What If It All Means Something

What If It All Means Something
Studio album by Chantal Kreviazuk
Released	December 24, 2002
Recorded	2002
Genre	Adult alternative
Length	46:45
Label	Columbia
Producer	Gregg Wattenberg
Chantal Kreviazuk chronology
Colour Moving and Still (1999) What If It All Means Something (2002) Ghost Stories (2006)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

What If It All Means Something is the third album by Canadian singer-songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk, released in 2002.

Composition

According to MTV Taiwan, the album reflects Kreviazuk's personal emotions during the period leading up to its release by implementing folk-inspired piano and her own guitar. "In This Life" describes unconditional love and "selfless dedication.^[2] Kreviazuk revealed that "Flying Home (Brenda's Song)" was about her cousin, Brenda, who died at a young age. ^[3]

Track listing

1. "In This Life" (Kreviazuk) – 3:51
2. "Time" (Kreviazuk, Raine Maida, Gregg Wattenberg) – 4:07
3. "What If It All Means Something" (Kreviazuk, Maida) – 4:03
4. "Julia" (Kreviazuk, J. O'Brien) – 3:43
5. "Flying Home (Brenda's Song)" (Kreviazuk) – 3:18
6. "Weight of the World" (Kreviazuk) – 3:33
7. "Waiting" (Kreviazuk, Maida) – 4:29
8. "Ready for Your Love" (G. Eaton, Kreviazuk, Prophet B.W. West) – 3:38
9. "Morning Light" (Kreviazuk) – 3:57
10. "Miss April" (Kreviazuk, Maida) – 3:38
11. "Turn the Page" (Kreviazuk) – 3:47

US bonus track

12. "Feels Like Home" (Randy Newman) – 4:41

Japan bonus tracks

12. "Feels Like Home" (Randy Newman) – 4:41
13. "Leaving On A Jet Plane" (John Denver) – 4:41
14. "This Year" (Billy Steinberg, Marti Frederiksen, Leah Andreone) – 2:45

Singles

• "In This Life"^[4]
• "Time"^[4]
• "Julia"^[5]
• "What If It All Means Something"
• "Weight of the World"

Personnel

• Chantal Kreviazuk - piano, keyboards, vocals
• Jeff Allen - bass guitar
• Sherrod Barnes - acoustic guitar, guitar, electric guitar
• Michelle Branch - background vocals
• Avril Brown - violin
• Cenovia Cummins - violin
• Sylvia Davanzo - violin
• Jamie Edwards - acoustic guitar, guitar, electric guitar, keyboards
• Ralph Farris - conductor, viola
• David Gold - viola
• Adam Grabois - cello
• Joyce Hammann - violin
• Conrad Harris - violin
• Adam Hyman - viola
• John Kalodner - voices
• Conway Kuo - viola
• Victor Lawrence - cello
• Dorothy Lawson - cello
• Gerry Leonard - guitar, electric guitar
• Shawn Pelton - percussion, drums
• Todd Reynolds - violin
• Mary Rowell - violin
• Gregg Wattenberg - guitar, mandolin, electric guitar
• Mary Whitaker - violin
• Krystof Witek - violin
• Paul Woodiel - violin

Production

• Producer: Gregg Wattenberg
• Engineers: Ross Petersen, Brian Scheuble, Gregg Wattenberg, Chuck Zwicky
• Assistant engineers: Peter Doris, Ricardo Fernandez, Femio Hernández, Claudius Mittendorfer, Ross Petersen
• Mixing: Tom Lord-Alge, Brian Malouf
• Mastering: Dave Donelly
• A&R: Mike Roth
• Programming: Shawn Pelton
• Guitar technician: Art Smith
• Arrangers: Chantal Kreviazuk, Gerald Eaton, Jamie Edwards, Ralph Farris, Brian West
• Score: Ralph Farris
• Orchestra contractor: Victor Lawrence
• Art direction: Gail Marowitz
• Design: Michelle Holme
• Photography: Raphael Mazzucco^[6]

Soundtracks

• "Time" was featured in the end credits of the film Uptown Girls ^[7]
• "Weight of the World" was featured on the TV series Charmed

Reception

MTV Taiwan also describes "Ready For Your Love" having a "rich oriental style". The channel also described "Julia" and "Miss April" shows the "irony of fame", "Weight of the World" "conveys the need for forgiveness". ^[2]

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
2003	Heatseekers	2
2003	The Billboard 200	119
2003	Top Heatseekers	2

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
2003	"In This Life"	Adult Top 40	17

^[8]

See also

• 2002 in music

References

1. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r622573/review
2. "MTV Networks Taiwan 新發行 | Chantal Kreviazuk (香岱兒) | What It This All Means (心的方向)". www.mtv.com.tw. MTV Taiwan.
3. "Chantal Kreviazuk | Yamaha Artists". www.yamaha.com. Yamaha. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
4. http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/71217/chantal-kreviazuk-aims-to-mean-something-in-us
5. "Julia by Chantal Kreviazuk". rateyourmusic.com. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
6. "Release "What If It All Means Something" by Chantal Kreviazuk - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org.
7. Hay, Carla (30 August 2003). "Kreviazuk Goes "Uptown" with new single". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
8. "Chantal Kreviazuk - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Billboard.