Camino Palmero is the first album released by The Calling

The Calling

The Calling is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, best known for their hit single, "Wherever You Will Go." The group formed in 2000 and have released two albums. They have been on an indefinite hiatus since 2005.-Band history:...

, released on July 10, 2001. It contains their hit single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 "Wherever You Will Go

Wherever You Will Go

"Wherever You Will Go" is a song by The Calling released on the first single of their debut album Camino Palmero. It remains their most renowned and their most successful hit, peaking at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the Adult Top 40 for 23 weeks, setting a record for that chart behind...

". The title of the album comes from a Los Angeles street where band members Alex Band

Alex Band

Alex Band is an American musician and singer-songwriter, best known for his work in his former band The Calling and their signature song "Wherever You Will Go", which peaked at #3 on the Top 40 in 2001.Along with bandmate and fellow songwriter Aaron Kamin as part of The Calling, the pair achieved...

 and Aaron Kamin

Aaron Kamin

Aaron Kamin is an American guitarist and songwriter. He is a founding member of the band, The Calling.-Biography:...

 first met.

Camino Palmero peaked at #36 on Billboard 200

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 and was certified Gold by RIAA. The album was also certified Gold in Canada (50,000 units) in November 2002. The album also did well on several International charts, among others it made #12 in UK

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, #16 in Italy and topped the charts in Mexico (1x Diamond + 3x Platinum). World sales of the album are estimated to be approximately 5 million. In Brazil has been certified with Platinum, by ABPD.

The cover represents the platforms 5 and 6 of the Santa Maria Novella railway station in Florence

Florence

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 (Italy

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).

Track listing

All songs written by Alex Band and Aaron Kamin, except "Stigmatized" which was co-written by Eric Bazilian

Eric Bazilian

Eric M. Bazilian , is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, arranger and producer, best known for being a founding member of the rock band The Hooters.-Early life:...

.

1. Unstoppable – 3:58
2. Nothing's Changed – 4:44
3. Wherever You Will Go
   Wherever You Will Go
   "Wherever You Will Go" is a song by The Calling released on the first single of their debut album Camino Palmero. It remains their most renowned and their most successful hit, peaking at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the Adult Top 40 for 23 weeks, setting a record for that chart behind...
   
    – 3:29
4. Could It Be Any Harder
   Could It Be Any Harder
   "Could It Be Any Harder" is the third single from The Calling's debut album, Camino Palmero. Released in 2002, it peaked at number #22 in Italy.-Chart performances:...
   
    – 4:41
5. Final Answer – 4:34
6. Adrienne
   Adrienne (song)
   "Adrienne" is the second single from The Calling's debut album, Camino Palmero, which was released on July 10, 2001.When Aaron Kamin and Alex Band wrote the song they both had girls in mind, but according to Band they changed the name in the song to Adrienne because, "We didn't want a...
   
    – 4:31
7. We're Forgiven – 4:31
8. Things Don't Always Turn Out That Way – 4:11
9. Just That Good – 3:55
10. Thank You – 2:58
11. Stigmatized – 4:30

Personnel

• Alex Band
  Alex Band
  Alex Band is an American musician and singer-songwriter, best known for his work in his former band The Calling and their signature song "Wherever You Will Go", which peaked at #3 on the Top 40 in 2001.Along with bandmate and fellow songwriter Aaron Kamin as part of The Calling, the pair achieved...
  
   - lead vocals
• Aaron Kamin
  Aaron Kamin
  Aaron Kamin is an American guitarist and songwriter. He is a founding member of the band, The Calling.-Biography:...
  
   - lead guitar
  Lead guitar
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  , backing vocals
• Sean Woolstenhulme - guitar
  Guitar
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  , backing vocals
• Billy Mohler
  Billy Mohler
  Billy Mohler is an L.A-based songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. He was raised in South Orange County and is Bill Medley's godson. He attended and graduated from Berklee College of Music where he studied electric and acoustic bass...
  
   - bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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• Nate Wood
  Nate Wood
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   - drums, percussion, backing vocals

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Australian Album Chart	23
Austrian Album Chart	9
Danish Album Chart	11
French Album Chart	10
German Album Chart	8
Irish Album Chart	21
Italian Album Chart	16
Mexico Album Chart	1
Netherlands Album Chart	46
New Zealand Album Chart	9
Norwegian Album Chart	10
Swedish Album Chart	11
Swiss Album Chart	26
UK Album Chart	12
U.S. Billboard 200 Album Chart	36

Personnel

• Tiago Becker – Assistant Engineer
• Ron Fair
  Ron Fair
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   – Synthesizer, Executive Producer
• Bob Glaub
  Bob Glaub
  Bob Glaub is an American bass player and session musician. He's played with such artists and bands as Journey, Jackson Browne, Bee Gees, Eric Carmen, Linda Ronstadt, Leo Sayer, Warren Zevon, Rod Stewart, Donna Summer, Bonnie Raitt and many others....
  
  – Bass
• Marc Greene – Engineer
• Robert Hadley – Mastering
• Frank Harkins – Art Direction, Design
• Chris Lord – Mixing
• Stephen Marcussen – Mastering
• Paul Mirkovich – Keyboards
• Zac Rae – Organ
• Satnam Ramgotra – Percussion, Tabla
• Doug Sax – Mastering
• Matt Silva – Mixing
• Marc Tanner – Producer
• David Thoener – Engineer, Mixing
• Nate Wood – Percussion, Drums