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Everlife (2007 album)

album by Everlife

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Source revisionDec 6, 2025
Entity authorityQ5417286 ↗
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Everlife is the third studio album by Everlife, and the first and only album on Buena Vista Records released on February 20, 2007.

Originally entitled Now or Never, it was instead the band's second consecutive eponymous album.

Track listing

Notes

The album contains several covers:

"Faded", co-written by The Veronicas and originally recorded by Kate DeAraugo; later covered by Cascada

"I Could Get Used To This", by The Veronicas

"What I Like About You", by The Romantics

"Look Through My Eyes" and "Strangers Like Me", by Phil Collins for the Disney films Brother Bear and Tarzan, respectively

"Real Wild Child", by Johnny O'Keefe, later popularized by Iggy Pop

"I Can See Clearly Now", by Johnny Nash

Several tracks were previously released on other Walt Disney Records albums:

"Strangers Like Me", on Disneymania 3

"Go Figure", on the Go Figure soundtrack

"I Can See Clearly Now", on That's So Raven Too!

"Look Through My Eyes", on Disneymania 4

"Real Wild Child", on The Wild soundtrack

"Find Yourself in You", on the first Hannah Montana soundtrack

"Angels Cry" and "Heaven Open Your Eyes" originally appeared on the band's previous album but were re-recorded for this album.

"I'm Over It" appears in the recording from the previous album.

"Find Yourself in You" was used in a TV spot for the film Penelope.

Personnel

Everlife

Amber Hezlep – vocals, guitars (6)

Julia Ross – vocals

Sarah Ross – vocals, guitars (6)

Musicians

Matthew Gerrard – keyboards (1, 8, 10), guitars (1, 8, 10), bass (1, 8, 10), arrangements (1, 8, 10)

Marco Luciani – keyboards (1)

Andy Dodd – programming (2, 12), guitars (2, 12)

Adam Watts – programming (2, 12), drums (2, 12)

Michael "Smidi" Smith – programming (3, 5), arrangements (3, 5)

Buck Johnson – keyboards (7), string arrangements (7)

Kevan Cyka – acoustic piano (13)

Bruce Watson – guitars (3, 5)

Dino Meneghin – guitars (4, 14)

Fred Mollin – guitars (6)

Dean Parks – guitars (6)

Jamie Houston – guitars (7), drum programming (7), live percussion (7), arrangements (7)

Don Kirkpatrick – guitars (7)

George Cocchini – guitars (9)

Dan Needham – guitars (9, 13), drums (9, 13, 15), acoustic guitar (15)

Gary Burnette – guitars (13, 15)

David J. Carpenter – bass (2)

Mike Mennell – bass (3, 5)

Paul Bryan – bass (4, 14)

Solomon Snyder – bass (6)

Tad Wadhams – bass (7)

Mark Hill – bass (9)

Nic Rodriguez – bass (12)

Joey Canaday – bass (13, 15)

Randy Cooke – drums (1, 6)

Graham Ward – drums (3, 5)

Herman Matthews – drums (4, 14)

Denny Weston Jr.

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