All Sides (LMNT album)

All Sides is the first and only album by multi-cultural pop music boy-band LMNT. The name was chosen to reflect both the group's varied musical taste, and the concept that they weren't just "another boy band". However, the latter message wasn't taken too seriously. This was the first and only album the group ever released.

All Sides
Studio album by
LMNT
ReleasedJune 4, 2002
Studio
  • Big Baby Recording, New York, NY[1]
  • Chung King Studios, NY
  • E.S.P. Sound Studios
  • Epicentre Studio, Stockholm Sweden
  • Hit Factory, NY
  • Kokopelli Sounds, Miami, FL
  • Kondor Music, NY
  • Quad Studios, New York, NY
  • Rhythm Attic Studios, NY
  • Stargate Studios, Norway
  • The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA
GenrePop, teen pop, dance-pop
Length41:19
LabelAtlantic
ProducerJohn Poppo, Soulshock, Ander Wikstrom, Karlin, Craig Kallman, Peter Zizzo, Stargate, Steve Morales, Rich Christina, Jimmy Bralower, Robbie Nevil
LMNT chronology
All Sides
(2002)
The Lizzie McGuire Movie Soundtrack
(2003)

Reception

All Sides gained some modest success, as the single, "Juliet" managed to reach number one on Radio Disney, where it remained for eight consecutive weeks. It also reached No. 49 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales Chart.[2] However, it ultimately failed to gain the group as much popularity as acts like 'N Sync or the Backstreet Boys.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyD[3]

The album received generally negative reviews. AllMusic.com reviewer Michael Gallucci stated: "Their debut album is filled with post-millennium teen pop and all of its trappings", criticizing the use of "forced slang, suburban hip-hop touches, and a canned, manufactured sound that's both insincere and fake".[1] Entertainment Weekly reviewer Kristen Baldwin wasn't impressed, either: "[LMNT] is unlikely to revive the [Boy Band] genre".[3] Both reviewers also stated that they were little more than rejects from the ABC/MTV reality show, "Making the Band", and as such, there wasn't much to be expected from their sound.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Girl Crazy" 3:32
2."Juliet" (Top 40 Edit)Tony Marty, Fredrik Thomander[4]3:40
3."Get It All"Kasia Livingston, Robbie Nevil / Fredrik Thomander3:38
4."The Best"Jason Blume, Keith Follesé4:07
5."Forget to Forget"Billy Crawford, Peter Zizzo3:40
6."Shangri La" 3:20
7."Keep it Coming"Soulshock3:25
8."Hold Me Down" 4:11
9."It's Your Love"Stephony Smith3:54
10."Running Home"Bryan Chan, John Poppo4:16
11."Greatest Gift" 4:16

Charts

Chart (2002) Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[5] 40
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References

  1. Gallucci, Michael. "All Sides - LMNT / Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  2. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (January 19, 2002). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
  3. Kristen Baldwin (June 7, 2002). "All Sides Review; Music Reviews and News". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
  4. "Into the Mouths of Babes". Phoenix New Times Jimmy Magahern | July 18, 2002
  5. "LMNT Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
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