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The Album (2023)

Where the lyrics of The Album take you, and where it was really made.

The album's only guest appearance is Jon Bellion, and he also produced the record.

Key places

Jungle City Studios, New York City (2023)

Recording site Jungle City Studios — The source lists Jungle City Studios in New York City as a recording location for the album. The pin uses the studio's listed location. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: See the map for directions.

Cove City Sound, Glen Cove (2023)

Recording site Cove City Sound — The source lists Cove City Sound in Glen Cove as a recording location for the album. The pin uses the city center, not the studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: See the map for directions.

Opus Studios, Lake Grove (2023)

Recording site Opus Studios — The source lists Opus Studios in Lake Grove as a recording location for the album. The pin uses the city center, not the studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: See the map for directions.

Album story

Overview

• The Album: sixth studio album by the American pop rock band Jonas Brothers
• Released May 12, 2023, through Republic Records
• Follow-up to their previous album, Happiness Begins (2019)
• Sole guest appearance: Jon Bellion, who also handled production
• Other production credits: the Monsters & Strangerz, Pete Nappi, TenRoc, the Diner, Daniel Tashian, Ido Zmishlany, Johnny Simpson, and Colin Brittain
• Three singles: "Wings", "Waffle House", and "Summer Baby"

Background

• The brothers conceived the album to reflect their state of mind, with lyrics about enjoying life, parenthood, and relationships
• The goal was the "quintessential Jonas Brothers album" that would capture the 1970s sound that influenced them as musical artists
• Critics noticed the adult contemporary sound of the record, which was regarded as a more mature endeavor for the band
• Work began in 2022, when Bellion met the brothers at Nick's house to discuss the album's art direction
• The album title was announced on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Recording

• The first song recorded was "Montana Sky"
• Studios listed as recording locations in the source: Cove City Sound (Glen Cove), Jungle City Studios (New York City), and Opus Studios (Lake Grove)

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · it.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

• Metacritic: 66 out of 100 from 6 critic scores, "generally favorable reviews"
• Rolling Stone: Maura Johnston said the album has summertime pop sparkle and called it a sparkling pop party full of romance and hooks
• Retropop: called the album "timeless" for its influences across decades
• The Independent: Helen Brown said the album does not push for edge or originality, but its feel-good vibes are lovingly crafted
• Slant Magazine: Jackson Rickun wrote that the album lacks in curiosity
• Reviews at release praised the summer-themed, feel-good vibes and nostalgic influences of the record

Records

• Billboard 200: debuted at number three with 52,000 album-equivalent units, including 35,500 pure album sales in its first week
• The album was the band's seventh top-ten entry on the Billboard 200
• Billboard Top Album Sales: number one, the band's fourth number one on the chart
• UK Albums Chart: debuted at number three, the band's second highest UK debut after Happiness Begins
• UK Cassette Albums (OCC): number eleven
• 2024 Clio Awards: Silver Award for Album Launch/Artist Promotion Integrated Campaign

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Five-night Broadway residency at the Marquis Theatre, March 14 to 18, 2023, with one catalog album played each night
• On the fifth night, March 18, the band performed most of the songs from the unreleased album along with older hits
• "Waffle House" is not about the restaurant chain; the lyrics came from the band's early career visits to a Waffle House to discuss career prospects
• The "Waffle House" video was nominated for Best Choreography at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards
• The release was pushed back one week, from May 5 to May 12, to publish it alongside the vinyl version
• The "Wings" video, released the same day as the single, stars Haley Lu Richardson

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org

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