Good Morning Revival is the fourth album by Good Charlotte and the follow up to the 2004 release The Chronicles of Life and Death. In an interview with Billy Martin, he mentions that Benji Madden came up with the name for the album.
Delay of release date
Originally, guitarist Billy Martin mentioned on his blog on the band's website that the album would hopefully be out for Christmas 2006. However the album's original release date was June 2006, but was pushed back numerous times before confirmed on the band's website. The release was pushed back to October, after which it was pushed back further to February 2007. Lead singer Joel Madden said in an interview with MuchMusic that the album release has been pushed back once more to March 5 2007. On December 6, 2006, the band's website said that the album will now be released March 20, 2007. Days later the band posted a new message on their website saying that the album will be released March 27, 2007. However, " Top20 Music" reported on March 18 that the album is fully available for download on the UK iTunes Music Store.Internet releases
On Good Charlotte's website, Benji Madden posted a video and announced that the song "Keep Your Hands Off My Girl" would be posted on the band's MySpace. The song premiered September 22, 2006 online and it became available to hear at the band's MySpace account and at the Good Charlotte website Later, a video for the song was posted in the band's MySpace page on October 26 2006. The first single from the album, "The River", featuring Avenged Sevenfold's lead singer, M. Shadows and guitarist Synyster Gates, appeared online January 4, 2007.At midnight, on January 23, 2007 the forthcoming record was made available for preorder on iTunes. When pre-ordered, "The River" is downloaded immediately, while the rest of the album is queued to be downloaded on the released date. Preordering on iTunes also provides the exclusive bonus version of the aforementioned single, and a music video of an acoustic session of the song, "Misery". An acoustic version of "March On" can be downloaded through the band's official website provided that you register as a member. In addition to the tracks listed below, if bought at Wal-Mart, 5 exclusive songs from their Soundstage performance can be downloaded.
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format |
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| Japan | March 13, 2007 | AVEX Trax | CD |
| Ireland | March 16, 2007 | CD | |
| Australia | March 17, 2007 | Sony Records | CD |
| Italy, United Kingdom | March 19, 2007 | CD | |
| Canada, USA | March 27, 2007 | Epic Records, Daylight Records | CD |
Track listing
Standard Edition
- "Good Morning Revival" – 0:56 (Joel Madden, Benji Madden)
- "Misery" - 3:49 (Benji Madden, Joel Madden, Don Gilmore)
- "The River" - 3:15 (Benji Madden, Joel Madden, feat. M. Shadows, and Synyster Gates of Avenged Sevenfold)
- "Dance Floor Anthem (I Don't Want to Be in Love)" - 4:04 (Benji Madden, Joel Madden, Don Gilmore)
- "Keep Your Hands off My Girl" - 3:25 (Benji Madden, Joel Madden)
- "Victims of Love" - 3:45 (Joel Madden, Benji Madden, Don Gilmore)
- "Where Would We Be Now" - 3:58 (Billy Martin, Joel Madden, Benji Madden)
- "Break Apart Her Heart" - 3:19 (Benji Madden, Joel Madden, Don Gilmore, Paul Thomas)
- "All Black" - 4:19 (Benji Madden, Joel Madden, Don Gilmore)
- "Beautiful Place" - 3:50 (Benji Madden, Joel Madden, Don Gilmore)
- "Something Else" - 3:19 (Benji Madden, Joel Madden, Don Gilmore)
- "Broken Hearts Parade" - 3:15 (Joel Madden, Benji Madden, Don Gilmore)
- "March On" - 3:13 (Benji Madden, Joel Madden, Don Gilmore)
iTunes Edition
- All thirteen tracks from U.S. Standard Edition
- "The River (Acoustic Version)" (iTunes Bonus Track) - 3:32
- Digital Booklet Of Good Morning Revival
Wal-Mart Edition
- All thirteen tracks from U.S. Standard Edition
- 5 exclusive downloaded tracks from their Soundstage performance.
Best Buy Edition
- All thirteen songs from U.S. Standard Edition
- Bonus track
- "Jealousy" (Bonus Track) - 3:15
Target Edition
- All thirteen tracks from U.S. Standard Edition
- Bonus DVD with GCTV Episodes 1-3 and videos
- GCTV Episode 1
- GCTV Episode 2
- GCTV Episode 3
- Good Morning Revival
- The River (Music Video)
- The Making Of "The River"
- Beautiful Place (Acoustic Video)
This edition is also being sold in Kmart stores in Australia.
Japanese Edition
- All thirteen tracks from U.S. Standard Edition
- Bonus tracks
- "Keep Your Hands Off My Girl (Broken Spindles Remix)" (Bonus Track)- 4:35
- "Face the Strange" (Bonus Track) - 2:59
B-sides
The band mentioned that they created over 60 b-sides for the album. Only three of them were released as of yet as bonus tracks on "Good Morning Revival" bought in certain stores. They also mentioned that they weren't happy with most of the tracks so they made more. Most of the songs that made it on the album were songs they made last.
- "Face the Strange" – 2:59
- "Jealousy" – 3:15
- "You're Gone" – 3:22
Charts
The album has achieved spots on album charts in many countries. Good Charlotte have achieved top 10 chart debuts in thirteen countries, making Good Morning Revival their highest international chart positions ever. Following its release, the album debuted at number seven on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling about 66,000 copies in its first week.
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Certifications
| Country | Sales | Certification |
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| Australia | 70,000 | Platinum |
| Canada | 50,000 | Gold |
Personnel
A&R
- David Massey
- Evan Lipschutz
Art/Photography
- Fusako Chubachi - Art Direction
- Kristine Burns - Photography
- Marvin Scott Jarrett - Art Direction, Photography
- Michael Dahan - Photography
- Sheri G. Lee - Art Direction
Instruments
- Benji Madden - Guitar
- Billy Martin - Guitar, Keyboard
- Dean Butterworth - Drums
- The Incognito Horns - Horn
- Paul Thomas - Bass
- Synyster Gates - Guitar on "The River"
Mixing/Engineering
- Andy Wallace
- Fox Phelps - Assistant
- Mark Kiczula
Producing/Editing/Mastering/Management
- Don Gilmore - Producer
- John O'Mahoney - Digital Editing
- Mike Scielzi - Assistant
- Steve Feinberg - Management
- Ted Jensen - Mastering
Vocalists
- Benji Madden - Background
- Bobbi Page - Background
- Carmen Carter - Background
- Joel Madden - Lead
- M. Shadows - featured in "The River"
- Maxine Waters - Background
- Terry Wood - Background
References
External links
- Official Site
- Official Good Charlotte Myspace
- Marvin Scott Jarret's video for Keep Your Hands off My Girl on Sony Musicbox
- The River on Sony Musicbox
- Samuel Bayer's video for Keep Your Hands off My Girl on Sony Musicbox
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