Louder (R5 album)

Louder is the debut studio album by American pop rock band R5, which was released on September 24, 2013 by Hollywood Records. Louder was also released as a deluxe edition, with four extra tracks only available for digital download.[1] As of October 2014, Louder has sold 150,000 physical copies in the US.[2]

Louder
Studio album by R5
Released	September 24, 2013
Recorded	2012–13
Genre	Pop rock power pop
Length	36:33
Label	Hollywood
Producer	Emanuel Kiriakou (also exec.) Andrew Goldstein (also exec.) Rocky Lynch Travis "Tronik" Huff
R5 chronology
Loud (2013) Louder (2013) Live in London (2014)
Singles from Louder
"Loud" Released: February 19, 2013 "Pass Me By" Released: August 20, 2013 "(I Can't) Forget About You" Released: December 25, 2013 "One Last Dance" Released: May 30, 2014

Background and composition

"We wanted to put out a fun album," says Rydel Lynch and Ratliff said "We wanted to make an upbeat and inspirational album you want to play 24/7."[3]

Louder is mainly a pop[4][5][6] and pop rock[7] record. The album discusses themes such as love, youth and freedom.

Release

A deluxe version was exclusively sold at Target including the song "Wishing I Was 23" produced by Rocky Lynch, a ZinePak exclusively sold at Justice included stickers and the bonus track as well. A deluxe edition of the album was released in Japan in November, which includes another bonus track, "Crazy Stupid Love".[8][9]

Chart performance

The album debuted on the Billboard 200 at number 24 selling 15,000 copies in first week.[10]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Musichel	[11]
AllMusic	[12]
Today Online	[13]
Spin or Bin	[14]

Louder received mixed reviews from critics. AllMusic's Tim Sendra praised Louder as a "strong, uncluttered and fun modern pop confection." Also, he praised Rydel, who has a vocal feature in "Love Me Like That".[12] Musichel called Louder R5's impressive "grand entrance into the world of pop music", also adding that "R5's future is set for the sky and beyond."[11] Xinhua of Spin or Bin says the album's "lacks of charisma" but praised Ross', Riker's and Rocky's vocal abilities.[14] Paul Lim, from Singaporean newspaper Today, called the album "immature, repetitive" and "even annoying". He also compared Louder with Katy Perry and Justin Bieber. He concluded saying that the band was "a joke".[13] Megan Phelan from Mountain Weekly News said, "there is not much to differentiate the band's sound from other trendy pop acts." However, she gave the band "extra credit" for playing their instruments.[15]

Singles

• "Loud" was previously released as the lead single from double releases: the EP Loud EP and the album Louder. It was released on February 19, 2013.[16]
• The second single was "Pass Me By", released on August 20, 2013.
• On December 25, 2013, the band released "(I Can't) Forget About You" as the third single.[17]
• "One Last Dance" was released as the fourth and final single on May 30, 2014.[18] All singles were accompanied by their respective music video.

Promotional Singles

Love Me Like That was released as the only promotional single on September 16, 2013.

Track listing

All tracks produced by Emanuel Kiriakou and Andrew Goldstein, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Pass Me By"	Evan “Kidd” Bogart Andrew Goldstein Emanuel Kiriakou Savan Kotecha R5		3:21
2.	"(I Can't) Forget About You"	Bogart Goldstein Kiriakou R5 Lindy Robbins		3:31
3.	"Ain't No Way We're Goin' Home"	Bogart Goldstein Kiriakou		3:06
4.	"I Want U Bad"	Bogart Goldstein Kiriakou Robbins		3:13
5.	"If I Can't Be with You"	Bogart Goldstein Kiriakou Jens Koerkemeier Tony Oller R5		2:55
6.	"Love Me Like That"	Bogart Goldstein Kiriakou R5 Robbins		3:21
7.	"One Last Dance"	Bogart Goldstein Kiriakou Robbins		3:21
8.	"Loud"	Bogart Goldstein Kiriakou Robbins		3:26
9.	"Fallin' for You"	Bogart Goldstein Kiriakou Robbins		3:36
10.	"Cali Girls"	Nathaneal Boone Riker Lynch Rocky Lynch	Goldstein	3:28
11.	"Here Comes Forever"	Bogart Goldstein Kiriakou Riker Lynch Rocky Lynch Ross Lynch		3:15
Total length:				36:33

Digital Bonus Tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Loud" (acoustic)	Bogart Goldstein Kiriakou Robbins	3:26
13.	"Fallin' for You" (acoustic)	Bogart Goldstein Kiriakou Robbins	3:23
14.	"I Want U Bad" (acoustic)	Bogart Goldstein Kiriakou Robbins	3:18
15.	"Here Comes Forever" (acoustic)	Bogart Goldstein Kiriakou Riker Lynch Rocky Lynch Ross Lynch	3:14
Total length:			49:54

Target & Japan Bonus Track[19]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"Wishing I Was 23"	Rocky Lynch Riker Lynch Boone Jasmine Ash	Rocky Lynch Travis "Tronik" Huff	3:34
Total length:				40:07

Japanese Standard Edition[20]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Loud" (acoustic)	Bogart Goldstein Kiriakou Robbins	3:25
14.	"Here Comes Forever" (acoustic)	Bogart Goldstein Kiriakou Riker Lynch Rocky Lynch Ross Lynch	3:14
15.	"CrzyStpdLuv[20]"	JP Clark Jason Paul Bonilla Riker Lynch Rocky Lynch[21]	2:57
Total length:			49:43

Japanese Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks[22]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Loud" (acoustic)	Bogart Goldstein Kiriakou Robbins	3:25
14.	"I Want U Bad" (acoustic)	Bogart Goldstein Kiriakou Robbins	3:17
15.	"Fallin' for You" (acoustic)	Bogart Goldstein Kiriakou Robbins	3:22
16.	"CrzyStpdLuv"	JP Clark Jason Paul Bonilla Riker Lynch Rocky Lynch	2:57
17.	"Christmas Is Coming"		3:08
Total length:			56:16

Notes:

• All physical copies of the album list the second track as "Forget About You";[23] upon its release as a single, it was retitled "(I Can't) Forget About You".

Personnel

Credits for Louder adapted from Allmusic.[24]

Evan "Kidd" Bogart - Composer, Executive Producer Nathaniel Boone - Composer Mike Daly - A&R Chris Gehringer - Mastering Andrew Goldstein - Composer, Editing, Engineer, Instrumentation, Producer John Hanes - Mixing Assistant, Mixing Engineer Emanuel Kiriakou - Composer, Executive Producer, Instrumentation, Producer Jens Koerkeimer - Composer, Editing, Engineer Denis Kosiak - Assistant Engineer Savan Kotecha - Composer Mark Lynch - Management

Riker Lynch - Bass, Composer, Vocals Rocky Lynch - Composer, Guitar, Vocals Ross Lynch - Composer, Guitar, Vocals Rydel Lynch - Keyboards, Vocals Stormie Lynch - Stylist Tony Oller - Composer R5 - Composer, Primary Artist Ellington Ratliff - Drums, Vocals Andre Recke - Management Ed Reyes - Keyboards, Vocals Lindy Robbins - Composer Anabel Sinn - Art Direction, Design Dave Snow - Creative Director Pat Thrall - Editing, Engineer Mio Vukovic - A&R Sarah Yeo - A&R

Charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[25]	47
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[25]	158
French Albums Chart[26]	121
Irish Albums Chart[27]	59
Italian Albums Chart[28]	11
Japanese Albums Chart[29]	60
Polish Albums Chart[30]	26
Portuguese Albums Chart[25]	13
UK Albums (OCC)[31]	149
US Billboard 200[32]	24

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