Billy Talent (album)
Billy Talent | ||||
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Released | September 16, 2003 | |||
Recorded | December 2002 The Factory, Vancouver[1] | |||
Genre | Punk rock, post-hardcore, pop punk, alternative rock, emo | |||
Length | 41:04 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Producer | Gavin "Golden" Brown | |||
Billy Talent chronology | ||||
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Alternative cover | ||||
Singles from Billy Talent | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The Daily Princetonian | (favorable)[3] |
Decoy Music | [4] |
Ottawa XPress | [5] |
Q Magazine | [6] |
Rock Hard | 9.5/10[7] |
Sputnikmusic | [8] |
Billy Talent is the debut studio album of Canadian rock band Billy Talent, after their first, Watoosh!, was released under their old name of Pezz in 1999.
Commercial performance[]
Billy Talent debuted at number 6 on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 7,700 copies in its first week.[9] 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.[10]
Reception[]
In 2005, Billy Talent was ranked number 453 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[11]
BT Turns 10[]
On 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.[12] Soon after the tour, the band announced a 10th anniversary reissue of the album, released on November 26, 2013 through Warner Bros. Records, that features a bonus disc of rare demos and live recordings of the album's track list.[13]
Track listing[]
All tracks are written by Billy Talent.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "This Is How It Goes" | 3:27 |
2. | "Living in the Shadows" | 3:15 |
3. | "Try Honesty" | 4:13 |
4. | "Line & Sinker" | 3:37 |
5. | "Lies" | 2:58 |
6. | "The Ex" | 2:40 |
7. | "River Below" | 2:59 |
8. | "Standing in the Rain" | 3:20 |
9. | "Cut the Curtains" | 3:50 |
10. | "Prisoners of Today" | 3:53 |
11. | "Nothing to Lose" | 3:38 |
12. | "Voices of Violence" | 3:10 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "This Is How It Goes" (demo) | 3:08 |
2. | "Living in the Shadows" (demo) | 3:15 |
3. | "Try Honesty" (demo) | 4:05 |
4. | "Line & Sinker" (live at Nova Rock Festival) | 4:51 |
5. | "Lies" (live acoustic) | 3:05 |
6. | "The Ex" (demo) | 2:36 |
7. | "River Below" (live at the Orange Lounge) | 3:00 |
8. | "Standing in the Rain" (live at Metalworks) | 3:34 |
9. | "Cut the Curtains" (demo) | 3:38 |
10. | "Prisoners of Today" (demo) | 3:43 |
11. | "Nothing to Lose" (live at Phillipshalle) | 3:59 |
12. | "Voices of Violence" (live at Norwegian Wood Festival) | 3:20 |
Chart positions[]
Chart | Position |
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[14] | 38 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[15] | 6 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] | 97 |
UK Albums[citation needed] | 124 |
US Billboard 200[17] | 194 |
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[18] | 11 |
Personnel[]
- Benjamin Kowalewicz – lead vocals
- Ian D'Sa – guitar, vocals, art direction, package design
- Jonathan Gallant – bass guitar, vocals
- Aaron Solowoniuk – drums
Appearances[]
- The song "Line & Sinker" can be heard in the 2003 movie Grind but is not included on the official soundtrack CD.
- The song "Nothing to Lose" is in the Polish film Sala Samobójców ("Suicide Room").
- The song "Try Honesty" was featured as the episode title for Degrassi: The Next Generation in season 10, episode 11 and 12 (part 1 & 2)
References[]
- ^ Bliss, Karen, "Billy Talent", Access Magazine (February 2003 – March 2003), archived from the original on June 12, 2010
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ "The Daily Princetonian review". Archived from the original on April 27, 2005. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
- ^ Quote on decoymusic.com Review With Broken Link
- ^ Ottawa XPress review Archived February 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Q Magazine December 2003, p. 120
- ^ Himmelstein, Andreas. "Rock Hard". issue 198. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
- ^ Boy, Davey. "Billy Talent Billy Talent". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
- ^ "Billy Talent debuts in Top 10". Archived from the original on November 7, 2004. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
- ^ "NIELSEN MUSIC & BILLBOARD PRESENT CANADA 150 CHARTS" (PDF). bdsradio.com. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten (in German). Rock Hard. 2005. p. 27. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.
- ^ "Billy Talent Celebrate 10th Anniversary of Debut Album with Canadian Tour". exclaim.ca. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
- ^ "Billy Talent Give Self-Titled Debut Expanded Reissue for 10th Anniversary". exclaim.ca. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Billy Talent – Billy Talent" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ^ "Billy Talent Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Billy Talent – Billy Talent" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ^ "Billy Talent Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ^ "Billy Talent Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- Billy Talent albums
- 2003 debut albums
- Atlantic Records albums
- Juno Award for Album of the Year albums