It Won't Be Soon Before Long - Album
It Won't Be Soon Before Long (Album) by Maroon 5
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Maroon 5 Is An American Pop Rock Band That Originated In Los Angeles California United States. The Group Was Formed In 1994 As Kara's Flowers While Its Members Were Still In High School And Originally Consisted Of Adam Levine Lead Vocals Guitar Jesse Carmichael Guitar Backing Vocals Mickey Madden Bass Guitar And Ryan Dusick Drums . Kara's Flowers Signed To Reprise Records And Released An Album "The Fourth World" In 1997. After A Tepid Response To The Album The Band Parted Ways With The Record Label And The Members Attended College. Dusick And Madden Stayed Local At UCLA While Levine And Carmichael Relocated To The East Coast To Attend Five Towns College. While Levine And Carmichael Were In New York They Began To Take Notice Of The Urban Music Surrounding Them And Later Let The Style Influence The Songs They Wrote. In 2001 The Band Regrouped With Guitarist James Valentine Added To The Line-Up And Pursued A New Direction Under The Name Maroon 5. At This Point Jesse Carmichael Switched To Playing The Keyboards And This Has Become His Main Instrument In The Band Although He Also Plays Rhythm Guitar To This Day . After These Changes Maroon 5 Signed With Octone Records And Released Their Debut Album "Songs About Jane" In June 2002. The Album's Lead Single "Harder To Breathe" Received Heavy Airplay Which Helped The Album To Debut At Number Six On The Billboard 200 Chart. The Band Won The Grammy Award For Best New Artist In 2005. For The Next Few Years The Band Toured Extensively Worldwide In Support Of Songs About Jane And Produced Two Live Recordings 2004's "1.22.03.Acoustic" And 2005's "Live Friday The 13th". In 2006 Ryan Dusick Officially Left The Band After Suffering From Serious Wrist And Shoulder Injuries And Was Replaced By Matt Flynn. The Band Recorded Their Second Album "It Won't Be Soon Before Long" And Released It In May 2007. The Album Reached Number One On The US Billboard 200 Chart And The Lead Single "Makes Me Wonder" Became The Band's First Number-One Song On The Billboard Hot 100. On September 21 2010 The Band Released Their Third Studio Album Entitled "Hands All Over". It Was Re-Released In 2011 To Include The Single "Moves Like Jagger" Featuring Christina Aguilera . While The Original Version Of The Album Received Mixed Reviews "Moves Like Jagger" Reached The Number One Position On The Billboard Hot 100 Chart. The Band Released Their Next Album "Overexposed" On June 26 2012. All Four Singles Of The Album Were Really Successful On The Charts - For Example The Second Single From Overexposed "One More Night" Released On June 19 2012 Reached Number One On The Billboard Hot 100. In 2014 The Band Signed With Interscope Records And Released Their Fifth Studio Album "V" With The Very-First Line-Up Of Six Official Band Members As Keyboardist And Backing Vocalist PJ Morton Became An Official Member In 2012. The Album Debuted At Top Of The Weekly Billboard 200 Chart. Since Its Debut In 2002 The Band Has Sold More Than 15 Million Albums In The United States And Over 100 Million Singles And 27 Million Albums Worldwide.
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Maroon 5 Is An American Pop Rock Band That Originated In Los Angeles California United States. The Group Was Formed In 1994 As Kara's Flowers While Its Members Were Still In High School And Originally Consisted Of Adam Levine Lead Vocals Guitar Jesse Carmichael Guitar Backing Vocals Mickey Madden Bass Guitar And Ryan Dusick Drums . Kara's Flowers Signed To Reprise Records And Released An Album "The Fourth World" In 1997. After A Tepid Response To The Album The Band Parted Ways With The Record Label And The Members Attended College. Dusick And Madden Stayed Local At UCLA While Levine And Carmichael Relocated To The East Coast To Attend Five Towns College. While Levine And Carmichael Were In New York They Began To Take Notice Of The Urban Music Surrounding Them And Later Let The Style Influence The Songs They Wrote. In 2001 The Band Regrouped With Guitarist James Valentine Added To The Line-Up And Pursued A New Direction Under The Name Maroon 5. At This Point Jesse Carmichael Switched To Playing The Keyboards And This Has Become His Main Instrument In The Band Although He Also Plays Rhythm Guitar To This Day . After These Changes Maroon 5 Signed With Octone Records And Released Their Debut Album "Songs About Jane" In June 2002. The Album's Lead Single "Harder To Breathe" Received Heavy Airplay Which Helped The Album To Debut At Number Six On The Billboard 200 Chart. The Band Won The Grammy Award For Best New Artist In 2005. For The Next Few Years The Band Toured Extensively Worldwide In Support Of Songs About Jane And Produced Two Live Recordings 2004's "1.22.03.Acoustic" And 2005's "Live Friday The 13th". In 2006 Ryan Dusick Officially Left The Band After Suffering From Serious Wrist And Shoulder Injuries And Was Replaced By Matt Flynn. The Band Recorded Their Second Album "It Won't Be Soon Before Long" And Released It In May 2007. The Album Reached Number One On The US Billboard 200 Chart And The Lead Single "Makes Me Wonder" Became The Band's First Number-One Song On The Billboard Hot 100. On September 21 2010 The Band Released Their Third Studio Album Entitled "Hands All Over". It Was Re-Released In 2011 To Include The Single "Moves Like Jagger" Featuring Christina Aguilera . While The Original Version Of The Album Received Mixed Reviews "Moves Like Jagger" Reached The Number One Position On The Billboard Hot 100 Chart. The Band Released Their Next Album "Overexposed" On June 26 2012. All Four Singles Of The Album Were Really Successful On The Charts - For Example The Second Single From Overexposed "One More Night" Released On June 19 2012 Reached Number One On The Billboard Hot 100. In 2014 The Band Signed With Interscope Records And Released Their Fifth Studio Album "V" With The Very-First Line-Up Of Six Official Band Members As Keyboardist And Backing Vocalist PJ Morton Became An Official Member In 2012. The Album Debuted At Top Of The Weekly Billboard 200 Chart. Since Its Debut In 2002 The Band Has Sold More Than 15 Million Albums In The United States And Over 100 Million Singles And 27 Million Albums Worldwide.
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It Won't Be Soon Before Long Has 12 Songs Plus 6 Bonus Tracks. The Band Stated In Interviews That The Album Has A Different Feel To It From Their 2002 Debut Album Songs About Jane. The Songs Are Not All Based On One Specific Relationship As In Jane And Also Have A Different Sound Than Their First Album Being More Electric And Drawing Inspiration From Such Artists As Talking Heads Michael Jackson And Prince. A Review Written Prior To The Album's Release Described The Songs As Having A Very Retro Feel. Adam Levine Explained That This Record Is A Little More Self-Confident And Powerful Lyrically "...You Can Dance To It There's A Little More Attitude." According To Levine Working With Other Artists Had Influences On The Album "Kanye West And Alicia Keys Are Amazing Talents In Totally Different Ways. Just Seeing Such Amazing People Working In The Studio. I Definitely Took Things Away From Them." The Chorus Of "Nothing Lasts Forever" Is The Same As The One Used In The Kanye West Single "Heard 'Em Say" Which Features Adam Levine With Exclusion To The Line "...The Distance Between Us Makes It So Hard To Stay..."
It Won't Be Soon Before Long Debuted At Number One On The US Billboard 200 Albums Chart Selling 429 000 Copies In Its First Week Of Release. It Won't Be Soon Before Long Sold 102 000 Copies Digitally Breaking A Record Set Last Week When Linkin Park's Minutes To Midnight Machine Shop/Warner Bros. Moved 84 000 Via That Format To Debut At No. 1. The Latter Album Slips To No. 2 This Week With 198 000 A 68% Sales Decline. In December 2007 The Album Ranked Number One For ITunes Top Best Selling Albums Of 2007. In The UK It Became Their Second Album To Reach The Number One Spot But Their First To Debut Atop The UK Albums Chart. In Australia Peaked At Number Five Lower Than Their First Studio Album Songs About Jane Which Peaked At Number One In 2004. It Peaked At Number Two On The Canadian Albums Chart And New Zealand. At Number Three In Ireland Japan And Mexico At Number Five In Australia And Taiwan And Number Six In Italy Spain And Switzerland. It Won't Be Soon Before Long Was Certified Gold In Ireland Italy And New Zealand Platinum In Australia Canada Japan And The UK. 2x Platinum In The US And 3x Platinum In South Korea. It Was Certified Diamond In Colombia And Mexico
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It Won't Be Soon Before Long Is The Second Studio Album By The American Pop Rock Band Maroon 5. It Was Released On May 16 2007 By A&M Octone Records As The Follow-Up To Their Debut Album Songs About Jane 2002 . The Name Was Inspired By A Phrase The Band Adopted To Keep Themselves Motivated While On Their Tour.It Won't Be Soon Before Long Has 12 Songs Plus 6 Bonus Tracks. The Band Stated In Interviews That The Album Has A Different Feel To It From Their 2002 Debut Album Songs About Jane. The Songs Are Not All Based On One Specific Relationship As In Jane And Also Have A Different Sound Than Their First Album Being More Electric And Drawing Inspiration From Such Artists As Talking Heads Michael Jackson And Prince. A Review Written Prior To The Album's Release Described The Songs As Having A Very Retro Feel. Adam Levine Explained That This Record Is A Little More Self-Confident And Powerful Lyrically "...You Can Dance To It There's A Little More Attitude." According To Levine Working With Other Artists Had Influences On The Album "Kanye West And Alicia Keys Are Amazing Talents In Totally Different Ways. Just Seeing Such Amazing People Working In The Studio. I Definitely Took Things Away From Them." The Chorus Of "Nothing Lasts Forever" Is The Same As The One Used In The Kanye West Single "Heard 'Em Say" Which Features Adam Levine With Exclusion To The Line "...The Distance Between Us Makes It So Hard To Stay..."
It Won't Be Soon Before Long Debuted At Number One On The US Billboard 200 Albums Chart Selling 429 000 Copies In Its First Week Of Release. It Won't Be Soon Before Long Sold 102 000 Copies Digitally Breaking A Record Set Last Week When Linkin Park's Minutes To Midnight Machine Shop/Warner Bros. Moved 84 000 Via That Format To Debut At No. 1. The Latter Album Slips To No. 2 This Week With 198 000 A 68% Sales Decline. In December 2007 The Album Ranked Number One For ITunes Top Best Selling Albums Of 2007. In The UK It Became Their Second Album To Reach The Number One Spot But Their First To Debut Atop The UK Albums Chart. In Australia Peaked At Number Five Lower Than Their First Studio Album Songs About Jane Which Peaked At Number One In 2004. It Peaked At Number Two On The Canadian Albums Chart And New Zealand. At Number Three In Ireland Japan And Mexico At Number Five In Australia And Taiwan And Number Six In Italy Spain And Switzerland. It Won't Be Soon Before Long Was Certified Gold In Ireland Italy And New Zealand Platinum In Australia Canada Japan And The UK. 2x Platinum In The US And 3x Platinum In South Korea. It Was Certified Diamond In Colombia And Mexico