The Walk (album)

The Walk is the fourth album by American pop rock group Hanson. It was released in Japan on February 21, 2007, in the UK on April 30, in the US, Canada, and Mexico on July 24, and in Italy on March 21, 2008.

The Walk
Studio album by Hanson
Released	February 21, 2007
Recorded	Late 2004 – late 2006
Genre	Pop rock
Length	51:19
Label	3CG Cooking Vinyl
Producer	Danny Kortchmar Hanson
Hanson chronology
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Hanson (2006) The Walk (2007) Middle of Nowhere Acoustic (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk	86%[1]
AllMusic	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[3]

Track listing

All songs written by Isaac Hanson, Taylor Hanson and Zac Hanson except where noted.^[4]

1. "Ngi Ne Themba (I Have Hope)" – 0:24
2. "Great Divide" – 4:00 (Lead vocals: Taylor Hanson)
3. "Been There Before" – 3:33 (Lead vocals: Taylor Hanson)
4. "Georgia" – 3:48 (Lead vocals: Taylor Hanson)
5. "Watch Over Me" (Isaac Hanson, Zac Maloy, Chris Holmes) – 4:54 (Lead vocals: Isaac Hanson)
6. "Running Man" (Zac Hanson, William James McAuley III) – 3:41 (Lead vocals: Zac Hanson)
7. "Go" (Zac Hanson, William James McAuley III, Shannon Curfman) – 4:04 (Lead vocals: Zac Hanson)
8. "Fire on the Mountain" – 2:42 (Lead vocals: Zac Hanson)
9. "One More" – 4:11 (Lead vocals: Taylor Hanson)
10. "Blue Sky" – 3:37 (Lead vocals: Taylor Hanson)
11. "Tearing It Down" - 3:05 (Lead vocals: Zac Hanson)
12. "Something Going Round" – 3:13 (Lead vocals: Taylor and Isaac Hanson)
13. "Your Illusion" – 5:01 (Lead vocals: Taylor Hanson)
14. "The Walk" – 5:03 (Lead vocals: Zac Hanson)

North American and Italian bonus tracks

15. "Got a Hold on Me" (live acoustic) (Lead vocals: Taylor Hanson)
16. "I've Been Down" (live acoustic) (Lead vocals: Taylor Hanson)
17. "Something Going Round" (live acoustic) (Lead vocals: Taylor and Isaac Hanson)

Japanese bonus tracks

15. "In a Way" – 4:04 (Lead vocals: Zac Hanson)
16. "I Am" – 3:44 (Lead vocals: Zac Hanson)

Singles

1. "Great Divide": released November 28, 2006
2. "Go": released April 19, 2007

Personnel

• Craig Alvin – engineer, mixing
• Bleu – bass guitar, guitar, production
• DD Dliwayo School Choir – choir
• CJ Eiriksson – engineer, mixing
• Isaac Hanson – vocals, guitar, mixing, production
• Taylor Hanson – vocals, piano, keyboards, organ, percussion, mixing, production
• Zac Hanson – vocals, drums, percussion, piano, mixing, production
• Hanson family – handclapping
• Iris Ministries Zimpeto Center Choir – choir
• Palesa Khokeletso – choir director
• Danny Kortchmar – conga, production
• Chris Rezanson – bell, triangle
• Kenneth Wyatt – bass, harmonica
• Adam Zappa – engineer
• Miles Zuniga – guitar

Charts

Chart performance for The Walk

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[5]	190
Scottish Albums (OCC)[6]	78
UK Albums (OCC)[7]	83
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[8]	6
US Billboard 200[9]	56
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[10]	4

References

1. "Hanson - The Walk - Album Review". AbsolutePunk.
2. "The Walk - Hanson". Allmusic.
3. Greenblatt, Leah (July 27, 2007). "The Walk". Retrieved December 6, 2023.
4. "[Hanson.net] the Walk Tracklisting". Archived from the original on 2007-01-17. Retrieved 2007-01-17.
5. "Hanson Album Rankings". Oricon. Archived from the original on March 23, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
6. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
7. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
8. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
9. "Hanson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
10. "Hanson Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 8, 2023.