Billy Talent II
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Themes
The album has less anger and language than their previous self-titled albumBilly Talent (album)
- Chart positions :- Personnel :* Benjamin Kowalewicz - Lead vocals* Ian D'Sa - Guitar, vocals, art direction, package design* Jonathan Gallant - Bass guitar, vocals* Aaron Solowoniuk - Drums- Appearances :...
, as they had mellowed out and matured as men and as a band. More of the songs dealt with real-life issues, to the praise of fans and critics.
Personnel
Billy Talent- Ben Kowalewicz - lead vocals
- Ian D'SaIan D'SaIan Michael D'Sa is the guitarist for the Canadian band Billy Talent.-Early life and career:Ian's family moved from the UK to Canada when he was 3 years old. He is of Indian Goan descent and grew up in Mississauga, Ontario learning guitar at the age of 13...
- guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, 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... - Jon Gallant - 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... - Aaron SolowoniukAaron SolowoniukAaron Solowoniuk , is the drummer for the Canadian band Billy Talent.- Background :Solowoniuk was born and raised in Streetsville, Ontario and began drumming at a young age, his first set being a gift from his parents...
- 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 ....
Artwork
- Liz Barrett - Art Producer
- Kim Kinakin & Henry Fong - Artwork
- Kim Kinakin - Package Design
- Henry Fong - Cover illustration
- Ian D'Sa - Art Direction
- Dustin Rabin - Photography
Additional musicians
- Gavin BrownGavin Brown (musician)Gavin "Golden" Brown is a multi-platinum, multi-Juno Award-winning Canadian record producer, songwriter, and musician.Brown is based in Toronto, Canada and Los Angeles, California. Having worked with a variety of acts, Gavin is best known for both his ability to develop and break young artists,...
- Tambourine
Production
- Gavin Brown - Producer
- Ian D'Sa - Producer
- Eric Ratz - Engineer
- Steve Blair & Mary Gormley - A&R
- Chris Lord-Alge - Mixing
- Kenny Luong - Digital Editing
Chart positions
| Chart | Position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
134 |
| Heatseekers Albums Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical... |
3 |
| Canadian Albums Chart Canadian Albums Chart The Canadian Albums Chart is the official album sales chart in Canada. It is compiled every Wednesday by U.S.-based music sales tracking company Nielsen Soundscan, and published every Thursday by Jam! Canoe and Billboard, along with its sister charts the Canadian Singles Chart and the Canadian BDS... |
1 |
| Austrian Albums Chart | 4 |
| Finnish Albums Chart | 22 |
| German Albums Chart | 1 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 31 |
| UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
46 |
Year-end
| End of year chart (2007) | Position |
|---|---|
| German Albums Chart | 37 |
Certifications
| Country | Certification | Recording Industry Association | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 3× Platinum | CRIA Canadian Recording Industry Association Music Canada is a Toronto-based, non-profit trade organization that was founded 9 April 1963 to represent the interests of companies that record, artists, manufacture, production, promotion and distribution of music in Canada... |
300,000 Units+ |
| Germany | 2× Platinum | BVMI Bundesverband Musikindustrie The Bundesverband Musikindustrie or simply BVMI represents the music industry in Germany. The association represents the interests of nearly 350 labels and music industry related enterprises.... |
400,000 Units+ |
| Austria | Platinum | IFPIA | 30,000 Units+ |
The Worldwide Sales Estimation is 1,200,000 units.
External links
- Official Billy Talent Website
- Interview with Ian and Jon in support of BIlly Talent II
- Billy Talent at MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
- Billy Talent at Last.fmLast.fmLast.fm is a music website, founded in the United Kingdom in 2002. It has claimed 30 million active users in March 2009. On 30 May 2007, CBS Interactive acquired Last.fm for UK£140m ....
- Sample clips from Billy Talent II
- Billy Talent and Billy Talent II Player