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The Calling |
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 MEMBERS: Alex Band ~
Aaron Kamin ~ Billy Mohler ~ Nate
Wood ~ Dino Meneghin ~ Sean
Woolstenhulme (left in 2002)
BIRTHDAYS: Alex Band
(June 8, 1981) ~ Aaron Kamin (August
10, 1977) ~ Billy Mohler (February 2,
1975) ~ Nate Wood (October 3, 1979) ~
Dino Meneghin (December 12, 1977)
BIGGEST
SINGLE: "Wherever You
Will Go" (2002)
BIGGEST
LP: Camino Palmero (2001)
GRAMMY
AWARDS: 0
"Too
many people get lost writing just for
themselves," says Aaron Kamin of
his and Band's m.o. "It's a big
world, and as writers, we're
onlookers, describing what we see and
feel." - Aaron Kamin, The
Calling
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 The Calling, from Southern
California, consists of Alex Band on vocals,
Aaron Kamin on guitar, Sean Woolstenhulme and
then Dino Meneghin on guitar, Billy Mohler on
bass, and Nate Wood on drums. The formation
of the band began with Kamin and Band
becoming friends while Kamin dated Band's
sister. The duo moved forward to form a group
which led to an eventual record deal with RCA
Records.
The Calling received some
recognition when they appeared in the film Coyote
Ugly performing " "Wherever You Will Go."."
 # 96
Singles Artist of the Year
 Camino
Palmero was released.
The Calling hit the Top 40 with
"Wherever You Will Go."
The Calling topped the Billboard
Adult Top 40 Tracks chart for 23 weeks with
"Wherever You Will Go."
 # 35
Singles Artist of the Year
 The Calling hit the Top 10 with "Wherever You Will Go."
Camino
Palmero was certified gold.
The Calling hit the Top 40 with
"Adrienne."
The Calling had to call off a
performance in Bangkok after Kamin was almost
electrocuted during a soundcheck and received
burns to his hand.
Woolstenhulme left the band to
join his brother's group Lifehouse. He was replaced by
Dino Meneghin.
The Calling won a Teen Choice
Award for Best Rock Song ("Adrienne").
The Calling won a MTV Europe
Music Award for Best New Act.
The Calling topped the Billboard
Year-End Charts as the Top Hot Adult
Top 40 Artist and with the Top Hot Adult Top
40 Track ("Wherever You Will Go").
 Alex Band: # 97
Singles Artist of the Year
The Calling sould be heard on
the DareDevil soundtrack with
"For You."
 Alex Band hit the Top 40
helping out with vocals on Santana's "Why Don't You & I." The LP version
does not have Band's vocals.
Alex Band's collaboaration with
Santana on "Why Don't You & I" hit the Top 10.
 # 101
Singles Artist of the Year
 The Calling hit the Top 40 with
"Our Lives."
The Calling released their next
LP II.
# 465 on the Top Pop Artists
of the Past 25 Years chart.
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Camino Palmero
Released: July, 2001
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 36
Tracks:
"Unstoppable" - "Nothing's
Changed" - "Wherever You Will
Go"
- "Could It Be Any Harder" -
"Final Answer" - "Adrienne" -
"We're Forgiven" - "Things
Don't Always Turn Out That Way" -
"Just That Good" - "Thank
You" - "Stigmatized" |
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II
Released: June, 2004
Billboard
peak:
# 54
Tracks: "One By
One" - "Our Live" -
"Things Will Go My Way" -
"Chasing The Sun" -
"Believing" -
"Anything" - "If
Only"- "Somebody Out
There" - "Surrender" -
"Dreaming In Red" - "Your
Hope" - "Things Will Go My
Way" - "Our Lives" |
| Note: Song title and
position links lead you to the song's Top
40 chart run (from the ARC Weekly Top
40)
and LP links take you to Amazon.com's page for that LP
(often including track listings and sound
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