| All Sides | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | O.A.R. |
| Cover: | OARAllSides.jpg |
| Released: | July 15, 2008 |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Length: | 58:51 |
| Label: | Everfine, Lava, Atlantic |
| Producer: | Matt Wallace |
| Prev Title: | Live from Madison Square Garden |
| Prev Year: | 2007 |
| Next Title: | Rain or Shine |
| Next Year: | 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.
Marc Roberge revealed in an interview with Songfacts that "Dinner Last Night" was inspired by an episode of Seinfeld.[2]
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".[3] Allmusic claims, "O.A.R. wasn't designed for Top 40 radio, which makes All Sides...disappointing."[4]
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.[5]
| Chart (2008) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 13 | |
| U.S. Billboard Top Rock Albums | 4 |
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