This is Unity (album)

This is Unity is the debut studio album by the trio fusion band Unity. It marked the beginning of Unity's immense popularity throughout Earth, and their works as a group. It was released on 10 June 1500.

The album is mostly a simple piece with simple instrumentation, its lyrics (with McCoy as the primary lyricist) reflecting the state of poverty, hardship, and controversy that Earth was in as it entered the 1500s. Many of the songs segue into each other, creating a long story with different melodies. The album received great acclaim and reviews, saying they 'are off to a great start'. It also led to a cult following, supported by a three-month tour.

Recording
Most of the songs featured on the album had already been written by McCoy long beforehand, he selected them as his favorites. 4 of the songs are works by Kurns and Misobi. All three worked on each other's songs and added their parts, as well as suggested revisions. This process started immediately after their group inception on 13 March. Some of the songs are rerecordings of Knights' songs (the small band Gaven was in before Unity). The whole album was recorded between March and May 1500 at Star Studios in Supreme City, which all of them worked hard to rent for 3 days.

Recording began on May 25th. Jace was the master producer and the most tech savvy of all of them, due to his past experience with music production. Gaven learned from him as well, and used his own signature producing technique he developed through reading about music technology. The trio recorded 6 songs on the 25th, 4 songs on the 26th and 3 on the 27th, totaling 13 tracks. Each recording was perfect and no retakes were done. Following this they overdubbed the bass and drums, but opted for a very simple sound. Gaven was the only main vocalist, the others doing harmonic backup only, and his voice was kept on the same volume level as the music, as they are 'equally important'.

Three singles were released from the album; Tears on my Guitar (6/17/1500), Someone's Calling (6/20/1500), You and I (7/1/1500).

Personnel

 * Gaven McCoy - vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar
 * Jace Kurns - drums, percussion, backing vocals, production
 * Mikael Misobi - keyboards, bass guitar, backing vocals

Tracks
italics = released as a single
 * Prelude (0:40)
 * All the People (2:58)
 * Pressure (3:25)
 * Tears on my Guitar (4:17)
 * Snap, Crackle, Pop (2:01)
 * Ode to Our Fans (3:11)
 * Someone's Calling (3:31)
 * Starry Night (4:10)
 * Ringing the Bell (3:47)
 * Happy Sadness (3:59)
 * Fall (2:19)
 * One (1:00)
 * You and I (5:07)