...Something to Be

2005 studio album by Rob Thomas February 2012 ...Something to Be studio Rob Thomas Rob Thomas - Something To Be.jpg 2005 04 19 2004–2005 Pop rock alternative rock 50:05 Atlantic WEA Matt Serletic Cradlesong 2009 ...Something to Be studio Lonely No More February 14, 2005Going for Adds Radio & Records 1593 27 February 11, 2005 This Is How a Heart Breaks June 13, 2005Going for Adds Radio & Records 1610 19 June 10, 2005 Ever the Same November 7, 2005Going for Adds Radio & Records 1631 22 November 4, 2005 ...Something to Be March 13, 2006http://www.aria.com.au/issue836.pdf The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 13th March 2006 ARIA 27 March 13, 2006 dead http://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20060409140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20060410-0000/issue836.pdf April 9, 2006 March 6, 2022medic Streetcorner Symphony October 16, 2006http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=64265 ACQB: Available for Airplay FMQB https://web.archive.org/web/20070207084832/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=64265 February 7, 2007 March 27, 2022 ...Something to Be is the debut solo album from the Matchbox Twenty lead singer Rob Thomas. The album was released on April 19, 2005, and it debuted at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart, knocking out Mariah Carey's The Emancipation of Mimi. The album spawned the US top ten hit "Lonely No More". It also features John Mayer's guitar on the single "Streetcorner Symphony".Hiatt Brian 2005 https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/johnmayer/articles/story/7264515/rob_thomas_goes_it_alone Rob Thomas Goes It Alone Rolling Stone March 8, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071002002355/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/johnmayer/articles/story/7264515/rob_thomas_goes_it_alone October 2, 2007 dead The album was released in the DualDisc format, the first major album to be released that way. The album itself is certified Double Platinum by the RIAA in the US and consists of several types of sounds, including dance, pop, Latin, rock, and country, although it can be generally classified as closer to pop than to the rock music of Matchbox Twenty's third studio album, More Than You Think You Are. The album was supported by his 2005–2006 Something to Be Tour. Critical reception 57/100http://www.metacritic.com/music/something-to-be/rob-thomas Something To Be by Rob Thomas Metacritic October 3, 2016 AllMusic 3.5 5album r733303/review yes ...Something to BeReview Erlewine Stephen Thomas AllMusic May 12, 2011 Entertainment Weekly Bhttp://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1049690,00.html ...Something to Be Review Entertainment Weekly David Browne April 18, 2005 May 12, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110607104807/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1049690,00.html June 7, 2011 Paste (favorable)http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2005/06/rob-thomas-something-to-be.html ...Something to Be Review Paste June 30, 2008 May 12, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110617062229/http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2005/06/rob-thomas-something-to-be.html June 17, 2011 Rolling Stone 3 5https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/robthomas/albums/album/7243163/review/7263916/something_to_be ...Something to BeReview Rolling Stone https://web.archive.org/web/20071010034548/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/robthomas/albums/album/7243163/review/7263916/something_to_be October 10, 2007 dead Stylus Chttp://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=2948 ...Something to Be Review Stylus May 12, 2011 April 4, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120404234523/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=2948 dead ...Something to Be received mixed reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 57, based on 11 reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews". David Browne of Entertainment Weekly said Rob Thomas "sounds less like his usual tortured self and more like a boy-band veteran who still knows a thing or two about a grabby hook" and noting that the single "Streetcorner Symphony" sounds like "the world's greatest Black Crowes parody — until you realize Thomas is completely serious". Browne also commented that the album "doesn't always snap and crackle the way that single ("Lonely No More") does". Lindsay Whitfield of Soul Shine Magazine also gave the album and some of its songs a positive review (four stars), saying the album is "one of the finest, most unique albums of 2006 so far" and Thomas belts out "musical perfection to the road trip worthy".Whitfield Lindsay http://www.soulshine.ca/reviews/albumReview.php?arid=507 Rob Thomas, Something to Be soulshine.ca 2013-03-24 March 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051142/http://www.soulshine.ca/reviews/albumReview.php?arid=507 dead Thomas Inskeep of Stylus Magazine gave the album a negative review (although the "C" rating reflects a more mixed attitude), calling it "mediocre" and explaining that the large part of the problem was that "Rob's a fairly generic songwriter". Inskeep continued by saying he is "one of the most processed-cheese-and-Wonder-bread guys around" and Thomas had "hopelessly clichéd lines" on the song "Ever the Same".Inskeep Thomas http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/rob-thomas/something-to-be.htm Rob Thomas - ...Something to Be - Review en 2005-04-22 stylusmagazine.com 2013-03-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20060915033147/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/rob-thomas/something-to-be.htm 2006-09-15 dead Kevin Forest Moreau of Paste gave the album a positive review, saying his debut solo album "certainly sounds different from the adult-alternative diet-rock of Matchbox Twenty-at least half the time". Moreau complimented the "punchy horns and a few electronic flourishes" for being on songs such as "Streetcorner Symphony". However, he criticized the "ponderous poetics...and platitudes" for being mistaken as depth. Paul Lingas of avrev.com called the album "a mixed bag with some surprisingly good offerings and some duds that sadly aren't surprising" (giving the performance a 5.5 and the sound 6.5), complimenting some of the songs but also calling them "background music". He noted that Thomas "does not have a good singing voice". Although he also called his voice very distinctive and strong, he said "too often it is not suited to the surrounding music". Lingas finished by saying that Thomas' voice is not always well blended with the other sounds and that the mixing is "poor" and producing decisions are "sometimes odd".Lingas Paul http://www.avrev.com/music-disc-reviews/dualdisc/rob-thomas-something-to-be.html Rob Thomas - Something To Be 2005-04-19 avrev.com 2013-03-24 July 28, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140728114834/http://www.avrev.com/music-disc-reviews/dualdisc/rob-thomas-something-to-be.html dead Track listing Rob Thomas This Is How a Heart Breaks Thomas Christian Karlsson Henrik Jonback Pontus Winnberg 3:50 Lonely No More 3:47 Ever the Same 4:16 I Am an Illusion 4:53 When the Heartache Ends 2:51 ...Something to Be 4:31 All That I Am 4:28 Problem Girl 3:55 Fallin' to Pieces 4:11 My, My, My 4:18 Streetcorner Symphony Thomas Matt Serletic 4:09 Now Comes the Night Thomas Serletic 4:55 iTunes deluxe versionhttps://music.apple.com/us/album/something-to-be-deluxe/313223152 Something To Be (Deluxe) by Rob Thomas on Apple Music iTunes April 5, 2005 Not Just a Woman 3:03 You Know Me 3:48 This Is How a Heart Breaks Pull's Defibrillator Mix 6:32 Lonely No More Clear Channel "Stripped" Mix 3:44 Lonely No More music video 3:45 Ever the Same music video 4:04 Australian edition bonus tracks Not Just a Woman 3:03 You Know Me 3:48 Lonely No More Clear Channel Stripped Version 3:44 This Is How a Heart Breaks Pull's Defibrillator Mix 6:32 Japan edition bonus track Fallen 4:36 Target bonus CD: ...Something More ...Something to Be downtown version When the Heartache Ends piano version Not Just a Woman You Know Me Dear Joan Lonely No More Jason Nevins Rock Da Club Mix Lonely No More Francois L. Club Mix Personnel Musicians Harley Allen – background vocals (9) Greater Anointing – background vocals (1, 2, 7, 11) Matt Beck – background vocals (6) Mike Campbell – guitar (5, 6, 8, 9), guitar solo (8) Cassidy – background vocals (6, 10) Kyle Cook – guitar (6) Jill Dell'Abate – horn contractor Mike Elizondo – bass guitar (1–11) Anika Ellis – additional background vocals (11) Pat Enright – background vocals (9) Brandon Fields – saxophone (4, 6, 11) Gordon Gottlieb – marimba, bells, and orchestral drums (7) Gary Grant – trumpet (4, 6, 11) Jonathon Haas – marimba, bells, and orchestral drums (7) Benjamin Herman – marimba, bells, and orchestral drums (7) Jerry Hey – trumpet (6, 11), horn arrangements (6, 11) Gerald Hayward – drums (1–6, 8–11) Hasan Isakkut – kanun (7) Kevin Kadish – guitar (1) Frank London – shofar (7) John Mayer – guitar (11) Wendy Melvoin – guitar (1–9, 11) Joe Passaro – marimba, bells, and orchestral drums (7) Heitor Teixeira Pereora – guitar (3, 10) Eric Poland – marimba, bells, and orchestral drums (7) Robert Randolph – lap steel guitar (4) Matt Serletic – keyboards, background vocals (8, 10) Shari Sutcliffe – horn contractor Rob Thomas – lead vocals, piano (12) Jeff Trott – guitar (1–4, 7, 8, 11) Dan Tyminski – background vocals (9) Dan Willis – dudok (7) Reginald Young – trombone (6, 11) Technical personnel Matt Serletic – producer Jimmy Douglass – engineer (1–6, 8–11), mixing (1, 3–6, 9, 11) Greg Collins – engineer (1–11) Mark Dobson – engineer (1–11), digital editing Jay Newland – engineer (7) David Thornier – engineer (12), mixing (2, 7, 8, 10, 12) Jon Belec – assistant engineer, mixing assistant Jason Dale – assistant engineer, mixing assistant Mark Gottlieb – assistant engineer John Morrical – assistant engineer Hal Winer – assistant engineer Kevin Mills – assistant engineer Gary Paczosa – additional recording (9) Zach McNees – mixing assistant Tony Maserati – additional mixing (2) John O'Brien – programming Bob Ludwig – mastering Charts Weekly charts +Weekly chart performance for ...Something to Be Chart (2005) PeakpositionAustralia 1 Rob Thomas ...Something to Be true March 11, 2019Austria 19 Rob Thomas ...Something to Be true March 11, 2019BillboardCanada 2 Rob Thomas true March 11, 2019Denmark 16 Rob Thomas ...Something to Be true March 11, 2019Netherlands 64 Rob Thomas ...Something to Be true March 11, 2019France 115 Rob Thomas ...Something to Be true March 11, 2019Germany 10 17842 Rob Thomas ...Something to Be true March 11, 2019Hungary 37 2005 31 true November 27, 2021New Zealand 14 Rob Thomas ...Something to Be true March 11, 2019Norway 13 Rob Thomas ...Something to Be true March 11, 2019 Singaporean Albums (RIAS)http://www.rias.org.sg:80/chart2.html RIAS CHART FOR WEEK ENDING 13 May 2005 May 29, 2005 May 29, 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20050529083849/http://www.rias.org.sg:80/chart2.html dead 1Spain 70 Rob Thomas ...Something to Be true March 11, 2019Sweden 19 Rob Thomas ...Something to Be true March 11, 2019Switzerland 19 Rob Thomas ...Something to Be true March 11, 2019UK2 11 20050605 true March 11, 2019Billboard200 1 Rob Thomas true March 11, 2019 Year-end charts +2005 year-end chart performance for ...Something to Be Chart (2005) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)https://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/2005/albums-chart ARIA End of Year Albums Chart 2005 Australian Recording Industry Association September 9, 2020 15 US Billboard 200https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2005/top-billboard-200-albums Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005 Billboard https://web.archive.org/web/20200816060527/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2005/top-billboard-200-albums August 16, 2020 dead October 9, 2025 46Worldwide Albums (IFPI)http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/top50-2005.pdf Top 50 Global Best Selling Albums for 2005 IFPI https://web.archive.org/web/20081117003309/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/top50-2005.pdf November 17, 2008 February 2, 202347 +2006 year-end chart performance for ...Something to Be Chart (2006) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)http://www.aria.com.au/pages/ARIACHarts-EndofYearCharts-Top100Albums2006.htm ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2006 Australian Recording Industry Association September 9, 2020 95 Certifications Certifications for ...Something to Be Australia 2005 2006 Something to Be Rob Thomas album Platinum 3 Canada 2005 2006 Something to Be Rob Thomas album Platinum New Zealand 2005 2007 Something to Be Rob Thomas album 2005-05-27 newchart 2024-11-20 Gold United Kingdom 2005 2005 Something to Be Rob Thomas album Silver 6083-2805-2 April 18, 2021 United States 2005 2005 Something to Be Rob Thomas album Platinum 2 March 11, 2019 RIAA true References Category:2005 debut albums Category:Albums produced by Bloodshy & Avant Category:Albums produced by Matt Serletic Category:Rob Thomas (musician) albums Category:Atlantic Records albums Category:Albums recorded at Henson Recording Studios