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Billy Talent (album)

Billy Talent
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Studio album by Billy Talent
Released September 16, 2003
Recorded December 2002
The Factory, Vancouver, British Columbia
Genre Punk rock, alternative rock, Emo, pop punk, post-hardcore
Length 41:04
Label Atlantic
83614
Producer Gavin "Golden" Brown
Billy Talent chronology
Try Honesty / Living in the Shadows
(2003)
Billy Talent
(2003)
Billy Talent II
(2006)
Alternative cover
cover for 10th Anniversary Edition
Singles from Billy Talent
  1. "Try Honesty"
    Released: September 1, 2003
  2. "The Ex"
    Released: December 23, 2003
  3. "River Below"
    Released: July 5, 2004
  4. "Nothing to Lose"
    Released: November 16, 2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars
The Daily Princetonian (favorable)
Decoy Music 8/10 stars
Ottawa XPress 3.5/5 stars
Q Magazine 3/5 stars
Rock Hard 9.5/10
Sputnikmusic 4.5/5 stars

Billy Talent is the debut studio album of Canadian band Billy Talent, after their first, Watoosh!, was released under their old name of Pezz in 1999. Billy Talent was certified 3 times platinum in Canada in January 2007. The album was nominated for Best Rock Album at 2004 Juno Awards. The album was recorded at The Factory in Vancouver, British Columbia.

In 2005, Billy Talent was ranked number 453 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.

On August 2013, Billy Talent announced a Canadian tour for Fall of that year entitled "A Return to The Roots" which they played their entire first self-titled album live to celebrate its 10th year anniversary. Soon after the tour, the band announced a 10th Anniversary reissue of the album released November 26. 2013 through Warner Bros. Records that features a bonus disc of rare demos and live recordings of the album's track list.

All tracks written by Billy Talent.


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