| Artist | Daughtry |
|---|---|
| Cover | Daughtry_-_Break_the_Spell.jpg |
| Released | November 21, 2011 |
| Recorded | July–September 2011 |
| Studio |
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| Genre | Post-grunge[1] |
| Label | RCA · 19 |
| Producer | Howard Benson |
| Prev year | 2010 |
| Next year | 2013 |
Break the Spell is the third studio album by American rock band Daughtry, released on November 21, 2011, by RCA Records.[2] It is a follow-up to their platinum selling album Leave This Town in 2009. On December 15, the album was officially certified Gold.[3]
Background
According to Chris Daughtry, the album is "more upbeat and positive lyrically" and also stated that the album sounds "nothing like the previous two".[4] Chris Daughtry wrote all of the songs with band guitarists Josh Steely and Brian Craddock, bassist Josh Paul, and in collaboration with Marti Frederiksen, Busbee and Brett James.[5] The album was produced by Howard Benson, who also produced their previous two albums.
Prior to the album's release, during the month of November, the tracks "Renegade", "Louder Than Ever" and "Outta My Head" were used by ESPN during some of their programming broadcasts.[6]
Daughtry's official website made a listening party for Break the Spell.[7]
Sales
Break the Spell opened at number 67 on the UK charts. On the Billboard 200, Break the Spell opened at #8 with sales of 129,000[8]
"Start of Something Good" sold 10,000 singles.[9]
Singles
"Renegade" was released as the album's lead single and first rock single. It was released to rock stations on September 27, 2011, and made available for download on October 18, 2011.
"Crawling Back to You" was released at the first pop single from the album, second overall on October 4, 2011. It reached to number 6 on the US Adult Top 40 chart.
"Outta My Head" and "Start of Something Good" were released as the third and fourth singles off the album, respectively.
Track listing
The track listing was announced on October 6 through Daughtry's official site.[10]
Personnel
Credits adapted from album's liner notes.[11]
Band members
- Chris Daughtry – vocals
- Brian Craddock – guitars
- Josh Steely – guitars
- Josh Paul – bass
- Robin Diaz – drums
Additional musicians
- Howard Benson – keyboards, programming
- Lenny Skolnik – programming, strings (3)
Production
- Rain Hancock – A&R
- Howard Benson – producer
- Mike Plotnikoff – recording
- Paul DeCarli – additional engineer, digital editing
- Hatsukazu Inagaki – additional engineer
- Jimmy Fahey – assistant engineer (2, 7–9)
- David Schwerkolt – assistant engineer (2, 7–9)
- Morgan Stratton – assistant engineer (2, 7–9)
- Chris Lord-Alge – mixing at Mix LA (Los Angeles, California)
- Keith Armstrong – assistant mix engineer
- Nik Karpen – assistant mix engineer
- Andrew Schubert – additional mix engineer
- Brad Townsend – additional mix engineering
- Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York)
- Marc Vangool – guitar technician
- Jon Nicholson – drum technician
- Erwin Gorostiza – creative director
- Chris Feldmann – art direction, design
- Chapman Baehler – photography
- Dee Anderson – stylist
- Christian Marc – make-up
- Stirling McIlwaine for Pearl Group Entertainment – management
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|
Year-end charts
| Chart (2012) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[12] | 53 |
| US Rock Albums (Billboard)[13] | 11 |
References
- ^ "Break the Spell - Daughtry | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ US-certification
- ^ "Chris Daughtry Says New Album is More Upbeat and More Positive Lyrically [AUDIO] | Ryan Seacrest - The official entertainment news site of American Idol host and American Top 40 on air radio personality!". Ryan Seacrest. 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-12-04.
- ^ "The Much Anticipated New Daughtry Album Break the Spell Hits Stores in Late November Says Pre Order Madness". Archived from the original on May 14, 2012. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
- ^ "ESPN's featured music for November - ESPN". ESPN. 2011-11-02. Retrieved 2011-12-04.
- ^ "Listen to 'Break The Spell' in its Entirety | The Official Daughtry Website". Daughtryofficial.com. Archived from the original on 2011-12-14. Retrieved 2011-12-04.
- ^ "Daughtry's 129,000 sales 'Spell' a top-10 debut". Content.usatoday.com. 2011-11-30. Retrieved 2011-12-04.
- ^ "'Idol' downloads: Kelly Clarkson, Haley and Casey, more". Content.usatoday.com. 2011-11-30. Retrieved 2011-12-04.
- ^ "Daughtry - Break The Spell (Deluxe Version) - Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH". Sonymusic.de. Archived from the original on 2011-10-29. Retrieved 2011-12-04.
- ^ Break the Spell (booklet). RCA. 2011.
- ^ "Billboard 200 Albums : Year End 2012". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ^ "Rock Albums : Year End 2012". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 9 November 2015.