Artists | The Calling

The inspiring sound of Alex Band’s powerful, emotionally charged voice is immediately recognizable to millions of music lovers, thanks to modern-day classics like his #1 hit with Santana “Why Don’t You and I”, “Adrienne,” “Our Lives” and the massive chart-topping hit “Wherever You Will Go,” which Billboard recently named the #1 Adult Pop Song of the Decade. And though We’ve All Been There, Band’s last solo debut (released June 29, 2010 on his own AMB label through EMI), contained the first new material we’ve heard from the former leader of The Calling in half a decade, the first single “Tonight” became the European them song anthem for the 2011 World Cup, establishing Alex’s solid presence in the music business yet once again.

At its heart, “We’ve All Been There” charts the course of a distinctly human romantic relationship, from its first stirrings to its final moments. “A lot of these songs were drawn from personal experiences,” Band confirms. “I got married at the beginning of this process and got divorced at the end of the record. ‘Love’ was written in the early stages of that relationship, when my ex-wife was going through medical problems, which we dealt with throughout the years. And ‘Leave (Today Is the Day)’ was the last song I added to the record, after we’d gotten divorced. So a bunch of these songs are extremely personal.”

His then-wife’s illness led to the critical need for a liver transplant, which she had to forgo due to the waiting list. The experience inspired Band to devote his time and energies to the Donate Life organization, which is dedicated to building organ-donor awareness. Alex definitely does his part in the fight for more donors, even tattooing “Donate Life” across his arm as a walking advertisement.

In early 2012, Band began work on his second solo album. This time, with the advice from friend Jon Bon Jovi, he formed a full traditional band; a departure from the string of studio musicians used on his previous records and hired young guns on tour. Los Angeles based guitarist Sean Kipe, who had toured with Band for several years, Austrian native Simon Huber on bass guitar/strings and drummer Art Pacheco began the writing and recording process that would take the next 10 months to now fully complete. Slated with an early 2013 release on Universal Records worldwide, the currently untitled album promises to be the biggest and most diverse collection of songs to date in Band’s career.