Love the Future explained

Love the Future
Type:	studio
Artist:	Chester French
Cover:	Chester French - Love the Future.jpg
Recorded:	2005–2009
Genre:	Indie pop futurepop synth-pop electronic
Length:	42:55
Label:	Star Trak Interscope
Producer:	Chester French
Prev Title:	Jacques Jams, Vol. 1: Endurance
Prev Year:	2008
Next Title:	Songs 4 Tngrs
Next Year:	2012

Love the Future is the debut album by the band Chester French, which was released on April 21, 2009 under the record label Star Trak Entertainment.^[1]

Background

Love the Future was primarily recorded while the duo attended Harvard University; they recorded most of the songs during class and study breaks at a Harvard recording studio.^[2] After recording the album, lead vocalist David-Andrew "D.A." Wallach sent the work to several record labels. The band received recording contract offers from Kanye West's GOOD Music, Jermaine Dupri's Island Def Jam Music Group, Pharrell Williams Star Trak Entertainment and several independent record labels; they ended up signing with Star Trak.^[2]

Critical reception

Love the Future received generally mixed reviews from music critics, receiving an aggregated score of 59 out of 100 on Metacritic.^[3] Christopher Muther of The Boston Globe felt that the album was "too wise" and "too catchy" to possibly be the debut of Chester French. He compared the songs to that of the band Fountains of Wayne. Heather Phares of Allmusic called the album "much better" when the duo "tones down the hyperactivity and sticks to making songs with ridiculously ingratiating hooks". Wallach's voice was compared to that of Carl Wilson of The Beach Boys.^[4]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by David-Andrew "D.A." Wallach and Maxwell Drummey.

1. "Introduction" – 1:07
2. "C'mon (On My Own)" - 3:22
3. "Bebe Buell" – 3:38
4. "String Interlude" – 0:57
5. "The Jimmy Choos" – 3:15
6. "Time to Unwind" – 1:44
7. "Fingers" – 4:16
8. "Country Interlude" – 5:37
9. "Beneath the Veil" – 2:47
10. "Neal" – 3:36
11. "Not Over You" – 4:24
12. "She Loves Everybody" – 3:59
13. "Sleep" – 4:13
14. "Pleasure Squad" – 3:40 (Amazon.com bonus track)
15. "People" - 3:17 (iTunes bonus track)

Personnel

• Jeremiah Alvera – assistant
• Matt Antonowicz – trumpet
• Kevin Arndt – engineer
• Andrew Bergman – bass violin
• Julia Boynton – tap soloist
• Mike Bozzi – mastering
• Mikey Canzonetta – assistant
• Damien Chazelle – drum kit
• Maxwell Drummey – arranger, guitars, basses, keyboards, drums, percussion, synthesizers, marimba, xylophone, timpani, violin, theremin, programming, background vocals, engineer, producer
• Steve Fiascone – cello
• Scott Fruhan – background vocals
• Jeff Hefler – timpani
• Daniel Holter – engineer
• Mike Judge – bass, background vocals
• Matthew Kan – strings
• Clara Kim – strings

• Laura Krentzman – strings
• Sharan Leventhal – strings
• Marissa Lieata – strings
• Nick Machen – saxophone
• Laura Meyer – tuba
• Amy Ng – strings
• Barry Oosterwaal – trombone
• Neil Pogue – audio mixing
• Robin Ryczek – strings
• Eric Segnitz – strings
• Sopen Shah – strings
• Matt Tahaney – engineer
• Richard Tremarello – French horn
• D.A. Wallach – lead vocals, engineer, producer
• Tyler Wood – piano, mixing
• Adrien Zitoun – strings

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200^[5]	77
U.S. Billboard Comprehensive Albums^[6]	82
U.S. Billboard Top Digital Albums^[7]	19
U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums^[8]	77

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bill. Bradley. Chester French Love the Future out April 21st. Vanity Fair. Condé Nast Digital. 2009-03-10. 2009-04-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20090408055209/http://www.vanityfair.com/online/culture/2009/03/10/chester-french-love-the-future-out-april-21.html. 2009-04-08. dead.
2. Web site: Retrograds. Muther. Christopher. 2007-07-08. The Boston Globe. The New York Times Company. 2009-07-15.
3. Web site: Love the Future by Chester French. Metacritic. 2009-07-15.
4. Web site: Chester French: 'Love the Future'. Norton. Maiya. 2009-04-21. Vibe. Vibe Media Group. 2009-04-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20090425124215/http://www.vibe.com/music/revolutions/2009/04/chester_french_love_the_future/. 2009-04-25. dead.
5. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=chester french|chart=all}} Artist Chart History - Chester French - Albums]. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. 2009-04-30.
6. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=chester french|chart=Billboard Comprehensive Albums}} Billboard Comprehensive Albums - Love the Future - Chester French]. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. 2009-07-15.
7. Top Digital Albums - Love the Future - Chester French. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. 2009-07-15.
8. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=chester french|chart=Internet Albums}} Top Internet Albums - Love the Future - Chester French ]. Billboard . Nielsen Business Media . 2009-07-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170202024245/http://www.billboard.com/artist/299087/chester%20french/chart?f=938 . 2017-02-02 .