Too Young to Fight It is the debut full-length studio album by American dance-rock band Young Love. It was released on January 30, 2007, through Island Records. Recording sessions took place at Moles Studio in Bath and at Stratosphere Sound in New York City. Production was handled by Steve Osborne, Dan Keyes, Rory Phillips and Dante Ross.

Too Young to Fight It
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 30, 2007 (2007-01-30)
Recorded2006
Studio
Genre
Length38:08
LabelIsland
Producer
Young Love chronology
Young Love EP
(2006)
Too Young to Fight It
(2007)
One of Us
(2009)
Singles from Too Young to Fight It
  1. "Discotech"
    Released: October 2006
  2. "Find a New Way"
    Released: July 31, 2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
IGN6.5/10[2]
PopMatters5/10[3]
Punknews.org[4]

Track listing edit

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Discotech"Steve Osborne3:54
2."Give Up"Dante Ross3:08
3."Closer to You"Steve Osborne3:28
4."Too Young to Fight It"
3:21
5."Nameless One"Steve Osborne4:43
6."Find a New Way"Dante Ross2:52
7."Tell Me"Steve Osborne3:29
8."Take It or Leave It"
  • Steve Osborne
  • Dan Keyes
  • Rory Phillips
3:03
9."Tragedy"
  • Steve Osborne
  • Dan Keyes
  • Rory Phillips
2:57
10."Underneath the Night Sky"Steve Osborne4:13
11."Close Your Eyes"
  • Steve Osborne
  • Dan Keyes
  • Rory Phillips
3:00
Total length:38:08

Personnel edit

  • Dan Keyes – vocals, songwriter, guitar (tracks: 1-3, 5-11), keyboards (tracks: 2-6, 8, 10), bass (tracks: 3, 7-9), producer (tracks: 4, 8, 9, 11)
  • Robert Mann – backing vocals (tracks: 1, 5), lead guitar (track 1), percussion (track 3), guitar (tracks: 4, 10), bass (tracks: 5, 8), drums
  • Craig Tweedy – bass (track 1)
  • Rory Phillips – songwriter (tracks: 4, 5, 7, 10), additional keyboards (tracks: 1, 4, 10), programming (track 8), producer (tracks: 4, 8, 9, 11)
  • Damian Taylor – programming (tracks: 1, 3-5, 7-11)
  • Dante Ross – drum programming & producer (tracks: 2, 6)
  • Steve Osborne – producer & recording (tracks: 1, 3-5, 7-11)
  • William "Bo" Boddie – recording & Pro Tools editing (tracks: 2, 6)
  • Mark Needham – mixing (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10)
  • James Brown – mixing (tracks: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11)
  • Paul Corkett – engineering assistant (tracks: 1, 3-5, 7-11)
  • Nick Joplin – engineering assistant (tracks: 1, 3-5, 7-11)
  • Brian Gardner – mastering
  • Andy West – art direction, design
  • Kenneth Cappello – photography
  • Kristen Yiengst – photo and art coordinator
  • Jameelah Ricks – A&R
  • Terese Joseph – A&R
  • Robert Stevenson – A&R

References edit

  1. ^ Apar, Corey. "Young Love - Too Young to Fight It Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  2. ^ Grischow, Chad (January 31, 2007). "Young Love - Too Young To Fight It". IGN. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  3. ^ Raper, Dan (January 30, 2007). "Young Love: Too Young to Fight It, PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  4. ^ "Young Love - Too Young to Fight It". www.punknews.org. March 2, 2007. Retrieved October 2, 2023.

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