Two (The Calling album)

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Two
Studio album by
the Calling
ReleasedJune 8, 2004
Recorded2003–2004
Genre
Length49:28
LabelRCA
Producer
  • Alex Band
  • Aaron Kamin
  • Clif Magness
  • Marc Tanner
The Calling chronology
Camino Palmero
(2001)		 Two
(2004)		 Before the World Turns to Dust
(2026)
Singles from Two
  1. "Our Lives"
    Released: March 30, 2004
  2. "Things Will Go My Way"
    Released: August 16, 2004
  3. "Anything"
    Released: October 25, 2004

Two (stylized as II) is the second studio album by American rock band the Calling, released on June 8, 2004 (lead vocalist Alex Band's 23rd birthday), through RCA Records. The record only features original members Alex Band and guitarist Aaron Kamin, along with several session musicians. Similarly to its predecessor, Two primarily discusses romantic love and relationships.

Despite radio-friendly singles and incessant touring by the band, the album was under-promoted by RCA Records and commercially deemed a sophomore slump compared to Camino Palmero. Critical reception, however, saw a minor incline.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarHalf star[1]
Melodic.netStarStarStarStar[2]
musicOMH(favourable)[3]
RTÉ.ieStarStarStarStar[4]

"Our Lives" was a minor hit, but the album was not as successful as their debut album Camino Palmero with sales totaling two million worldwide. Johnny Loftus at AllMusic, who gave it one and half out of five stars, said the album is "never adding enough of anything to be memorable or personal", and, that it is "the alternative to having an opinion."[1]

Two didn't do as well in the charts as their debut album, as it only peaked at No. 54 on Billboard 200. In UK it peaked higher than their first album as it reached No. 9.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Alex Band and Aaron Kamin.

No.TitleLength
1."One by One"5:07
2."Our Lives"3:55
3."Things Will Go My Way"4:01
4."Chasing the Sun"3:45
5."Believing"3:57
6."Anything"4:05
7."If Only"4:41
8."Somebody Out There"4:08
9."Surrender"5:26
10."Dreaming in Red"4:52
11."Your Hope"5:24
Japan Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
12."For You"3:42
Europe Reissue Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
12."For You" (Acoustic)3:30
13."London Calling" (Live)2:10

Personnel

  • Alex Band – arranger, keyboards, programming, vocals, producer
  • Paul Bushell – bass
  • The Calling – video producer
  • Bob Clearmountain – mixing
  • Clive Davis – executive producer
  • Stephen Ferrera – A&R
  • Shaina Fewell – video director
  • FJH – art direction
  • Josh Freese – drums
  • Marc Greene – engineer
  • Tal Hertzberg – engineer
  • Kurt Iswarienko – photography
  • Aaron Kamin – bass, percussion, piano, strings, arranger, programming, producer, engineer, spoken word, group member
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
  • Clif Magness – producer
  • Jamie Muhoberac – piano, strings
  • Gary Novak – drums
  • Alan Steinberger – keyboards, Hammond organ
  • Marc Tanner – producer
  • Matthew Welch – photography
  • Joe Yannece – mastering

Charts

Chart performance for Two
Chart (2004) Peak
position
Argentine Albums (CAPIF)[5] 20
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 96
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7]19
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[8] 95
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9]66
European Albums (Billboard)[10] 22
French Albums (SNEP)[11]40
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12]17
Irish Albums (IRMA)[13]49
Italian Albums (FIMI)[14]17
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[15] 25
Scottish Albums (OCC)[16]7
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[17]51
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18]23
UK Albums (OCC)[19]9
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[20]1
US Billboard 200[21] 54

Certifications

Certifications for Two
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[22] Gold 50,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[23] Silver 60,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. AllMusic review
  2. Melodic.net review
  3. "The Calling – II – Album Reviews – musicOMH".
  4. "The Calling – II". August 9, 2004.
  5. "Argentina - Albums May 23 - May 29, 2004". CAPIF. Archived from the original on January 8, 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  6. "ARIA Top 100 Albums – Week Commencing 23rd August 2004" (PDF). The ARIA Report. No. 756. Australian Recording Industry Association. August 23, 2004. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2008. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
  7. "Austriancharts.at – The Calling – Two" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
  8. "Albums : Top 100". Jam!. June 17, 2004. Archived from the original on September 1, 2004. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
  9. "Dutchcharts.nl – The Calling – Two" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
  10. "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 19, 2004 – via Google Books.
  11. "Lescharts.com – The Calling – Two". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
  12. "Offiziellecharts.de – The Calling – Two" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
  13. "Irish-charts.com – Discography The Calling". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
  14. "Italiancharts.com – The Calling – Two". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
  15. "ザ・コーリングのアルバム売上ランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
  16. "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 6/6/2004 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
  17. "Swedishcharts.com – The Calling – Two". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
  18. "Swisscharts.com – The Calling – Two". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
  19. "Official Albums Chart on 6/6/2004 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
  20. "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart on 6/6/2004 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
  21. "The Calling Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 25, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
  22. "Brazilian album certifications – The Calling – Two" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
  23. "British album certifications – Calling – Two". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 25, 2012. Select albums in the Formats field. Type Two Calling in the "Search:" field.