Critical reception
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The album received mixed reviews from music critics. It received a three-and-a-half star rating from Todd Sterling of AllMusic, who said that the album was "slickly produced" and that it "sticks to the well-worn formula of the group's previous releases," but said that it had "every color of the musical rainbow."[2] Sterling cited "Your Last" as a standout, calling it a "lump-in-the-throat masterpiece."[2] Jim Malec of The 9513 gave it one star out of five, referring to the song's lyrics as largely cliché in nature and saying, "There is not a single song on Believe worth hearing. It is an entirely disposable album that is unoriginal, uninteresting and unnecessary."[3] Malec also criticized the album's sound, saying that the mixing of instruments and Brad Mates' vocals did not seem cohesive.[3]
Track listing
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| Title | Writer(s) |
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| 1. | "That Kind of Beautiful" | Luke Laird, Hillary Lindsey, Gordie Sampson | 3:11 |
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| 2. | "Believe" | Josh Leo, Shawn Colvin | 3:50 |
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| 3. | "Belongs to You" | Dave Berg, Rivers Rutherford, Tom Shapiro | 3:48 |
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| 4. | "I Love This Road" | Brad Mates, Tommy Lee James | 3:46 |
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| 5. | "Livin' It Up" | Marty Dodson, Jason Sellers, Jimmy Yeary | 3:04 |
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| 6. | "Your Last" | Lisa Carver, Laird | 3:43 |
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| 7. | "Life Down Here" | Mates, Leo, Tim Nichols | 3:07 |
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| 8. | "The Extra Mile" | Bonnie Baker, Paul Sikes | 4:09 |
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| 9. | "Too Much" | Danick Dupelle, Mates, Adrienne Follesé, Keith Follesé | 3:18 |
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| 10. | "That Was Us" | Dupelle, Mates, Berg, Michael Mobley | 3:06 |
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Chart performance
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Release history
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| Region
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Date
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Format
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| Canada
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May 5, 2009
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CD, digital download
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| United States
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April 2011
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digital download
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References
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[2]