Anthem is the sixth studio album released by American pop rock group Hanson. The album is the fourth release through their own label 3CG Records. The album was released on June 18, 2013 in the US and on July 1, 2013 in the UK and Europe. The album charted at No. 22 on the US Billboard 200, making it their eighth album to chart in the top 40 of the US Billboard 200; the album also charted on No. 5 on the US Independent Albums Chart.
On April 5, a blog on the group's website written by Zac Hanson revealed that three songs were cut from the album; "Nothing on Me" (lead vocal by Isaac), "Get So Low" (lead vocal by Zac) and "All I Ever Needed" (lead vocal by Taylor).
Track listing
All songs written and produced by Isaac Hanson, Taylor Hanson and Zac Hanson.
Personnel
As listed at allmusic
Hanson
- Taylor Hanson: Acoustic and Fender Rhodes electric piano, Wurlitzer, Hammond organ, clapping, drums, percussion, vocals
- Isaac Hanson: Acoustic and electric guitars, bass, clapping, vocals
- Zac Hanson: Drums, percussion, clapping, vocals
Additional personnel
- Chad Copelin, Joe Karnes â Bass
- Imani Coppola, Curtis Stewart â Violin
- Dan Higgins â Saxophone
- Bill Reichenbach â Trombone
- Tom Malone â Saxophone, trumpet, trombone
- Yuri Lemeshev â Accordion
- Michael Fitzpatrick â Vocals
- Strings arranged by Imani Coppola; horns arranged by Jerry Hey and Tom Malone
Production
- Arranged and produced by Hanson
- Recording engineers: Steve Churchyard and Ryan Williamson; assisted by Manuel Calderón, Charles Godfrey and David Schwerkolt
- Mixed by Tom Lord-Alge
- Mastered by Andrew Mendelson
Release history
Chart positions
References