Anniversary (Ed Roland album)

2016 studio album by Ed Roland

Anniversary

Studio album by

Ed Roland

Released| 2016
Recorded| December 2014
Genre| Rock

Anniversary is an unreleased studio album by American rock musician Ed Roland.

## Background

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Roland wrote and recorded Anniversary in honor of his wife, Michaeline.[1] The couple dated for three years before marrying on February 17, 2006 in Savannah, Georgia.[1][2]

The album was made available for streaming via SoundCloud on February 14, 2016, exclusively for Valentine's Day; and to celebrate the Rolands' impending tenth wedding anniversary.[1] There are no immediate plans for Anniversary to be commercially released.[1]

## Writing and recording

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Anniversary was recorded over three days in December 2014.[1] The album features Roland's current Collective Soul bandmates Will Turpin and Jesse Triplett, along with former Collective Soul drummer Shane Evans and guitarist Peter Stroud.[1] Prior to recording, Roland performed "Something Like That" at the 2012 Symphonic Rocks concert in Cape Town, South Africa;[3] while "Utah Moon" was written and performed on the spot at a Collective Soul concert in Sandy, Utah on June 12, 2014.[4][5] A music video for "Searching For" was released via Vimeo on February 13, 2015.[6]

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by Ed Roland

No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Bed"| 3:09
2.| "Now"| 3:50
3.| "Belong"| 2:52
4.| "Searching For"| 3:22
5.| "Nothing Else Here Matters"| 3:25
6.| "Choose"| 3:58
7.| "Morning Coffee"| 2:59
8.| "You And Me"| 3:05
9.| "Utah Moon"| 3:51
10.| "Something Like That"| 2:53

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f Ruggieri, Melissa (February 12, 2016). "Collective Soul frontman Ed Roland writes Valentine's Day album for wife". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
2. ^ Michlak, Katherine (February 2016). "Choosing to Love". Best Self Atlanta. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
3. ^ "Ok, ok - we can't hold out on you! Here is..." Facebook. October 1, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
4. ^ Fox, Doug (June 13, 2014). "Review: Collective Soul delivers precious declaration at Sandy Amphitheater". Daily Herald. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
5. ^ Clark, Aaron (June 17, 2014). "Collective Soul rocks out to Utah moon". The Daily Utah Chronicle. Archived from the original on August 29, 2014. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
6. ^ "Searching For". Vimeo. February 13, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2016.

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