All That We Needed
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All That We Needed is a 2005 album by the Plain White T's
. This is also Plain White T‘s second album
with Fearless Records
. In July 2007, after the release of Every Second Counts, the song “Hey There Delilah
” was re-issued as a single and sold unexpectedly well, hitting #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
“Hey There Delilah” was released as an EP on May 9, 2006 and re-released as a single in 2007.
Plain White T's
Plain White T's is an American Pop rock band from Chicago, Illinois. Formed in 1997 by high school friends Tom Higgenson and Ken Fletcher, the group had a mostly underground following in Chicago basements, clubs, and bars in its early years, and underwent numerous personnel changes.The band is best...
. This is also Plain White T‘s second album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
with Fearless Records
Fearless Records
Fearless Records is an alternative rock-oriented record label that has been signing artists since 1994. Fearless is based in Westminster, California and are best known for their early pop-punk moments captured in the Fearless Flush Sampler and Punk Bites releases, as well as additional releases by...
. In July 2007, after the release of Every Second Counts, the song “Hey There Delilah
Hey There Delilah
"Hey There Delilah", written by Tom Higgenson, is the third single released from the band Plain White T's 2005 album All That We Needed. In June 2007, over two years after the song's release, it became the band's first hit in the United States, eventually reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in July...
” was re-issued as a single and sold unexpectedly well, hitting #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Track listing
All songs written by Tom Higgenson, except where noted.- “All That We Needed” (Higgenson/Shelly Peiken) – 3:41
- “Revenge” – 3:26
- “Take Me Away” (Higgenson/Danny Wilde) – 2:42
- “My Only One” (Mike Retondo/Higgenson) – 3:49
- “Sad Story” – 2:57
- “Breakdown” – 3:34
- “What More Do You Want?” – 2:24
- “Lazy Day Afternoon” – 2:15
- “Anything” – 2:59
- “Sing My Best” – 2:51
- “Faster” – 2:51
- “Last Call” – 2:53
- “Hey There Delilah” – 3:52
“Hey There Delilah” was released as an EP on May 9, 2006 and re-released as a single in 2007.
Personnel
- Tom Higgenson — lead vocalsLead vocalistThe lead vocalist is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song. They may also play one or more instruments. Lead vocalists are sometimes referred to as the frontman or frontwoman, and as such, are usually considered to be the "leader" of the groups they perform in, often the...
, acoustic guitarAcoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound... - De'Mar Hamilton — drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, percussion, backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists... - Dave Tirio — rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
, backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists... - Tim G. Lopez — lead guitar, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
- Mike Retondo — bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...