II (The Common Linnets album)

II is the second studio album by Dutch band The Common Linnets. The album was released on 25 September 2015 through Universal Music Group. The lead single, "We Don't Make the Wind Blow" was released on 1 May 2015

II
Studio album by The Common Linnets
Released	25 September 2015
Recorded	2014
Genre	Pop Rock
Label	Universal Music Group
The Common Linnets chronology
The Common Linnets (2014) II (2015)
Singles from The Common Linnets
"We Don't Make the Wind Blow" Released: 1 May 2015 "Hearts On Fire" Released: 31 August 2015 "In Your Eyes" Released: 22 January 2016

Singles

"We Don't Make the Wind Blow" was released as the lead single from the album on 1 May 2015. The song peaked to number 74 on the Dutch Singles Chart. The song has also charted in Belgium.

Reception

Commercial performance

On 3 October 2015 the album entered the Dutch Albums Chart at number 1. On 9 October 2015 the album entered the Austrian Albums Chart ay number 32. The album entered the German Albums Chart at number 18.

Track listing

Standard edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"We Don't Make the Wind Blow"	Rob Crosby Ilse DeLange Jake Etheridge JB Meijers Matthew Crosby	Ilse DeLange JB Meijers	3:36
2.	"That Part"	DeLange Etheridge Meijers M. Crosby	DeLange Meijers	3:47
3.	"Hearts On Fire"	R. Crosby DeLange Etheridge Meijers M. Crosby	DeLange Meijers	3:46
4.	"Runaway Man"	R. Crosby Etheridge M. Crosby	DeLange Meijers	4:01
5.	"In Your Eyes"	DeLange Etheridge Meijers M. Crosby	DeLange Meijers	3:25
6.	"Dust of Oklahoma"	R. Crosby DeLange Etheridge Meijers M. Crosby	DeLange Meijers	3:58
7.	"Indigo Moon"	R. Crosby DeLange Etheridge Meijers M. Crosby	DeLange Meijers	3:34
8.	"Better Than That"	R. Crosby DeLange Etheridge Meijers M. Crosby	DeLange Meijers	3:04
9.	"Days of Endless Time"	DeLange Meijers	DeLange Meijers	3:26
10.	"Soho Waltz"	DeLange Etheridge Meijers M. Crosby	DeLange Meijers	4:29
11.	"As If Only"	R. Crosby DeLange Etheridge Meijers M. Crosby	DeLange Meijers	3:41
12.	"Walls of Jericho"	R. Crosby DeLange Etheridge Meijers M. Crosby	DeLange Meijers	3:57
13.	"Proud"	DeLange Etheridge Meijers	DeLange Meijers	3:39
Total length:				47:35

Deluxe edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"That Part" (Live)	DeLange Etheridge Meijers M. Crosby	3:48
15.	"We Don't Make the Wind Blow" (Live)	R. Crosby DeLange Etheridge Meijers M. Crosby	3:44
16.	"Soho Waltz" (Live)	DeLange Etheridge Meijers M. Crosby	4:28
17.	"In Your Eyes" (Live)	DeLange Etheridge Meijers M. Crosby	3:21
18.	"As If Only" (Live)	R. Crosby DeLange Etheridge Meijers M. Crosby	3:34
19.	"Calm After the Storm" (Live)	R. Crosby DeLange Etheridge Meijers M. Crosby	3:38

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2015)	Peak positions
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[1]	32
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[2]	40
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[3]	1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4]	18

Year-end charts

Chart (2015)	Position
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[5]	13
Chart (2016)	Position
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[6]	88

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Netherlands	25 September 2015[7][8]	Digital download CD	Universal Music Group

References

1. "Austriancharts.at – The Common Linnets – II" (in German). Hung Medien.
2. "Ultratop.be – The Common Linnets – II" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
3. "Dutchcharts.nl – The Common Linnets – II" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
4. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
5. http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2015&cat=a
6. "Jaaroverzichten - Album 2016". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
7. "'II' van The Common Linnets in iTunes". Itunes.apple.com.
8. "'II (Deluxe)' van The Common Linnets in iTunes". Itunes.apple.com.