Love Stories & Other Musings

Love Stories & Other Musings is the fifth studio album by the alternative rock band Candlebox. It was released in 2012 on Audionest.

Love Stories & Other Musings
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 3, 2012
Recorded2011
GenrePost-grunge, alternative rock, hard rock
Length36:37 (60:40 w/ bonus tracks)
Label
ProducerKen Andrews
Candlebox chronology
Into the Sun
(2008)
Love Stories & Other Musings
(2012)
Disappearing in Airports
(2016)
Singles from Love Stories & Other Musings
  1. "Believe in It"
    Released: 2012
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Reception

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Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic thought the album to be Candlebox's best and richest album, and that this is due to a combination of "the melodicism of post-grunge and bear the lightness and nimble chops that come with middle age."[2]

The album debuted at No. 82 on the Billboard 200,[3] and No. 25 on Top Rock Albums.[4] with around 5,000 copies sold in its first week. The album has sold 21,000 copies as of April 2016.[5]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Youth in Revolt"3:19
2."Sweet Summertime"3:50
3."Believe in It"3:49
4."She Come Over Me"4:54
5."Turn Your Heart Around"4:04
6."Lifelike Song"4:37
7."Come Home"3:58
8."Baby Love Me"3:34
9."Them Eyes"4:32
10."Far Behind (rerecording) (bonus)"4:52
11."You (rerecording) (bonus)"5:01
12."Cover Me (rerecording) (bonus)"4:44
13."Change (rerecording) (bonus)"6:18
14."Simple Lessons (rerecording) (bonus)"3:08
No.TitleLength
15."Out Here All Night (Damone cover) (Amazon Exclusive)"3:23
No.TitleLength
15."No Lights (iTunes Exclusive)"3:42

Tracks 10–14 are rerecordings of band's previous hits.

Personnel

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Candlebox

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Additional musicians

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Charts

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Chart (2013) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[6] 82
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[7] 16
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[8] 7
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[9] 12
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[10] 25

References

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  1. ^ "Love Stories & Other Musings - Candlebox | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Candlebox - Love Stories & Other Musings". AllMusic.
  3. ^ "The Billboard 200". Billboard. April 21, 2012.
  4. ^ "Top Rock Albums". Billboard. April 21, 2012.
  5. ^ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on April 11, 2016.
  6. ^ "Candlebox Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  7. ^ "Candlebox Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard.
  8. ^ "Candlebox Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard.
  9. ^ "Candlebox Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
  10. ^ "Candlebox Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.