#3

by The Script

Overview

The third studio album from Dublin-based ensemble the Script, 2012's #3 finds the band delivering more of its emotionally charged, radio-ready melodic pop. The album follows up 2010's Science & Faith, and once again focuses largely on showcasing the lyrics of vocalist and The Voice UK judge Danny O'Donoghue. Also featured here is Black Eyed Peas member will.i.am, who guests on the leadoff single, "Hall of Fame." While the Script's slickly produced brand of pop fits well next to other contemporary acts, O'Donoghue and guitarist Mark Sheehan have always written material that draws on a wide array of influences, from folky Bob Dylan, to campy Elton John, to stadium-friendly U2. The Script also draw quite explicitly upon their own life experiences. With O'Donoghue having recently split with a longtime girlfriend, not to mention that both he and Sheehan lost parents early in their careers, the group's lyrics are a bittersweet trove of heartbreak and loss. But not all the songs on #3 are poignant or moody in tone. The band also has a bent toward anthemic adult alternative rock; light, contemporary R&B; and, as on the rap-heavy, dancey "If You Could See Me Now," the passionate uplift of Ryan Tedder's OneRepublic, the scat-rap of singer/songwriter Jason Mraz, and the romantic ballad side of Maroon 5. Songs such as the passionate ballad "Six Degrees of Separation," the sparkling and romantic "Glowing," and the yearning "No Words" are catchy, well-crafted modern pop cuts that should appeal to the Script's longtime fans, as well as any casual listener of heartfelt mainstream music. ~ Matt Collar

Product Details

Release Date:	03/25/2016
Label:	Legacy / Sony Music
UPC:	0888751594418

Tracks

1. Good Ol' Days
2. Six Degrees of Separation
3. Hall of Fame
4. If You Could See Me Now
5. Glowing
6. Give the Love Around
7. Broken Arrow
8. Kaleidoscope
9. No Words
10. Millionaires

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Script   Primary Artist,Drums,Guitar,Keyboards
The Wired Strings   Primary Artist,Strings
Andrew Frampton   Guitar,Keyboards
Patrick Kiernan   Violin
Emma Owens   Viola
Sally Jackson   Violin
Deborah Widdup   Violin
will.i.am   Featured Artist
Polly Wiltshire   Viola
will.i.am Music Group   Featured Artist
Rosie Danvers   Cello
Jenny Sacha   Violin
Kerenza Peacock   Violin
Bryony James   Cello
Sarah Sexton   Violin
Stephen Mair   Double Bass
Hayley Pomfrett   Violin
Ben Sargeant   Bass
Eleanor Stamford   Violin

Technical Credits

Andrew Frampton   Composer,Producer,Programming,Vocal Producer,Additional Production
Steve Kipner   Composer,Producer,Vocal Producer
Mark "Spike" Stent   Mixing
Matt Green   Assistant,Assistant
David Emery   Assistant
The Script   Programming
Mark Sheehan   Composer,Producer
Rosie Danvers   String Arrangements
Dan Frampton   Mixing
Kevin Westenberg   Photography
Steve Averill   Graphic Design
Gary Kelly   Graphic Design
Daniel O'Donoghue   Composer,Producer
Ben Sargeant   Composer
William Adams   Composer
Jimbo Barry   Producer,Additional Production
Rose Forde   Stylist
James Barry   Composer
Paul Banks   Filmmaker