Because of the Times
Studio album by Kings of Leon
Released	March 30, 2007 (Australia, Ireland) April 2, 2007 (UK) April 3, 2007 (U.S.)
Recorded	2006
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	51:33
Label	HandMeDown/RCA
Producer	Ethan Johns and Angelo Petraglia
Professional reviews
Allmusic link Entertainment Weekly (A-) link NME (8/10) link The Observer 2007 The Times Rolling Stone 2007 Pitchfork Media (5.4/10) link PopMatters (7/10) link Q Magazine Uncut link
Kings of Leon chronology
Day Old Belgian Blues (2006) Because of the Times (2007) Only by the Night (2008)
Singles from Because of the Times
"On Call" Released: March 26, 2007 "Fans" Released: July 9, 2007 "Charmer" Released: October 29, 2007

Because of the Times is the third album by Kings of Leon. Because of the Times was released by Hand Me Down on March 30, 2007 in Ireland/Australia, April 2, 2007 in the UK and April 3, 2007 in the US (see 2007 in music). The album has received generally positive reviews and has appeared in numerous Top-10 lists for "Album of the Year.^[1] In 2009, Clash named the album number 3 on the "Clash Essential 50", a list of the most important albums released since the magazine's inception in 2004.^[2]

Contents 1 Reception 2 Track listing 3 Charts 3.1 Album 4 References

[edit] Reception

The album was #6 in NME albums of the year, as well as #31 on Rolling Stone's Top 50 Albums of 2007. NME said that the album "cements Kings Of Leon as one of the great American bands of our times"^[3] and Entertainment Weekly called Because of the Times "an epic wide-screen movie of a CD and the band's best to date."^[4] Another reviewer described Because of the Times as, "an accomplished album of unbelievable beauty and familiar, loveable grit. Kings of Leon is maturing wonderfully and with patience, not forcing anything musically or lyrically that doesn’t sound natural."^[5] However, some critics found the album inferior to their previous efforts. Stylus Magazine rated it a C- and noted "If they wanted us to take them serious this time around, they'd at least try to be right honest about their ascent into minor celebrity and not keep on with the yokel façade. Without cautionary yarns regarding life on the tour bus or banging supermodels, the bright-eyed, legs-stretched mood of the music rings just as hollow."^[6] Dave Hood of Artrocker gave the album one star out of five, finding that "Kings of Leon are experimenting, learning, and getting a bit lost."^[7] Pitchfork Media contended that "Because of the Times sound[s] suspiciously like a counterattack on womankind, launched from somewhere in the mid-1990s, deep inside a bruised, stadium-sized ego."^[8]

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Kings of Leon.

1. "Knocked Up" – 7:14
2. "Charmer" – 2:57
3. "On Call" – 3:21
4. "McFearless" – 3:09
5. "Black Thumbnail" – 3:59
6. "My Party" – 4:10
7. "True Love Way" – 4:02
8. "Ragoo" – 3:01
9. "Fans" – 3:36
10. "The Runner" – 4:16
11. "Trunk" – 3:57
12. "Camaro" – 3:06
13. "Arizona" – 4:50

• 14. "My Third House" - 4:03 (US iTunes bonus track)

• 14. "On Call (AOL Music Sessions)" - 3:21 (UK iTunes bonus track)

[edit] Charts

[edit] Album

Year	Country	Position
2007	United Kingdom	1
2007	New Zealand	1
2007	Ireland	1
2007	Australia	4
2007	United States	25
2007	Belgium	20
2008	Australia	15
2009	Australia	22

Preceded by Beautiful World by Take That

UK number one album April 8, 2007 – April 21, 2007

Succeeded by The Best Damn Thing by Avril Lavigne

[edit] References

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