We All Need a Reason to Believe

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We All Need a Reason to Believe is the second studio album by American pop punk band Valencia. It was produced by Ariel Rechtshaid, who has done projects for We Are Scientists and Plain White T's. An early review from AbsolutePunk writer Drew Beringer stated the release proved Valencia is "a band that can breathe new life into pop-punk".

The album title comes from lyrics in the second track, "Holiday".

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Release

In early April 2008, the band appeared at the Bamboozle Left festival. On April 8, the band posted a rough mix of "Holiday" online. It was mentioned that the track would feature on the band's next album, which was planned for release in late summer/early fall. In July, the band supported All Time Low on their headlining US tour. We All Need a Reason to Believe was made available for streaming on August 19 through the band's Myspace profile, before being released on August 26 through major label Columbia Records. In October and November, the band supported Bayside on their headlining US tour. On November 21, the band released a music video for "Where Did You Go?". In January and February 2009, the band went on a headlining tour of the US with support from Houston Calls. In February and March, the band toured Australia as part of the Soundwave festival. On April 30, a music video was released for "The Good Life". The band appeared at The Bamboozle festival in early May.

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Track listing

1. "Better Be Prepared" -- 3:09
2. "Holiday" -- 2:58
3. "Where Did You Go?" (featuring Rachel Minton of Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer) -- 3:21
4. "Head in Hands" -- 2:56
5. "Carry On" -- 3:41
6. "All at Once" -- 3:27
7. "Safe to Say" -- 3:21
8. "Listen Up" (featuring Kenny Vasoli of The Starting Line) -- 3:39
9. "I Can't See Myself" -- 3:39
10. "The Good Life" -- 4:02
11. "Free" -- 4:18

Bonus track

1. "Running Away" - 3:30

We All Need a Reason to B-Side

1. "When Words Fail, This Music Speaks" -- 2:41
2. "Working" -- 2:32
3. "Running Away" -- 3:33
4. "A Better Place to Land" -- 3:26

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Personnel

• Shane Henderson -- vocals
• JD Perry -- guitar
• Maxim Soria -- drums
• George Ciukurescu -- bass
• Brendan Walter -- guitar
• Kenny Vasoli (The Starting Line) -- guest vocals on "Listen Up"
• Rachel Minton (Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer) -- guest vocals on "Where Did You Go?"
• Dana Nielsen -- engineer

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References

Source of the article : Wikipedia