Hello (Hedley album)

Following their Wild Live tour, a headlining tour in support of their fifth studio album Wild Life, the group began taking ideas and concepts of what they had on the road and turned it into an album. Spending nine months writing the album, Hoggard described Hello as an honest record, finding him in a vulnerable place and the group stepping outside of their comfort zone. He also said writing the album was "that light bulb moment" and hoped that it would connect with people. The tour was a success, selling just under 125,000 tickets for the 27 concert dates, with an estimated gross of $7.5 million. ==Composition and release==

Jacob Hoggard is credited as a writer, record producer, and creative director for the album. The album became available for pre-order on iTunes on September 8, 2015, in conjunction with the digital release of "Lost in Translation". Ahead of the album's release, the group released an album trailer in September 2015. The group also performed the title track at the We Day event in early October 2015. Hello was released in digital and physical formats, in both a standard and deluxe edition, and was also available as a vinyl box set. ==Singles==

"Lost in Translation" was released on September 8, 2015, as the lead single from the album. The song failed to enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, becoming their first single to miss the chart since it was established in 2007. It has, however, impacted the Canada CHR/Top 40 and Canada Hot AC airplay charts monitored by Billboard through Nielsen BDS Radio, reaching number 31 and number 47, respectively. The title track, "Hello", was released October 9, 2015, as the second official single. It was promoted to Canadian adult contemporary radio on October 12, in lieu of "Lost in Translation" as the lead single for that format. The song peaked at number 20 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100. It also reached number 9 on the Canada AC chart, number 8 on the Canada CHR/Top 40 The song peaked at number 37 on the Canadian Hot 100. An official audio visualizer was uploaded to the band's Vevo account on the same day. On August 25, 2016, it was serviced to radio as the record's fourth official single. The song reached number 43 on the Canadian Hot 100. It also peaked at number 11 on both the Canada AC and Canada CHR/Top 40 charts and at number 8 on the Canada Hot AC chart. ==Critical reception==

The album was met with positive reviews from music critics. Keith Sharp of The Music Express stated, "The record production is spot on with current recording trends melding hook-filled lyrics with dance-oriented arrangements in a format that is irresistible to modern day radio formats." Though he found that the lyrics were "nothing profound," he said "Hedley has a way of connecting with their audience and this 6th release is just another positive step along the way towards achieving mass appeal." Jenia Schukov of Confront Magazine wrote, "this band prides themselves in doing things differently. Each album holds a distinctly different sound and explores a wide variety of genres. This is no different for their sixth studio album Hello." ==Track listing==

;Notes • signifies an additional record producer ==Credits and personnel==

Credits adapted from Hello album liner notes. ; Hedley • Vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, keyboards, percussion – Jacob Hoggard • Guitars, background vocals – Dave Rosin • Bass, background vocals – Tommy MacDonald • Drums, background vocals – Chris Crippin ;Recorded and engineered at • Vancouver, British Columbia • Studio City, Los Angeles, CA ;Mixed at • New York City, NY ;Performance credits • Additional vocals – Allie Sheldan • Background vocals – Brian Howes • Guitar – Brian Howes • Piano, clavinova – James Jannetty • Bass, drum programming, keyboards, keyboard programming, piano, Rhodes, wurli – Jon Levine • Keyboards – Jason Van Poederooyen • Guitar – Jon Sosin • Keyboards – Ryan Stewart ;Production • A&R – Shawn Marino, Darren Gilmore • Booking – The Feldman Agency • Art director – Garnet Armstrong • Creative director – Jacob Hoggard • Engineers – Ben Kaplan, Jason Van Poederooyen, Nolan Sipe • Assistant engineer – Dan Piscina • Manager – Dale Matheson Carr-Hilton Labonte LLP • Managing organization – Watchdog Management • Mastering – Ted Jensen • Mixer – Jason Van Poederooyen • Record producers – Jacob Hoggard, Brian Howes, Jon Levine, Jason Van Poederooyen, Nolan Sipe • Additional producers – Jarett Holmes • Programming – Jacob Hoggard • Additional programming – Jason Van Poederooyen • Songwriters – Jacob Hoggard, Jarett Holmes, Brian Howes, Jon Levine, Anjulie Persaud, Jason Van Poederooyen, Alleson Sheldan, Nolan Sipe, Ryan Stewart • Photographer – Raina + Wilson • Photo illustration – Brad Pickard ==Charts==

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