Development (album)
| Development | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 25, 2002[1] | |||
| Recorded | October 2001 | |||
| Studio | Elysian Fields[2] | |||
| Genre | Nu metal, alternative metal | |||
| Length | 42:54 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Jason Bieler[3] | |||
| Nonpoint chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Sputnikmusic | 4/5[5] |
Development is the fourth studio album released by American nu metal band Nonpoint.[2][6] It was their final album released through MCA Records.[3]
The album debuted at No. 52 on the Billboard 200 album chart.[7] The single, "Your Signs", hit No. 29 on Billboard's Active Rock chart, and No. 35 on the Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, both in early July.[8][9]
Critical reception[edit]
AllMusic wrote that the album "finds the band literally developing its own signature sound, in the process refining its scope to a much sharper point."[4]
Track listing[edit]
Tracks 1–12 by Nonpoint.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Development" | 3:27 |
| 2. | "Circles" | 3:30 |
| 3. | "Your Signs" | 3:29 |
| 4. | "Normal Days" | 4:04 |
| 5. | "My Own Sake" | 3:36 |
| 6. | "Hands" | 4:01 |
| 7. | "Excessive Reaction" | 2:51 |
| 8. | "Mountains" | 4:05 |
| 9. | "Any Advice?" | 3:29 |
| 10. | "Hide and Seek" | 3:05 |
| 11. | "Get Inside" | 2:54 |
| 12. | "Mint" | 4:24 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Evil Ways" (Willie Bobo cover) | 2:21 |
Personnel[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Singles". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 29, 2002 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Piccoli, Sean (July 7, 2002). "Nu-Metal Screams Get a Boost in Volume". Sun-Sentinel.com.
- ^ a b Sharpe-Young, Garry (September 10, 2005). New Wave of American Heavy Metal. Zonda Books Limited. ISBN 978-0-9582684-0-0 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Development - Nonpoint". AllMusic.
- ^ "Nonpoint - Development (album review ) | Sputnikmusic". www.sputnikmusic.com.
- ^ "Nonpoint | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Sculley, Alan (January 17, 2013). "Bullet with a change for rockers Nonpoint". Boulder Weekly.
- ^ "Active Rock Chart History: Nonpoint". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
- ^ "Mainstream Rock Airplay Chart History: Nonpoint". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
