Ocean Avenue (album)

Ocean Avenue
Studio album by Yellowcard
Released	July 22, 2003
Recorded	February – March 2003, at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, California, U.S.
Genre	Pop punk[1]
Length	47:16
Label	Capitol CDP 7243 5 39844 0 3
Producer	Neal Avron
Yellowcard chronology
The Underdog EP (2002) Ocean Avenue (2003) Lights and Sounds (2006)
Singles from Ocean Avenue
"Way Away" Released: October 2003 "Ocean Avenue" Released: February 24, 2004 "Only One" Released: January 25, 2005

Ocean Avenue is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Yellowcard. The album was the band's major-label debut and brought them to prominence. It was a commercial success in the United States, led by titular hit single "Ocean Avenue". The album received generally positive reviews from music critics and has been certified platinum in sales by the RIAA and gold by the CRIA. It was produced by Neal Avron, and released on July 22, 2003 through Capitol Records.

In 2013, the band released an acoustic version of the album, Ocean Avenue Acoustic, in honor of the album's tenth anniversary.

Commercial performance and promotion

Ocean Avenue sold 11,000 copies in its first week in the U.S., debuting at #23. It is Yellowcard's most successful album and has been certified Platinum for sales in excess of 1,000,000. It was released as an enhanced CD in some countries. The enhanced CD includes a video entitled "The Making of Ocean Avenue" and a previously unreleased video of the song "Powder" (from The Underdog EP). In 2005, the album was released as a Special Edition in Malaysia, with live videos and music videos. The album was re-released on limited edition vinyl in 2011.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	C[3]
IGN	[4]
Punknews.org	[5]
Sputnikmusic	[6]

The album was included at number 50 on Rock Sound's "The 51 Most Essential Pop Punk Albums of All Time" list.^[7] BuzzFeed included the album at number 27 on their "36 Pop Punk Albums You Need To Hear Before You F——ing Die" list.^[8]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Ryan Key, all music composed by Yellowcard and Pete Mosely.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Way Away"	3:22
2.	"Breathing"	3:38
3.	"Ocean Avenue"	3:18
4.	"Empty Apartment"	3:36
5.	"Life of a Salesman"	3:18
6.	"Only One"	4:17
7.	"Miles Apart"	3:32
8.	"Twentythree"	3:27
9.	"View from Heaven"	3:22
10.	"Inside Out"	3:40
11.	"Believe"	4:31
12.	"One Year, Six Months"	3:28
13.	"Back Home"	3:55
Total length:		47:16

Japanese bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
14.	"Firewater"	3:18
15.	"Hey Mike"	4:00
16.	"Way Away" (Acoustic version)	3:52
17.	"Avondale" (Acoustic version)	3:35

Personnel

Yellowcard Ryan Key — lead vocals, rhythm guitar, bass guitar on "Only One" Sean Mackin — violin, vocals Ben Harper — lead guitar Longineu W. Parsons III — drums, percussion Performance credits Alieka Wijnveldt – vocals on "View from Heaven" Artwork Sasha Eisenman – photography Brittany Nash – model Tait Hawes – design Additional personnel Peter Mosely – bass guitar on all tracks except "Only One", piano on "Empty Apartment" and "Only One" Christine Choi – cello on "Way Away", "Breathing", "Empty Apartment", "Only One" and "Believe" Rodney Wirtz – viola on "Way Away", "Breathing", "Empty Apartment", "Only One" and "Believe" Sean Mackin – string arrangement Neal Avron – string arrangement

Technical and production Neal Avron – producer, engineering Ryan Castle – assistant engineer Travis Huff – assistant engineer Tom Lord-Alge – mixing Femio Hernandez – mixing assistant Ted Jensen – mastering Managerial Louie Bandak – A&R Ron Laffitte – A&R Arthur Spivak – worldwide management Deborah Klein – worldwide management Ian Montone – legal representation Corrie Christopher – booking

Charts

Album Chart (2004) Peak position New Zealand Albums Chart 8 US Billboard 200 23 UK Albums Chart 149 Singles Year Single Chart Position 2004 "Way Away" US Modern Rock Tracks 15 UK Singles Chart 63 "Ocean Avenue" US Billboard Hot 100 37 US Modern Rock Tracks 21 US Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks 22 US Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs) 13 UK Singles Chart 65 2005 "Only One" US Modern Rock Tracks 15 US Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs) 28

Certifications Country Certification Sales Canada Gold[9] 50,000+ United States Platinum[10] 1,000,000+

References

Citations

1. "THE 50 GREATEST POP-PUNK ALBUMS EVER". Kerrang!. December 4, 2015.
2. Allmusic review
3. Caramanica, Joe (July 25, 2003). "Ocean Avenue Review". Entertainment Weekly: 72. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
4. Madsen, Nick (August 5, 2003). "Ocean Avenue". IGN. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
5. Punknews.org review
6. Sputnikmusic review
7. Bird, ed. 2014, p. 69
8. Sherman, Maria; Broderick, Ryan (July 2, 2013). "36 Pop Punk Albums You Need To Hear Before You F----ing Die". BuzzFeed. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
9. "Gold & Platinum Certification – August 2004". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
10. "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - August 19, 2010: Yellowcard certified albums". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 19, 2010.

Sources

• Bird, Ryan, ed. (September 2014). "The 51 Most Essential Pop Punk Albums of All Time". Rock Sound (London: Freeway Press Inc.) (191). ISSN 1465-0185.

External links

• Ocean Avenue at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)