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Development (album)

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Development
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 25, 2002[1]
RecordedOctober 2001
StudioElysian Fields[2]
GenreNu metal, alternative metal
Length42:54
LabelMCA
ProducerJason Bieler[3]
Nonpoint chronology
Statement
(2000)
Development
(2002)
Recoil
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Sputnikmusic4/5[5]

Development is the fourth studio album released by American nu metal band Nonpoint.[2][6] It was their final album released through MCA Records.[3]

The album debuted at No. 52 on the Billboard 200 album chart.[7] The single, "Your Signs", hit No. 29 on Billboard's Active Rock chart, and No. 35 on the Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, both in early July.[8][9]

Critical reception

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AllMusic wrote that the album "finds the band literally developing its own signature sound, in the process refining its scope to a much sharper point."[4]

Track listing

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Tracks 1–12 by Nonpoint.

No.TitleLength
1."Development"3:27
2."Circles"3:30
3."Your Signs"3:29
4."Normal Days"4:04
5."My Own Sake"3:36
6."Hands"4:01
7."Excessive Reaction"2:51
8."Mountains"4:05
9."Any Advice?"3:29
10."Hide and Seek"3:05
11."Get Inside"2:54
12."Mint"4:24
Special edition
No.TitleLength
13."Evil Ways" (Willie Bobo cover)2:21

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "Singles". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 29, 2002 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b Piccoli, Sean (July 7, 2002). "Nu-Metal Screams Get a Boost in Volume". Sun-Sentinel.com.
  3. ^ a b Sharpe-Young, Garry (September 10, 2005). New Wave of American Heavy Metal. Zonda Books Limited. ISBN 978-0-9582684-0-0 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ a b "Development - Nonpoint". AllMusic.
  5. ^ "Nonpoint - Development (album review ) | Sputnikmusic". www.sputnikmusic.com.
  6. ^ "Nonpoint | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  7. ^ Sculley, Alan (January 17, 2013). "Bullet with a change for rockers Nonpoint". Boulder Weekly.
  8. ^ "Active Rock Chart History: Nonpoint". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  9. ^ "Mainstream Rock Airplay Chart History: Nonpoint". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2021.