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A Little Bit Longer (2008)

Where the lyrics of A Little Bit Longer take you, and where it was really made.

The title song was written by Nick Jonas about living with type 1 diabetes, and the album's title comes from that song.

Key places

Recording at Cherry Beach Sound, Toronto (2008)

Recording site Cherry Beach Sound — Cherry Beach Sound is listed in the recording credits of this album. The point uses the city-level position of the studio listing. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recording at The Saltmine, Mesa (2008)

Recording site The Saltmine Studio Oasis — The Saltmine is listed in the recording credits of this album. Only the Mesa city center is shown, not the building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recording at Capitol Studios, Los Angeles (2008)

Recording site Capitol Studios — Capitol Studios is listed in the recording credits of this album. The point uses the studio's listed location in Los Angeles. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• A Little Bit Longer: third studio album by the American pop rock band Jonas Brothers
• Released August 12, 2008 through Hollywood Records
• Received generally favorable reviews from critics
• Preceded by three singles: 'Burnin' Up', 'Lovebug' and 'Tonight'
• Ranked number 40 on Rolling Stone's Best 50 Albums of 2008
• Its song 'Video Girl' ranked number 49 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008

Background

• The album title comes from the song of the same name
• Nick Jonas wrote the song about his feelings with having type 1 diabetes

Cover

• The album artwork was released to fan club members via an e-mail newsletter on June 20, 2008
• Team Jonas, the official fan club, released the artwork

Recording

• All tracks are produced by John Fields
• Jonas Brothers members: Joe Jonas (vocals), Kevin Jonas (guitar, mandolin, vocals), Nick Jonas (guitar, keyboards, vocals), John Lloyd Taylor (guitar, vocals)
• Additional personnel include John Fields, Dorian Crozier and Stephen Lu
• Big Rob sings on 'Burnin' Up' and Meaghan Martin sings on 'Video Girl'
• Recording locations listed: Cherry Beach Sound in Toronto, The Saltmine in Mesa, Arizona, and Capitol Studios in Los Angeles

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Formed in 2005 as an American pop rock band of brothers Kevin Jonas, Joe Jonas, and Nick Jonas.
• Raised in Wyckoff, New Jersey; moved to Little Falls, New Jersey in 2005, where they wrote their first record.
• Signed to Columbia Records after Steve Greenberg heard their first song "Please Be Mine"; the name Jonas Brothers was chosen over "Sons of Jonas".

Members

• Kevin Jonas, Joe Jonas, and Nick Jonas.

Career

• Gained popularity through Disney Channel, starring in Camp Rock (2008) and Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam (2010), and the series Jonas.
• Released seven studio albums from It's About Time (2006) to Greetings from Your Hometown (2025).
• Nominated for Best New Artist at the 51st Grammy Awards in 2008; won Breakthrough Artist at the American Music Awards.
• Split in 2011 for solo projects, reunited in 2019 with "Sucker", their first number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100.
• Happiness Begins (2019) topped the Billboard 200; The Album (2023) and Greetings from Your Hometown (2025) followed.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Rolling Stone editor Jody Rosen gave a 4-star review, saying the album is steeped in the fuzzed-up guitars, three-part harmonies and cotton-candy choruses of Big Star and Cheap Trick
• Rosen added that power-pop fans awaiting the genre's commercial saviors must reckon with the messiahs having arrived
• Natalie Nichols of the Los Angeles Times wrote that the album is certainly of the moment, hitting the right pop notes with numbers such as 'Got Me Going Crazy' and 'Burnin' Up'
• Ben Rayner of the Toronto Star gave a mixed review, writing about the album's demographic that young hearts will melt and elder stomachs will churn
• Metacritic gave the album a score of 66 out of 100, above average

Records

• Debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with 525,402 copies in its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan
• Remained at number one in its second week with an additional 147,000 copies, the band's fastest selling album to date
• Fell to number four in its third week, selling another 80,000 copies
• Certified platinum by the RIAA on October 17, 2008, for sales of over a million copies in the United States
• Ranked number 40 on Rolling Stone's Best 50 Albums of 2008

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• On August 5, 2008, the album was uploaded to MTV's The Leak, so fans could stream it before release
• One of the extra tracks, 'Live to Party', was later the theme song for the TV show Jonas
• The brothers performed their second single, 'Lovebug', at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards
• The music video for 'Burnin' Up' premiered on Disney Channel right after the premiere of Camp Rock
• 'Burnin' Up' was the album's first single, officially released on June 19, 2008

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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