Camino Palmero
Camino Palmero is the debut studio album by American rock band The Calling, released on 10 July 2001. The title comes from a Los Angeles street, where Alex Band and Aaron Kamin first met. The cover art shows platforms 5 and 6 of Santa Maria Novella railway station in Florence, Italy. It is the record that gave the band their hit single "Wherever You Will Go", and it sets out their stall at the very start of their story, ahead of Two in 2004.
Musically, it sits between alternative rock and pop rock, with grunge influences and plenty of guitar solos. Lyrically it deals with romantic love, relationships, heartache and misplaced loyalty. Critics were largely unkind about its subject matter and lack of originality, though they singled out the arrangements and the lead singer's vocal performance for praise. It reached number 36 on the Billboard 200 and went platinum in the US.
Camino Palmero: tracklist, credits and charts
11 tracks · 46:05Tracklist
- 1Unstoppable3:59
- 2Nothing’s Changed4:45
- 3Wherever You Will GoAlex Band and Aaron Kamin3:29
- 4Could It Be Any Harder4:42
- 5Final Answer4:34
- 6AdrienneAlex Band and Aaron Kamin4:31
- 7We’re Forgiven4:32
- 8Things Don’t Always Turn Out That Way4:11
- 9Just That Good3:55
- 10Thank You2:58
- 11Stigmatized4:30
- Produced by
- Marc Tanner
- Recorded at
- Cherokee Studios, Cherokee (Hollywood, California)
- Mixed by
- Chris Lord‐Alge
- Mixed at
- Image Recording Studios
- Engineered by
- Marc Greene, David Thoener
- Labels
- BMG, RCA
- Length
- 46:05
Line-up
- Ron Fair · synthesizer · guest
- Bob Glaub · bass · guest
- Aaron Kamin · guitar, mandolin, percussion, sampler, sitar · guest
- Matt Laug · drums (drum set), percussion · guest
- Paul Mirkovich · keyboard · guest
- Satnam Ramgotra · percussion, tabla · guest
Singles
- “Wherever You Will Go” · 22 May 2001
- “Adrienne” · 15 April 2002
- “Could It Be Any Harder” · 19 August 2002
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 2002 | 12 |
| US Billboard 200 · 2002 | 36 |
| German Albums · 2002 | 8 |
| Austrian Albums · 2002 | 9 |
| New Zealand Albums · 2002 | 9 |
| French Albums · 2002 | 10 |
| Norwegian Albums · 2002 | 10 |
| Denmark 2 · 2002 | 11 |
| Swedish Albums · 2002 | 11 |
| Scottish Albums · 2002 | 12 |
All 17 charts
| Italian Albums · 2002 | 16 |
| Europe (European Top 100 Albums) · 2002 | 19 |
| Irish Albums · 2002 | 21 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 2002 | 23 |
| Swiss Albums · 2002 | 26 |
| Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) · 2002 | 35 |
| Dutch Albums · 2002 | 46 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Brazil · 2003 | Platinum |
| Canada · 2002 | Gold |
| New Zealand · 2025 | Gold |
| United Kingdom · 2013 | Platinum |
| United States · 2024 | Platinum |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 10 July 2001 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 10 July 2001 | |
| Wikidata | 10 July 2001 | |
| US release | 10 July 2001 | earliest US date |
14 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | XW | RCA | 884977853773 | other |
| 2001 | ZA | BMG | 6007124363428 | other |
| 2001 | US | BMG | 320861070000 | other |
| 10 July 2001 | XW | BMG | 888880775061 | original |
| 10 July 2001 | US | RCA | 078636758527 | original |
| 2002 | BR | BMG | 743219161024 | other |
| 2002 | RU | BMG | 743219688224 | other |
| 2002 | GB | RCA | 743219161024 | other |
| 2002 | XE | BMG | 743219161024 | other |
| 2002 | ZA | RCA | 6007124528230 | other |
| 2002 | JP | BMG | 4988017606421 | other |
| 12 April 2002 | SE | BMG | 743219161024 | other |
| 23 April 2002 | AU | BMG | other | |
| 25 May 2005 | JP | BMG | 4988017631225 | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: minor: best source 1416x1416, upscaled to 1500 (x1.06)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1416×1416 | upscaled: minor: best source 1416x1416, upscaled to 1500 (x1.06) |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |