It's Only Time
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It's Only Time is the second studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

 released by pop rock
Pop rock
Pop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music...

 artist Drake Bell
Drake Bell
Jared Drake Bell , better known as Drake Bell, is an American actor, comedian, guitarist, singer/songwriter, producer, and occasional television director. After beginning his career as a child star in the late 1990s and early 2000s, he appeared on The Amanda Show and became well-known among young...

. It marks his first release on the major record label Universal Motown. His first album, Telegraph
Telegraph (album)
Telegraph is the debut album by actor, singer, and songwriter Drake Bell, who was best known at that time for his role as "Drake Parker" in the Nickelodeon television series Drake & Josh....

, was released independently in 2005. It's Only Time was released on December 5, 2006. There were two singles released for this album. The first single, "I Know", was released on October 17, 2006. The second single, "Makes Me Happy
Makes Me Happy
"Makes Me Happy" is a song by an American artist/actor, Drake Bell. The song is his second single from his second studio album, It's Only Time....

," was released on October 16, 2007.

The album debuted at #81 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

, selling 7,500+ copies its first week of release. Since its release, it has sold over 2,000 copies each week, bringing the sales up to 475,000.

Background

The recording of the album began in Spring 2006. Drake Bell wrote all of the songs on the album, however, all the songs were, as with Telegraph, co-written along with either Michael Corcoran and/or C.J. Abraham. The album was produced by Backhouse Mike (Michael Corcoran) and co-produced by Drake and C.J. Abraham, and was mixed by Rob Jacobs and C.J. Abraham. The album cover was photographed by Nabil Elderkin
Nabil Elderkin
Nabil Elderkin is an Australian professional photographer and music video and film director of mixed American and Iranian origin. Born in Chicago and raised in Australia, he is now based in Los Angeles, California.-Beginnings:...

 and the art direction of the cover and backcover was by John Pina.

The album had two singles, "I Know" and "Makes Me Happy", with Makes Me Happy being the most successful. I Know also had a music video that aired on MTV two days after the album release.

The last four songs on the album form "a narrative about the ups and downs in three different relationships", that go together, without breaks. A credited homage to the second side of The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...

Abbey Road.

Two versions of the album were released, a standard version, and a deluxe version that came with a bonus DVD and stickers.

Track listing

All songs written by C.J. Abraham, Drake Bell and Michael Corcoran, except track 5 and 8 by Bell and Corcoran.
  1. "Up Periscope" – 3:15
  2. "I Know" – 3:45
  3. "Do What You Want" – 3:25
  4. "It's Only Time" – 3:59
  5. "Found a Way" (Acoustic) – 3:02
  6. "Makes Me Happy
    Makes Me Happy
    "Makes Me Happy" is a song by an American artist/actor, Drake Bell. The song is his second single from his second studio album, It's Only Time....

    " – 2:07
  7. "Fool the World" – 4:44
  8. "Fallen for You" – 3:16
  9. "Rusted Silhouette" – 3:08
  10. "Break Me Down" – 2:06
  11. "End It Good" – 1:45


Wal-Mart bonus tracks
  1. "Somehow"
  2. "Found a Way" (Telegraph
    Telegraph (album)
    Telegraph is the debut album by actor, singer, and songwriter Drake Bell, who was best known at that time for his role as "Drake Parker" in the Nickelodeon television series Drake & Josh....

    version)


I-Tunes bonus tracks
  1. "Telegraph"

Music video

Drake Bell made one music video for the album. The music video was made for the song "I Know" and a day after the album was released, it was shown on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....

.

Drake & Josh: Really Big Shrimp

In the Drake & Josh TV special Really Big Shrimp
Drake & Josh: Really Big Shrimp
Drake & Josh: Really Big Shrimp is the second movie in the Drake & Josh movie series based on the Drake & Josh TV show. It was the most watched television movie on Nickelodeon with an exact 7.80 million viewers,until iCarly: iGo to Japan broke the record. The record was won again by Merry...

, Bell's character in the show gets a record deal and repeatedly plays the song "Makes Me Happy" throughout the movie. The version played in the movie is different than the version that appears on It's Only Time and uses the lyrics from the version of "Makes Me Happy" that can be heard in an episode of Zoey 101
Zoey 101
Zoey 101 is an American television series that ran from January 9, 2005 to May 2, 2008 starring Jamie Lynn Spears as teenager Zoey Brooks, produced for Nickelodeon and syndicated worldwide. The show was initially filmed at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, then at stages in Valencia,...

.

Tour

Drake Bell toured the USA in the summer of 2007 in support of It's Only Time. The tour began on July 7, 2007 in Muskegon, Michigan
Muskegon, Michigan
Muskegon is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 38,401. The city is the county seat of Muskegon County...

 and ended on September 2, 2007 in Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...

.

Corbin Bleu
Corbin Bleu
Corbin Bleu Reivers , known professionally as Corbin Bleu, is an American actor, model, dancer, producer, and singer-songwriter. He performed in the High School Musical film series, the Discovery Kids drama series Flight 29 Down, and the Disney Channel Original Movie Jump In!...

 and Bianca Ryan
Bianca Ryan
Bianca Taylor Ryan is an American singer and guitarist, who won the debut season of NBC's America's Got Talent at age 11....

 also supported the tour.

Charts

It's Only Time is Drake Bell's first and only album to reach the Billboard 200 and his highest-selling album with more than 35,000 copies sold worldwide. The album stayed on the Billboard charts for five weeks. It was also on the Rock Album charts for 1 week. In Mexico it was more successful, reaching number four in its chart.
Chart (2006/2007) Peak
Position
U.S. Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

81
Mexican Top 100 Albums Chart
AMPROFON
Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas is a non-profit organization integrated by multinational and national record companies in Mexico. Established on April 3, 1963, it groups phonographic companies that represent more than 70 percent of the market in Mexico...

4
Mexican Top 20 International Albums Chart 2

Personnel

As listed on Drake Bell
Drake Bell
Jared Drake Bell , better known as Drake Bell, is an American actor, comedian, guitarist, singer/songwriter, producer, and occasional television director. After beginning his career as a child star in the late 1990s and early 2000s, he appeared on The Amanda Show and became well-known among young...

's official website.
  • Drake Bell - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Guitars
  • Backhouse Mike - Backing Vocals, Guitars, Bass Guitars, Keyboards, Percussion
  • Joey Finger - Drums
  • Tom Kinne - Bass Guitar
  • Alissa Griffith - Backing Vocals
  • C.J. Abraham - Backing Vocals, Keyboards, Horns
  • Claudia Vossanine - Background Vocals
  • DJ Eroc - Scratching
  • David Barlia - Ukulele, Jaw Harp
  • Joe Travers - Drums

External links

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