Carry On (Chris Cornell album)

Carry On
Studio album by Chris Cornell
Released	May 28, 2007 (UK) June 5, 2007 (US)
Recorded	2006–2007
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	55:20
Label	Suretone/Interscope
Producer	Steve Lillywhite
Professional reviews
Allmusic link Entertainment Weekly (B) Link Rolling Stone link KNAC.com link
Chris Cornell chronology
The Roads We Choose - A Retrospective (2007) Carry On (2007) Scream (2009)
Singles from Carry On
"You Know My Name" Released: November 13, 2006 "No Such Thing" Released: May 1, 2007 "Arms Around Your Love" Released: May 21, 2007 "She'll Never Be Your Man" Released: May 22, 2007

Carry On, the second album by Chris Cornell, was released May 28, 2007 in the United Kingdom and June 5, 2007 in the United States. This album is Cornell's second after Euphoria Morning in 1999, and his first since leaving his former band Audioslave.

[edit] Musical Style

While primarily considered an alternative rock album, Carry On encompasses a variety of musical genres including blues, psychedelic music, and country.^[1]

[edit] More Information

An acoustic version of "Disappearing Act" is heard during the credits of the movie Bug, a 2007 horror film by William Friedkin. The version of the song on this album is a full-band version.

Cornell has announced that "No Such Thing" will be the album's first single during interviews with various radio stations around the United States.^[2] The track was also played on several radio stations. It can be listened to for free from his website.^[3] His website states that "Arms Around Your Love" will be the first single in the U.K. David Cook performed Cornell's version of Billie Jean on American Idol.

"Arms Around Your Love" was remixed by OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder and is available for free download at bodybymilk.com.

[edit] Reaction

The reaction to the album has been generally mixed from both the public and critics. Entertainment Weekly and Allmusic liked the work while Rolling Stone and Twisted Ear were disappointed.

From Toronto's Globe and Mail, May 22, 2007, "Essential tracks: Billie Jean -- Billie Jean is not his lover, she's just a cover. The plutonium-lunged grunge god ponderously gives the Jacko hit the Leonard Cohen treatment."

The BBC described it as "possibly the most confused album you’ll come across all year ... a collection that is both catchy and dreary at the same time."^[4]

[edit] Track listing

The album features fourteen tracks, including the first album appearance of "You Know My Name," the theme song for Casino Royale, the 2006 installment in the James Bond franchise. The album also features a cover of Michael Jackson's hit song from Thriller, "Billie Jean."

All songs composed by Cornell, except where noted:

1. "No Such Thing" – 3:44
2. "Poison Eye" – 3:57
3. "Arms Around Your Love" – 3:34
4. "Safe and Sound" – 4:16
5. "She'll Never Be Your Man" – 3:24
6. "Ghosts" – 3:51
7. "Killing Birds" – 3:38
8. "Billie Jean" (Jackson) – 4:41
9. "Scar on the Sky" – 3:40
10. "Your Soul Today" – 3:27
11. "Finally Forever" – 3:37
12. "Silence the Voices" – 4:27
13. "Disappearing Act" – 4:33
14. "You Know My Name" (Cornell/Arnold) – 4:01

Bonus Tracks

1. "Today" - (Cornell) – 3:03 - (UK & Japanese bonus track)
2. "Roads We Choose" (Cornell) - 3:51 - (UK & Japanese bonus track)
3. "Thank You" (Live From Stockholm) - (Japanese bonus track)

Target bonus track

1. "Call Me A Dog" (Live From Stockholm)

[edit] Chart

As of September 4, the album has sold 121,000 copies in the US and 300,000 copies worldwide.

[edit] References