlantic Recording Corporation.[1] It is the band's first album recorded with touring keyboardist Mikel Paris.

Song Details

Marc Roberge revealed in an interview with Songfacts that "Dinner Last Night" was inspired by an episode of Seinfeld.[2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."This Town"Marc Roberge, Matt Wallace3:35
2."Shattered (Turn the Car Around)"Roberge, Gregg Wattenberg4:13
3."Whatever Happened"Richard On, Roberge5:11
4."Try Me"On, Roberge3:45
5."One Day"Dave Bassett, Roberge3:35
6."Living in the End"Roberge4:19
7."Something Coming Over"Roberge, Peter Zizzo3:59
8."What Is Mine"On, Roberge4:34
9."Dinner Last Night"On, Roberge4:00
10."The Fallout"Roberge5:29
11."Gift"On, Roberge5:20
12."War Song"On, Roberge6:14
13."On My Way"Matt Nathanson, Roberge, Mark Weinberg4:37
Total length:58:51[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Artist Direct[4]
Rolling Stone[5]
UGOD[6]

The album was generally received negatively among professional reviewers. Rolling Stone attributes the album's failure to a change in the group's style, calling the album "a poor man's Goo Goo Dolls".[7] Allmusic claims, "O.A.R. wasn't designed for Top 40 radio, which makes All Sides...disappointing."[8]

Chart positions

The album was the band's highest charting prior to the release of King, debuting at No. 13 on the Billboard 200 with approximately 33,000 copies sold in its first week.[9]

Chart (2008) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 13
U.S. Billboard Top Rock Albums 4

Personnel

O.A.R.

Additional personnel

Notes

  1. ^ a b All Sides > Overview, allmusic.com, Retrieved July 17, 2008.
  2. ^ "Dinner Last Night". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
  3. ^ Allmusic review
  4. ^ Artist Direct review
  5. ^ Rolling Stone review
  6. ^ "UGO review". Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
  7. ^ Rolling Stone > Review, rollingstone.com, Retrieved October 7, 2008.
  8. ^ Allmusic > Review, allmusic.com, Retrieved October 7, 2008.
  9. ^ Nas Dethrones Lil Wayne Atop Billboard 200, billboard.com
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