United We Stand (Brad album) explained
United We Stand |
Type: | Studio |
Artist: | Brad |
Cover: | Unitedwestandbrad.jpg |
Released: | April 24, 2012 |
Genre: | Alternative rock |
Length: | 40:17 |
Language: | English |
Label: | Razor & Tie |
Prev Title: | Best Friends? |
Prev Year: | 2011 |
Next Title: | In the Moment That You're Born |
Next Year: | 2023 |
United We Stand is the fifth studio album by the American band Brad. It was released on April 24, 2012.[1] [2] [3] To promote the album the band toured, including their first ever shows in the United Kingdom.[4] [5] It was the final studio album to feature frontman Shawn Smith in his lifetime, who died in April 2019.[6]
Personnel
- Brad
- Shawn Smith – vocals; percussion (tracks 1–3, 8, 10), organ (tracks 1–3), drums (tracks 2, 8, 10), 12-string acoustic guitar (track 5), keyboards (track 5), piano (tracks 5, 8, 10), electric guitar (tracks 7, 10)
- Stone Gossard – electric guitar (tracks 1–6), guitar solo (track 8), lead guitar (track 9)
- Keith Lowe – bass (tracks 1–8)
- Regan Hagar – drums (tracks 1, 3–6, 9), electric guitar (track 9), B3 synthesizer (track 9)
- Additional Personnel
- Happy Chichester – electric guitar (tracks 1, 3, 4)
- Bashiri Johnson – percussion (tracks 2, 7)
- Hans Teuber – horns (track 5)
- Mike Berg – bass (track 9)
Notes and References
- Web site: Brad Announces New Label Partnership With Razor and Tie . February 22, 2012 . pearljam.com.
- Web site: Brad Set New Album Release . February 22, 2012 . antimusic.com.
- Web site: Brad set to return with new album "United We Stand" . February 22, 2012 . snobsmusic.net.
- Web site: Brad Announce First Ever UK Tour & Tickets . November 18, 2012 . stereoboard.
- Web site: Brad UK Tour Dates in February 2013 . November 18, 2012 . classicrockradio.
- Web site: R.I.P. Shawn Smith, singer of Seattle rock band Brad dead at 53. Young . Alex . April 6, 2019 . . April 7, 2019 .