| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 50/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Blender | [3] |
| Los Angeles Times | [4] |
| Q | [5] |
| Rolling Stone | [6] |
| Stylus Magazine | B[7] |
| Uncut | [8] |
More Than You Think You Are is the third studio album of the American rock band Matchbox Twenty, released on November 19, 2002. More Than You Think You Are is again a departure for the band as the album has more of a focus on harder rock than the band's two previous albums.
Recording
Produced by the band's longtime studio collaborator Matt Serletic, the album was recorded at Bearsville Studios in Woodstock, New York and at The Hit Factory in New York City.[9]
Rob Thomas was pleased with the album, saying: "This is probably the most rockin' record we've ever done, because we've been working with Greg Collins, who's engineered bands like System of a Down and Red Hot Chili Peppers, and mixer Jim Scott, who's worked with people like Wilco and Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers. But at the same time, there's a warmness to the record, a real organic quality that I just love."[10]
Release
The album debuted at #6 on the Billboard 200 with 178,000 copies sold. Although not as commercially successful as the band's two earlier records, (Yourself or Someone Like You and Mad Season), it had a large radio presence and produced three consecutive singles in the US, all of them charting onto the top 30 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Following the album's release, the group took a hiatus to allow the members to focus on other projects, like Thomas's solo career. The following year, rhythm guitarist Adam Gaynor who left the band in 2005.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Rob Thomas, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Feel" | Kyle Cook, Paul Doucette, Thomas | 3:20 |
| 2. | "Disease" | Mick Jagger, Thomas | 3:39 |
| 3. | "Bright Lights" | 3:54 | |
| 4. | "Unwell" | 3:48 | |
| 5. | "Cold" | Matt Serletic, Thomas | 3:15 |
| 6. | "All I Need" | 3:41 | |
| 7. | "Hand Me Down" | 5:02 | |
| 8. | "Could I Be You?" | Doucette | 3:43 |
| 9. | "Downfall" | Serletic, Thomas | 4:07 |
| 10. | "Soul" | Cook, Doucette, Thomas | 4:34 |
| 11. | "You're So Real" | 3:01 | |
| 12. | "The Difference" | 4:11 | |
| 13. | "So Sad, So Lonely (hidden track)" | 3:46 |
Personnel
- Matchbox Twenty
- Rob Thomas – lead vocals, piano on "Bright Lights"
- Kyle Cook – lead guitar, backing vocals, piano on "Hand Me Down", banjo on "Unwell"
- Adam Gaynor – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Brian Yale – bass guitar
- Paul Doucette – drums and percussion on all tracks, Mellotron on "Hand Me Down" and "You're So Real", additional synthesizer on "All I Need", acoustic and electric guitar, piano and clavinet on "Could I Be You?"
- Additional musicians
- Matt Serletic – production, keyboards, congas on "Cold", backing vocals on "Soul"
- David Campbell – string arrangements on "Bright Lights"
- Greg Liesz – pedal steel guitar on "Bright Lights" and "Hand Me Down"
- Bill Draheim – backing vocals on "Soul"
- Melonie Daniels and Cheryl Pepsii Riley – backing vocals on "Feel"
- Vaneese Thomas and Lydia Mann-Jaime – backing vocals on "Disease"
- Erik Ralske and Jerome Ashby – French horns on "Unwell"
- Carol Webb – violin and concert master on "Disease"
- Rudy Michel – gospel choir contractor for "Downfall"
- Jan Smith – vocal coach
Charts
- Album
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian Albums (Billboard)[12] | 10 |
| US Billboard 200[13] | 6 |
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[14] | 3 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[15] | 40 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] | 11 |
| Irish Albums (IRMA)[17] | 15 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[18] | 71 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[19] | 6 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] | 61 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[21] | 36 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[22] | 31 |
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[23] | 16 |
- Singles
| Year | Song | US Hot 100 [24] | US Adult Top 40 [25] | US Pop Songs [26] | AUS | NZ | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | "Disease" | 29 | 4 | 21 | 31 | — | 50 |
| 2003 | "Unwell" | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 83 |
| "Bright Lights" | 23 | 2 | 15 | 26 | 48 | — | |
| 2004 | "Downfall" | — | 27 | — | — | — | — |
| "All I Need" | — | — | — | 32 | — | — |
Decade-end chart
| Chart (2000–09) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australia Album (ARIA) [27] | 48 |
References
- ^ "Reviews for More Than You Think You Are by Matchbox Twenty". Metacritic. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "More Than You Think You Are – Matchbox Twenty". AllMusic. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
- ^ Powers, Ann (February 2003). "Matchbox Twenty: More Than You Think You Are". Blender (13): 98. Archived from the original on April 20, 2004. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ^ Lewis, Randy (November 24, 2002). "Matchbox Twenty, 'More Than You Think You Are' (Melismatic/Atlantic)". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ^ "Matchbox Twenty: More Than You Think You Are". Q (201): 109. April 2003.
- ^ Walters, Barry (December 12, 2002). "More Than You Think You Are : Matchbox Twenty : Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 22, 2008. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
- ^ Blanford, Roxanne (September 1, 2003). "Matchbox Twenty – More Than You Think You Are – Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on March 31, 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ^ "Matchbox Twenty – More Than You Think You Are". Uncut (70): 98. March 2003. Archived from the original on May 18, 2008. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
- ^ https://www.amazon.com/More-Than-You-Think-Are/dp/B00006OFTZ
- ^ https://www.amazon.com/More-Than-You-Think-Are/dp/B00006OFTZ
- ^ https://www.discogs.com/Matchbox-Twenty-More-Than-You-Think-You-Are/release/9893799
- ^ "Matchbox Twenty Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
- ^ "Matchbox Twenty Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Matchbox 20 – More Than You Think You Are". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Matchbox 20 – More Than You Think You Are" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Matchbox Twenty – More Than You Think You Are" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
- ^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 9, 2003". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved December 2, 2012.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Matchbox 20 – More Than You Think You Are" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Matchbox 20 – More Than You Think You Are". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Matchbox 20 – More Than You Think You Are". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Matchbox 20 – More Than You Think You Are". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Matchbox 20 – More Than You Think You Are". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
- ^ "Matchbox Twenty Album & Song Chart History – Hot 100". billboard.com. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 2, 2012.
- ^ "Matchbox Twenty Album & Song Chart History – Adult Pop Songs". billboard.com. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 2, 2012.
- ^ "Matchbox Twenty Album & Song Chart History – Pop Songs". billboard.com. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 2, 2012.
- ^ "2009 ARIA End of Decade Albums Chart". ARIA. January 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2020.