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| single1 = [[Calling All Angels]]
| single1 = [[Calling All Angels (Train song)|Calling All Angels]]
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'''''My Private Nation''''' is the third studio album by American rock band [[Train (band)|Train]]. It was released June 3, 2003. The album was reissued February 8, 2005, as a CD+[[DVD]] dual disc set. The album is [[Platinum certification|certified Platinum]] in the US.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.radioswisspop.ch/en/music-database/band/1558535d8871747b76975a901e081e22b10e6e/biography|title=Radio Swiss Pop - Music database - Band|access-date=June 30, 2018|language=en}}</ref>
'''''My Private Nation''''' is the third studio album by American pop rock band [[Train (band)|Train]]. It was released June 3, 2003. The album was reissued February 8, 2005, as a CD+[[DVD]] dual disc set. The album is [[Platinum certification|certified Platinum]] in the US.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.radioswisspop.ch/en/music-database/band/1558535d8871747b76975a901e081e22b10e6e/biography|title=Radio Swiss Pop - Music database - Band|access-date=June 30, 2018|language=en}}</ref>


==Singles==
==Singles==
Four singles were released from this album. The first, "[[Calling All Angels]]," was a top 20 hit on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], peaking at #19, and was a huge success on the [[Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks|Adult Contemporary]] and [[Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks|Adult Top 40]] charts. Second single "[[When I Look to the Sky]]" also hit the Top 100 and was successful in Adult Top 40 and the Adult Contemporary chart as well. Third single "[[Get to Me (Train song)|Get to Me]]" was also a successful song on the Adult Top 40 chart, and the album as a whole has been certified platinum by the RIAA.
Four singles were released from this album. The first, "[[Calling All Angels (Train song)|Calling All Angels]]", was a top 20 hit on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], peaking at #19, and was a huge success on the [[Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks|Adult Contemporary]] and [[Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks|Adult Top 40]] charts. Second single "[[When I Look to the Sky]]" also hit the Top 100 and was successful in Adult Top 40 and the Adult Contemporary chart as well. Third single "[[Get to Me (Train song)|Get to Me]]" was also a successful song on the Adult Top 40 chart, and the album as a whole has been certified platinum by the RIAA.


"[[I'm About to Come Alive (song)|I'm About to Come Alive]]" was covered in 2008 by [[country music]] artist [[David Nail]], who released it as a single from his debut album of the [[I'm About to Come Alive|same name]].
"[[I'm About to Come Alive (song)|I'm About to Come Alive]]" was covered in 2008 by [[country music]] artist [[David Nail]], who released it as a single from his debut album of the [[I'm About to Come Alive|same name]].


==Reception==
==Reception==
{{Album ratings
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''My Private Nation'' received mixed reviews from most [[music critics]].<ref name="Metacritic"/> At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[Standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an [[weighted mean|average]] score of 61, based on 6 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="Metacritic">[http://www.metacritic.com/music/my-private-nation ''My Private Nation'' Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More]. [[Metacritic]]. Retrieved on February 13, 2011.</ref> [[Allmusic]] editor Thom Jurek praised the band's existential lyrics and producer [[Brendan O'Brien (music producer)|Brendan O'Brien]]'s contribution to the album, stating "O'Brien's gorgeous multi-layered production [...] chromatic shadings and the textures of contemporary psychedelia are rooted in the heart of an ambitious garage band [...] he gets the sound of how big Train actually is in a context that is as aurally beautiful musically as it is emotionally and lyrically poignant".<ref name="Jurek">Jurek, Thom (2005). [http://www.allmusic.com/album/r641704/review Review: ''My Private Nation'']. [[Allmusic]]. Retrieved on February 13, 2011.</ref> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''{{'}}s Ken Tucker dubbed it Train's "finest effort yet", complimenting the band's "amusingly self-deprecating lyrics" and the songs' "surface attractiveness".<ref name="Tucker">Tucker, Ken (June 6, 2003). [https://ew.com/article/2003/06/06/my-private-nation/ Review: ''My Private Nation'']. ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''. Retrieved on February 13, 2011.</ref> Sean Daly of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' noted layers of "featherweight joy" and "[[Hallmark Cards|Hallmark]]-deep, guitar-driven pop", and noted lead singer [[Pat Monahan]]'s performance, "[he] throws his body into every lyric and sounds like a showoff cross between [[Live (band)|Live]]'s [[Ed Kowalczyk]] and [[Journey (band)|Journey]]'s [[Steve Perry (musician)|Steve Perry]]".<ref name="Daly">Daly, Sean (June 4, 2003). [https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/343590491.html?dids=343590491:343590491&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+04%2C+2003&author=Sean+Daly&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=A+Train+of+Afterthought%3B+The+San+Francisco+Band+Populates+Its+'Nation'+With+Power+Ballads%2C+Singalongs&pqatl=google Review: ''My Private Nation'']. ''[[The Washington Post]]''. Retrieved on February 13, 2011.</ref> [[E!|E! Online]] commented that the band "sound[s] like a better [[Counting Crows]] (with a dreamier frontman) and less-challenging [[The Wallflowers|Wallflowers]]".<ref name="Metacritic"/> Despite writing that "Pat Monahan's vocals can be a bit grating and Train's material sometimes strays into [[The Black Crowes|Black Crowes]] Lite range", ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' writer Jeff Wisser called the album "a greatsounding collection of slight but irresistible little poprock confections", noting "a sure sense of songcraft and a well-honed pop sensibility" in the songwriting.<ref name="Wisser">Wisser, Jeff (June 22, 2003). [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CSTB&p_theme=cstb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0FBE6A2F8577B5CB&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Review: ''My Private Nation'']. ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]''. Retrieved on February 13, 2011.</ref>
''My Private Nation'' received mixed reviews from most [[music critics]].<ref name="Metacritic"/> At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[Standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an [[weighted mean|average]] score of 61, based on 6 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="Metacritic">[http://www.metacritic.com/music/my-private-nation ''My Private Nation'' Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More]. [[Metacritic]]. Retrieved on February 13, 2011.</ref> [[Allmusic]] editor Thom Jurek praised the band's existential lyrics and producer [[Brendan O'Brien (music producer)|Brendan O'Brien]]'s contribution to the album, stating "O'Brien's gorgeous multi-layered production [...] chromatic shadings and the textures of contemporary psychedelia are rooted in the heart of an ambitious garage band [...] he gets the sound of how big Train actually is in a context that is as aurally beautiful musically as it is emotionally and lyrically poignant".<ref name="Jurek">Jurek, Thom (2005). [http://www.allmusic.com/album/r641704/review Review: ''My Private Nation'']. [[Allmusic]]. Retrieved on February 13, 2011.</ref> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''{{'}}s Ken Tucker dubbed it Train's "finest effort yet", complimenting the band's "amusingly self-deprecating lyrics" and the songs' "surface attractiveness".<ref name="Tucker">Tucker, Ken (June 6, 2003). [https://ew.com/article/2003/06/06/my-private-nation/ Review: ''My Private Nation'']. ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''. Retrieved on February 13, 2011.</ref> Sean Daly of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' noted layers of "featherweight joy" and "[[Hallmark Cards|Hallmark]]-deep, guitar-driven pop", and noted lead singer [[Pat Monahan]]'s performance, "[he] throws his body into every lyric and sounds like a showoff cross between [[Live (band)|Live]]'s [[Ed Kowalczyk]] and [[Journey (band)|Journey]]'s [[Steve Perry (musician)|Steve Perry]]".<ref name="Daly">Daly, Sean (June 4, 2003). [https://web.archive.org/web/20120510131952/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/343590491.html?dids=343590491:343590491&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+04%2C+2003&author=Sean+Daly&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=A+Train+of+Afterthought%3B+The+San+Francisco+Band+Populates+Its+%27Nation%27+With+Power+Ballads%2C+Singalongs&pqatl=google Review: ''My Private Nation'']. ''[[The Washington Post]]''. Retrieved on February 13, 2011.</ref> [[E!|E! Online]] commented that the band "sound[s] like a better [[Counting Crows]] (with a dreamier frontman) and less-challenging [[The Wallflowers|Wallflowers]]".<ref name="Metacritic"/> Despite writing that "Pat Monahan's vocals can be a bit grating and Train's material sometimes strays into [[The Black Crowes|Black Crowes]] Lite range", ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' writer Jeff Wisser called the album "a greatsounding collection of slight but irresistible little poprock confections", noting "a sure sense of songcraft and a well-honed pop sensibility" in the songwriting.<ref name="Wisser">Wisser, Jeff (June 22, 2003). [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CSTB&p_theme=cstb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0FBE6A2F8577B5CB&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Review: ''My Private Nation'']. ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]''. Retrieved on February 13, 2011.</ref>


''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' gave the album three out of five stars and stated "[Train] continues to adhere firmly to the rootsy rock of fellow travellers [[Matchbox Twenty]] and Counting Crows, while their earnest musicianship and hard work will delight fans of that sort of thing".<ref name="Metacritic"/> Jeff Puma of ''[[The Hartford Courant]]'' commended Train for their "sincere attempt at a positive message", but wrote "The effect, unfortunately, is schmaltz, and Train comes off as a poor man's Counting Crows".<ref name="Puma">Puma, Jeff (June 5, 2003). [http://articles.courant.com/2003-06-05/entertainment/0306052083_1_private-nation-wind-fire-crows Review: ''My Private Nation'']. ''[[The Hartford Courant]]''. Retrieved on February 13, 2011.</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' writer Gavin Edwards called the band "radio-ready, professional and utterly dull", commenting that "The up-tempo songs are worse than the ballads, and the attempts at lyrical sass are even worse than the sentimental cliches".<ref name="Edwards">Edwards, Gavin (June 26, 2003). {{cite web |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/train/albums/album/265434/review/5940504/my_private_nation |title=Review: ''My Private Nation'' |access-date=November 10, 2007 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071110210645/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/train/albums/album/265434/review/5940504/my_private_nation |archivedate=November 10, 2007 }}. ''[[Rolling Stone]]''. Retrieved on February 13, 2011.</ref> Glenn Gamboa of ''[[Newsday]]'' found the band's "sorta rock" style "painfully predictable" on most songs, but stated "The last three songs - the [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]]-ish 'Your [Every] Color', the '80s power-ballad throwback 'Lincoln Avenue' and the gorgeous 'I'm About to Come Alive' - finally fulfill the promise hinted at in the previous seven songs and most of the previous two albums, for that matter".<ref name="Gamboa">Gamboa, Glenn (June 3, 2003). [https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/newsday/access/342994751.html?dids=342994751:342994751&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+03%2C+2003&author=GLENN+GAMBOA&pub=Newsday+(Combined+editions)&desc=The+Eels%2C+Slippery+as+Ever+%2F+'Shootenanny!'+reveals+the+light+and+dark+sides+of+E&pqatl=google Review: ''My Private Nation'']. ''[[Newsday]]''. Retrieved on February 13, 2011.</ref> Despite calling them "still essentially Matchbox Twenty Jr.", ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' writer Steve Hochman commented that the band "expands its menu beyond vanilla, with some playfulness in words and music, and producer Brendan O'Brien helping bring some imagination to the arrangements".<ref name="Hochman">Hochman, Steve (June 1, 2003). [http://articles.latimes.com/2003/jun/01/entertainment/ca-rack1/2 Review: ''My Private Nation'']. ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''. Retrieved on February 13, 2011.</ref>
''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' gave the album three out of five stars and stated "[Train] continues to adhere firmly to the rootsy rock of fellow travellers [[Matchbox Twenty]] and Counting Crows, while their earnest musicianship and hard work will delight fans of that sort of thing".<ref name="Metacritic"/> Jeff Puma of ''[[The Hartford Courant]]'' commended Train for their "sincere attempt at a positive message", but wrote "The effect, unfortunately, is schmaltz, and Train comes off as a poor man's Counting Crows".<ref name="Puma">Puma, Jeff (June 5, 2003). [https://www.courant.com/2003/06/05/new-on-disc-259/ Review: ''My Private Nation'']. ''[[The Hartford Courant]]''. Retrieved on February 13, 2011.</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' writer Gavin Edwards called the band "radio-ready, professional and utterly dull", commenting that "The up-tempo songs are worse than the ballads, and the attempts at lyrical sass are even worse than the sentimental cliches".<ref name="Edwards">Edwards, Gavin (June 26, 2003). {{cite web |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/train/albums/album/265434/review/5940504/my_private_nation |title=Review: ''My Private Nation'' |access-date=November 10, 2007 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071110210645/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/train/albums/album/265434/review/5940504/my_private_nation |archivedate=November 10, 2007 }}. ''[[Rolling Stone]]''. Retrieved on February 13, 2011.</ref> Glenn Gamboa of ''[[Newsday]]'' found the band's "sorta rock" style "painfully predictable" on most songs, but stated "The last three songs - the [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]]-ish 'Your [Every] Color', the '80s power-ballad throwback 'Lincoln Avenue' and the gorgeous 'I'm About to Come Alive' - finally fulfill the promise hinted at in the previous seven songs and most of the previous two albums, for that matter".<ref name="Gamboa">Gamboa, Glenn (June 3, 2003). [https://web.archive.org/web/20120510131150/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/newsday/access/342994751.html?dids=342994751:342994751&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+03%2C+2003&author=GLENN+GAMBOA&pub=Newsday+(Combined+editions)&desc=The+Eels%2C+Slippery+as+Ever+%2F+%27Shootenanny!%27+reveals+the+light+and+dark+sides+of+E&pqatl=google Review: ''My Private Nation'']. ''[[Newsday]]''. Retrieved on February 13, 2011.</ref> Despite calling them "still essentially Matchbox Twenty Jr.", ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' writer Steve Hochman commented that the band "expands its menu beyond vanilla, with some playfulness in words and music, and producer Brendan O'Brien helping bring some imagination to the arrangements".<ref name="Hochman">Hochman, Steve (June 1, 2003). [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-jun-01-ca-rack1-story.html Review: ''My Private Nation'']. ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''. Retrieved on February 13, 2011.</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
;U.S. Edition
;U.S. Edition
{{track listing
{{tracklist
| title1 = [[Calling All Angels]]
| title1 = [[Calling All Angels (Train song)|Calling All Angels]]
| writer1 = Charlie Colin, [[Patrick Monahan]], Jimmy Stafford, Scott Underwood
| writer1 = [[Charlie Colin]], [[Patrick Monahan]], Jimmy Stafford, Scott Underwood
| length1 = 4:01
| length1 = 4:01
| title2 = All American Girl
| title2 = All American Girl
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| length5 = 3:22
| length5 = 3:22
| title6 = [[Get to Me (Train song)|Get to Me]]
| title6 = [[Get to Me (Train song)|Get to Me]]
| writer6 = Train
| writer6 = Colin, Rob Hotchkiss, Monahan, Stafford, Underwood
| length6 = 4:05
| length6 = 4:05
| title7 = Counting Airplanes
| title7 = Counting Airplanes
| writer7 = Train
| writer7 = Colin, Hotchkiss, Monahan, Stafford, Underwood
| length7 = 4:21
| length7 = 4:21
| title8 = Following Rita
| title8 = Following Rita
| writer8 = Train
| writer8 = Colin, Hotchkiss, Monahan, Stafford, Underwood
| length8 = 3:44
| length8 = 3:44
| title9 = Your Every Color
| title9 = Your Every Color
| writer9 = Train
| writer9 = Colin, Hotchkiss, Monahan, Stafford, Underwood
| length9 = 4:26
| length9 = 4:26
| title10 = Lincoln Avenue
| title10 = Lincoln Avenue
| writer10 = Train
| writer10 = Colin, Hotchkiss, Monahan, Stafford, Underwood
| length10 = 3:36
| length10 = 3:36
| title11 = [[I'm About to Come Alive (song)|I'm About to Come Alive]]
| title11 = [[I'm About to Come Alive (song)|I'm About to Come Alive]]
| writer11 = Colin, [[Rob Hotchkiss]], Monahan, Stafford, Underwood, Clint Bennett
| writer11 = Colin, Hotchkiss, Monahan, Stafford, Underwood, Clint Bennett
| length11 = 4:05
| length11 = 4:05
}}
}}


===Bonus tracks===
===Bonus tracks===
{{track listing
{{tracklist
| collapsed = yes
| headline = USA edition
| headline = USA edition
| total_length = 47:07
| total_length = 47:07
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}}


{{track listing
{{tracklist
| collapsed = yes
| headline = European edition
| headline = European edition
| total_length = 46:22
| total_length = 46:22
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}}
}}


{{track listing
{{tracklist
| collapsed = yes
| headline = Japanese edition
| headline = Japanese edition
| total_length = 46:51
| total_length = 46:51
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*Band member profiles
*Band member profiles
*Discography
*Discography

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==Personnel==
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*[[Patrick Monahan]]&nbsp;– [[lead vocals]], [[Percussion instrument|percussion]]
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*[[Jimmy Stafford]]&nbsp;– [[lead guitar]], [[Backing vocalist|backing vocals]], [[mandolin]]
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*Scott Underwood&nbsp;– [[Drum kit|drums]], [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], piano, programming, [[Percussion instrument|percussion]]
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*[[Charlie Colin]]&nbsp;– [[bass guitar|bass]], rhythm guitar, backing vocals
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*[[Rob Hotchkiss]]&nbsp;– rhythm guitar, bass guitar, piano, backing vocals

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===Additional personnel===
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*[[Brendan O'Brien (music producer)|Brendan O'Brien]]&nbsp;– keyboards, piano, [[organ (music)|organ]], guitars, [[marxophone]], percussion, backing vocals
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*[[Soozie Tyrell]]&nbsp;– [[violin]] on "Lincoln Avenue"
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*[[Jane Scarpantoni]]&nbsp;– [[cello]] on "Lincoln Avenue"
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*[[Greg Leisz]]&nbsp;– [[pedal steel guitar]] on "[[Calling All Angels (Train song)|Calling All Angels]]"


==Charts==
==Charts==
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|}
|}


===Certifications===
==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{| class="wikitable"
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|artist=Train|title=My Private Nation|award=Platinum|relyear=2003|certyear=2004|access-date=January 2, 2023}}
!align="left"|Organization
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
!align="left"|Level
!align="left"|Date
|-
|align="left"|RIAA – USA
|align="left"|Platinum
|align="left"|March 6, 2004{{citation needed|date=March 2012}}
|-
|}

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==Personnel==
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*[[Patrick Monahan]]&nbsp;– [[lead vocals]], [[Percussion instrument|percussion]]
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*[[Jimmy Stafford]]&nbsp;– [[lead guitar]], [[Backing vocalist|backing vocals]], [[mandolin]]
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*Scott Underwood&nbsp;– [[Drum kit|drums]], [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], piano, programming, [[Percussion instrument|percussion]]
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*Charlie Colin&nbsp;– [[bass guitar|bass]], rhythm guitar, backing vocals
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*[[Rob Hotchkiss]]&nbsp;– rhythm guitar, bass guitar, piano, backing vocals

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===Additional personnel===
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*[[Brendan O'Brien (music producer)|Brendan O'Brien]]&nbsp;– keyboards, piano, [[organ (music)|organ]], guitars, [[marxophone]], percussion, backing vocals
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*[[Soozie Tyrell]]&nbsp;– [[violin]] on "Lincoln Avenue"
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*[[Jane Scarpantoni]]&nbsp;– [[cello]] on "Lincoln Avenue"
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*[[Greg Leisz]]&nbsp;– [[pedal steel guitar]] on [[Calling All Angels]]


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 04:23, 17 December 2024

My Private Nation
Studio album by
Train
ReleasedJune 3, 2003
StudioSouthern Tracks Recording, Atlanta, Georgia
Genre
Length43:07
LabelColumbia
ProducerBrendan O'Brien
Train chronology
Drops of Jupiter
(2001) 		My Private Nation
(2003) 		Live in Atlanta
(2003)
Singles from My Private Nation
  1. "Calling All Angels"
    Released: April 14, 2003
  2. "When I Look to the Sky"
    Released: 2004
  3. "Get to Me"
    Released: 2005

My Private Nation is the third studio album by American pop rock band Train. It was released June 3, 2003. The album was reissued February 8, 2005, as a CD+DVD dual disc set. The album is certified Platinum in the US.[1]

Singles

[edit]

Four singles were released from this album. The first, "Calling All Angels", was a top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #19, and was a huge success on the Adult Contemporary and Adult Top 40 charts. Second single "When I Look to the Sky" also hit the Top 100 and was successful in Adult Top 40 and the Adult Contemporary chart as well. Third single "Get to Me" was also a successful song on the Adult Top 40 chart, and the album as a whole has been certified platinum by the RIAA.

"I'm About to Come Alive" was covered in 2008 by country music artist David Nail, who released it as a single from his debut album of the same name.

Reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Blender[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[4]
Chicago Sun-Times[5]
The Hartford Courant(mixed)[6]
Los Angeles Times[7]
Newsday(B)[8]
Q[3]
Rolling Stone[9]
The Washington Post(favorable)[10]

My Private Nation received mixed reviews from most music critics.[3] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 61, based on 6 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[3] Allmusic editor Thom Jurek praised the band's existential lyrics and producer Brendan O'Brien's contribution to the album, stating "O'Brien's gorgeous multi-layered production [...] chromatic shadings and the textures of contemporary psychedelia are rooted in the heart of an ambitious garage band [...] he gets the sound of how big Train actually is in a context that is as aurally beautiful musically as it is emotionally and lyrically poignant".[2] Entertainment Weekly's Ken Tucker dubbed it Train's "finest effort yet", complimenting the band's "amusingly self-deprecating lyrics" and the songs' "surface attractiveness".[4] Sean Daly of The Washington Post noted layers of "featherweight joy" and "Hallmark-deep, guitar-driven pop", and noted lead singer Pat Monahan's performance, "[he] throws his body into every lyric and sounds like a showoff cross between Live's Ed Kowalczyk and Journey's Steve Perry".[10] E! Online commented that the band "sound[s] like a better Counting Crows (with a dreamier frontman) and less-challenging Wallflowers".[3] Despite writing that "Pat Monahan's vocals can be a bit grating and Train's material sometimes strays into Black Crowes Lite range", Chicago Sun-Times writer Jeff Wisser called the album "a greatsounding collection of slight but irresistible little poprock confections", noting "a sure sense of songcraft and a well-honed pop sensibility" in the songwriting.[5]

Q gave the album three out of five stars and stated "[Train] continues to adhere firmly to the rootsy rock of fellow travellers Matchbox Twenty and Counting Crows, while their earnest musicianship and hard work will delight fans of that sort of thing".[3] Jeff Puma of The Hartford Courant commended Train for their "sincere attempt at a positive message", but wrote "The effect, unfortunately, is schmaltz, and Train comes off as a poor man's Counting Crows".[6] Rolling Stone writer Gavin Edwards called the band "radio-ready, professional and utterly dull", commenting that "The up-tempo songs are worse than the ballads, and the attempts at lyrical sass are even worse than the sentimental cliches".[9] Glenn Gamboa of Newsday found the band's "sorta rock" style "painfully predictable" on most songs, but stated "The last three songs - the Oasis-ish 'Your [Every] Color', the '80s power-ballad throwback 'Lincoln Avenue' and the gorgeous 'I'm About to Come Alive' - finally fulfill the promise hinted at in the previous seven songs and most of the previous two albums, for that matter".[8] Despite calling them "still essentially Matchbox Twenty Jr.", Los Angeles Times writer Steve Hochman commented that the band "expands its menu beyond vanilla, with some playfulness in words and music, and producer Brendan O'Brien helping bring some imagination to the arrangements".[7]

Track listing

[edit]
U.S. Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Calling All Angels"Charlie Colin, Patrick Monahan, Jimmy Stafford, Scott Underwood4:01
2."All American Girl"Monahan, Brendan O'Brien3:17
3."When I Look to the Sky"Colin, Monahan, Stafford, Underwood4:04
4."Save the Day"Monahan, O'Brien4:05
5."My Private Nation"Monahan, O'Brien3:22
6."Get to Me"Colin, Rob Hotchkiss, Monahan, Stafford, Underwood4:05
7."Counting Airplanes"Colin, Hotchkiss, Monahan, Stafford, Underwood4:21
8."Following Rita"Colin, Hotchkiss, Monahan, Stafford, Underwood3:44
9."Your Every Color"Colin, Hotchkiss, Monahan, Stafford, Underwood4:26
10."Lincoln Avenue"Colin, Hotchkiss, Monahan, Stafford, Underwood3:36
11."I'm About to Come Alive"Colin, Hotchkiss, Monahan, Stafford, Underwood, Clint Bennett4:05

Bonus tracks

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USA edition
No.TitleLength
12."When I Look to the Sky" (Radio Edit)4:00
Total length:47:07
European edition
No.TitleLength
12."Better Off Alive"3:15
Total length:46:22
Japanese edition
No.TitleLength
12."Out Here in the Open"3:44
Total length:46:51
DVD
  • Entire album in 5.1 Surround Sound and enhanced LPCM Stereo
  • Documentary film 21 Days With Train
  • "I'm About To Come Alive" music video
  • "My Private Nation" live version music video
  • Exclusive footage of a rare instore performance
  • Karaoke surprise appearance footage
  • Band member profiles
  • Discography

Personnel

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Additional personnel

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Charts

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Single

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Year Single Chart Position
2003 "Calling All Angels" Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks 1
2003 "Calling All Angels" Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 1
2003 "Calling All Angels" Billboard Hot 100 19
2003 "When I Look to the Sky" Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks 9
2004 "When I Look to the Sky" Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 24
2004 "When I Look to the Sky" Billboard Hot 100 74
2005 "Get to Me" Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks 6

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[19] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Radio Swiss Pop - Music database - Band". Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Jurek, Thom (2005). Review: My Private Nation. Allmusic. Retrieved on February 13, 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d e f My Private Nation Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More. Metacritic. Retrieved on February 13, 2011.
  4. ^ a b Tucker, Ken (June 6, 2003). Review: My Private Nation. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on February 13, 2011.
  5. ^ a b Wisser, Jeff (June 22, 2003). Review: My Private Nation. Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved on February 13, 2011.
  6. ^ a b Puma, Jeff (June 5, 2003). Review: My Private Nation. The Hartford Courant. Retrieved on February 13, 2011.
  7. ^ a b Hochman, Steve (June 1, 2003). Review: My Private Nation. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on February 13, 2011.
  8. ^ a b Gamboa, Glenn (June 3, 2003). Review: My Private Nation. Newsday. Retrieved on February 13, 2011.
  9. ^ a b Edwards, Gavin (June 26, 2003). "Review: My Private Nation". Archived from the original on November 10, 2007. Retrieved November 10, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). Rolling Stone. Retrieved on February 13, 2011.
  10. ^ a b Daly, Sean (June 4, 2003). Review: My Private Nation. The Washington Post. Retrieved on February 13, 2011.
  11. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Train – My Private Nation". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  12. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Train – My Private Nation". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  13. ^ "Charts.nz – Train – My Private Nation". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  14. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  15. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Train – My Private Nation". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  16. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  17. ^ "Train Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  18. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  19. ^ "American album certifications – Train – My Private Nation". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
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