Louder (R5 album) explained

Louder
Type:studio
Artist:R5
Cover:Louder cover.jpg
Recorded:2012–13
Length:36:33
Label:Hollywood
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Louder is the debut studio album by American pop rock band R5, which was released on September 24, 2013 by Hollywood Records. Louder was also released as a deluxe edition, with four extra tracks only available for digital download.[1] As of October 2014, Louder has sold 150,000 physical copies in the US.[2]

Background and composition

"We wanted to put out a fun album," says Rydel Lynch and Ratliff said "We wanted to make an upbeat and inspirational album you want to play 24/7."[3]

Louder is mainly a pop[4] [5] [6] and pop rock[7] record. The album discusses themes such as love, youth and freedom.

Release

A deluxe version was exclusively sold at Target including the song "Wishing I Was 23" produced by Rocky Lynch, a ZinePak exclusively sold at Justice included stickers and the bonus track as well. A deluxe edition of the album was released in Japan in November, which includes another bonus track, "Crazy Stupid Love".[8] [9]

Chart performance

The album debuted on the Billboard 200 at number 24 selling 15,000 copies in first week.[10]

Reception

Louder received mixed reviews from critics. AllMusic's Tim Sendra praised Louder as a "strong, uncluttered and fun modern pop confection." Also, he praised Rydel, who has a vocal feature in "Love Me Like That". Musichel called Louder R5's impressive "grand entrance into the world of pop music", also adding that "R5's future is set for the sky and beyond." Xinhua of Spin or Bin says the album's "lacks of charisma" but praised Ross', Riker's and Rocky's vocal abilities. Paul Lim, from Singaporean newspaper Today, called the album "immature, repetitive" and "even annoying". He also compared Louder with Katy Perry and Justin Bieber. He concluded saying that the band was "a joke". Megan Phelan from Mountain Weekly News said, "there is not much to differentiate the band's sound from other trendy pop acts." However, she gave the band "extra credit" for playing their instruments.[11]

Singles

Promotional Singles

Love Me Like That was released as the only promotional single on September 16, 2013.

Track listing

All tracks produced by Emanuel Kiriakou and Andrew Goldstein, except where noted.

Notes:

Personnel

Credits for Louder adapted from Allmusic.[15]

Charts

Chart (2013)Peak
position
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[16] 47
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)158
French Albums Chart[17] 121
Irish Albums Chart[18] 59
Italian Albums Chart[19] 11
Japanese Albums Chart[20] 60
Polish Albums Chart[21] 26
Portuguese Albums Chart13
UK Albums (OCC)[22] 149

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Louder (Deluxe): R5: MP3 Downloads . Amazon . 2014-01-09.
  2. Web site: Top 30 best selling teen albums all time. Febre Teen Magazine. 2014-07-17.
  3. Web site: Hollywood Records - Artists - R5. Hollywood Records. 27 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140415194558/http://www.hollywoodrecords.com/artists/r5/. 15 April 2014. dead.
  4. Web site: Louder - R5. Sendra, Tim. AllMusic.
  5. Web site: Review: Louder by R5. Musichel. 2013-09-23.
  6. Web site: R5 Louder Review. Lights Out TV. 2014-02-21. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222015646/http://www.lightsout.tv/r5-louder-review/. 2014-02-22.
  7. Web site: Album Review: R5 - Louder. Spin or Bin. 2014-05-27.
  8. Web site: Peter Vidani . R5 Tumblr (It's official! Louder will be released Nov. 13 in...) . Officialr5.tumblr.com . 27 September 2013. 2014-01-09.
  9. Web site: Louder Tour To Be Released in Japan.
  10. Web site: Jason Lipshutz . R5 Gets 'Louder' As Ross Lynch's Profile Grows. Billboard. 2013-10-04.
  11. Web site: Megan Phelan. Review: R5 Louder Album Review. Mountain Weekly News. 2013-11-07 . 2013-11-07.
  12. Web site: Loud - EP by R5 (US) iTunes. Allmusic. January 12, 2013.
  13. Web site: R5: (I Can't) Forget About You Music Video!. Popstar Magazine. January 12, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20170807235619/http://www.popstaronline.com/r5-i-cant-forget-about-you-music-video/. August 7, 2017. dead.
  14. Web site: Images of R5 - Louder. Discogs. February 3, 2015.
  15. Web site: Louder - R5 - Credits - AllMusic. AllMusic. February 24, 2015.
  16. Web site: R5 – Louder. Ultratop. April 17, 2014.
  17. Web site: R5 – Louder. SNEP. June 28, 2014.
  18. Web site: Top 100 Individual Artist Albums . IRMA . April 11, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130115091114/http://www.irma.ie/aucharts.asp#singles . January 15, 2013 .
  19. Web site: Italian Albums. FIMI. April 11, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140419011935/http://www.fimi.it/main/chart_id/1788. April 19, 2014.
  20. Web site: 「アール・ファイヴ│オリコン芸能人事典 -Oricon Style . Oricon.co.jp . 2013-11-14.
  21. Web site: Oficjalna Lista Sprzedazy. Polish. OLiS. Polish Music Charts. April 17, 2014.
  22. Web site: Chart: Cluk Update 19.04.2014 (wk15). UK Charts. 2010-05-13.

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