Mercy (Rocco DeLuca and the Burden album)
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Mercy is the second full-length album by American rock band Rocco DeLuca and the Burden
, released on March 10, 2009. The band worked with famed U2
producer Daniel Lanois
on this album and although he originally was slated for only a small selection of songs, the band later decided to enlist his talents for the entire album. Some descriptive highlights on Mercy include the title track, a slow burning ballad that highlights DeLuca's falsetto and is backed by UK
based band Keane, "I Trust You to Kill Me" — a driving dobro
and piano centered plea, and the hard rock "Save Yourself", which was used for the promo of the television movie 24: Redemption.
DeLuca started his North America
tour promoting this album upon its release on March 10.
Rocco DeLuca and the Burden
The California-based Rocco DeLuca and the Burden was originally formed as a four-piece American indie rock band in late 2005. The band no longer plays together, though DeLuca remains a solo artist and sometimes plays with close friends in concert....
, released on March 10, 2009. The band worked with famed U2
U2
U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr. . U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music...
producer Daniel Lanois
Daniel Lanois
Daniel Lanois born September 19, 1951 in Hull, Quebec) is a Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. He has released a number of albums of his own work and has produced albums for a wide variety of artists, including Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Peter Gabriel, Emmylou Harris, Willie...
on this album and although he originally was slated for only a small selection of songs, the band later decided to enlist his talents for the entire album. Some descriptive highlights on Mercy include the title track, a slow burning ballad that highlights DeLuca's falsetto and is backed by UK
United Kingdom
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based band Keane, "I Trust You to Kill Me" — a driving dobro
Dobro
Dobro is a registered trademark, now owned by Gibson Guitar Corporation and used for a particular design of resonator guitar.The name has a long and involved history, interwoven with that of the resonator guitar...
and piano centered plea, and the hard rock "Save Yourself", which was used for the promo of the television movie 24: Redemption.
DeLuca started his North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
tour promoting this album upon its release on March 10.
Track listing
Chart information
| Year | Album/single | Peak chart position | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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... |
Top Heatseekers 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... |
US Mainstream Rock | US Modern Rock | ||
| 2009 | Mercy | 123 | 2 | - | - |
| "Save Yourself" | - | - | - | - |