{{For-multi|the Arco album|Coming to Terms (Arco album){{!}}''Coming to Terms'' (Arco album)|the television episode|Coming to Terms (Doctors){{!}}"Coming to Terms" (''Doctors'')}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Coming to Terms | type = Album | artist = Carolina Liar | cover = Coming_to_Terms_cover.jpg | alt = The cover consists of a black-and-white image of a liquid blob. The album title and band's name appear above the blob, colored in white. | released = {{start date|2008|5|19}} | recorded = | studio = | genre = Alternative rock, indie rock | length = 45:02 | label = Atlantic<br />Maratone | producer = {{hlist|Tobias Karlsson|Max Martin|Per Aldeheim|Michael Ilbert|Rob Cavallo|Chad Wolf|Alexander Kronlund}} | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = Wild Blessed Freedom | next_year = 2011 | misc = {{Singles | name = Coming to Terms | type = Studio | single1 = I'm Not Over | single1date = March 25, 2008 | single2 = Show Me What I'm Looking For | single2date = May 6, 2008 }}}} '''''Coming to Terms''''' is the debut studio album from Swedish-American rock band Carolina Liar. It was released on May 19, 2008 by Atlantic Records. The album garnered mixed reviews from critics. ''Coming to Terms'' debuted at number 140 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and spawned two singles: "I'm Not Over" and "Show Me What I'm Looking For". To promote the record, the band opened for other rock acts on their respective tours.
== Promotion == On August 18, 2008, the band was announced alongside We the Kings and Hey Monday as supporting acts for The Academy Is... on their Bill & Trav's Bogus Journey Tour, beginning on October 1 at the Amos Southend in Charlotte and finishing on November 23 at the Town Ballroom in Buffalo.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.altpress.com/archive_4541/|title=The Academy Is... announce dates with We The Kings, Carolina Liar and Hey Monday|magazine=Alternative Press|date=August 18, 2008|access-date=June 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230625052119/https://www.altpress.com/archive_4541/|archive-date=June 25, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> On June 24, 2009, the band were announced alongside OneRepublic as special guests for the North American leg of Rob Thomas' Cradlesong Tour, starting on September 23 at Hollywood's Hard Rock Live and finishing on November 12 at New York City's Beacon Theatre.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=49593|title=Rob Thomas Sets 2009 Fall Tour In Support Of New Album 'Cradlesong'|website=Top40-Charts|date=June 24, 2009|access-date=June 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230625054247/https://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=49593|archive-date=June 25, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> On August 21, the band was announced as a special guest alongside Taking Back Sunday for the University of Alabama's Fall Concert on September 18 at the Coleman Coliseum.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.ua.edu/2009/08/taking-back-sunday-carolina-liar-to-perform-at-ua-fall-concert/|title=Taking Back Sunday, Carolina Liar to Perform a UA Fall Concert|last=Stalnaker|first=Deidre|publisher=University of Alabama|date=August 21, 2009|access-date=June 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230625052720/https://news.ua.edu/2009/08/taking-back-sunday-carolina-liar-to-perform-at-ua-fall-concert/|archive-date=June 25, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Critical reception == {{Music ratings |rev1 = ''Blender'' |rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="Blender">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=5192|title=Carolina Liar : Coming to Terms|last=Dombal|first=Ryan|magazine=Blender|access-date=July 10, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208222607/http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=5192|archive-date=February 8, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> |rev2 = Consequence of Sound |rev2score = C+<ref name="Consequence">{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2008/05/album-review-coming-to-terms/|title=Album Review: Carolina Liar - Coming To Terms|last=Young|first=Alex|website=Consequence of Sound|date=May 29, 2008|access-date=August 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321174355/https://consequence.net/2008/05/album-review-coming-to-terms/|archive-date=March 21, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> |rev3 = ''Rolling Stone'' |rev3score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="RS">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/20751304/review/20777372/coming_to_terms|title=Coming to Terms : Carolina Liar|last=Frehsee|first=Nicole|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=May 29, 2008|access-date=July 10, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080703203725/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/20751304/review/20777372/coming_to_terms|archive-date=July 3, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> }} Charity Stafford of AllMusic called the album "earnest and effective pop-rock ear candy."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/coming-to-terms-mw0000786569|title=Carolina Liar - Coming to Terms|last=Stafford|first=Charity|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=August 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401191415/https://www.allmusic.com/album/coming-to-terms-mw0000786569|archive-date=April 1, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> Nicole Frehsee of ''Rolling Stone'' called the band's musicianship of combining the "anthemic elements" of U2 and the Killers with Max Martin's production "pretty but a little confused."<ref name="RS"/> Ryan Dombal, writing for ''Blender'', called the record's track listing "a handful of skyscraping, modern-rock behemoths", noting that Chad Wolf's lyrical artistry is "shamelessly straightforward" and that "every processed guitar chord and slick keyboard line steamrolls over the artlessness and emphasizes the universality in his tales."<ref name="Blender"/> Alex Young of ''Consequence of Sound'' praised Wolf's vocal delivery for being "crisp, clear and easy to understand", Martin's production on "I'm Not Over" and "California Bound" and the band for making the music "well written and possess[s] strong chord progressions", calling it "some of the catchiest pop rock tunes in recent memory and for once, [the music] stands on its own." He concluded that: "''Coming To Terms'' storms out of the gauntlet and delivers an awesome debut album. Let's hope that the band comes to terms on a follow-up real soon."<ref name="Consequence"/>
== Track listing == {{Track listing | extra_column = Producer(s) | total_length = 45:02 | title1 = I'm Not Over | writer1 = {{hlist|Chad Wolf|Tobias Karlsson}} | extra1 = {{hlist|Karlsson|Max Martin|Michael Ilbert|Rob Cavallo}} | length1 = 3:23 | title2 = Coming to Terms | writer2 = {{hlist|Wolf|Karlsson}} | extra2 = {{hlist|Karlsson|Martin}} | length2 = 3:29 | title3 = Last Night | writer3 = {{hlist|Wolf|Karlsson|Max Martin}} | extra3 = {{hlist|Karlsson|Martin}} | length3 = 3:50 | title4 = Show Me What I'm Looking For | writer4 = {{hlist|Wolf|Karlsson}} | extra4 = {{hlist|Karlsson|Martin}} | length4 = 4:02 | title5 = Simple Life | writer5 = {{hlist|Wolf|Karlsson}} | extra5 = {{hlist|Wolf|Karlsson|Martin}} | length5 = 3:31 | title6 = All That Shit Is Gone | writer6 = {{hlist|Wolf|Alexander Kronlund}} | extra6 = {{hlist|Martin|Kronlund}} | length6 = 3:32 | title7 = California Bound | writer7 = {{hlist|Wolf|Karlsson}} | extra7 = {{hlist|Karlsson|Martin}} | length7 = 3:59 | title8 = Done Stealin' | writer8 = {{hlist|Wolf|Karlsson|Martin|Per Aldeheim}} | extra8 = {{hlist|Karlsson|Aldeheim}} | length8 = 3:38 | title9 = Something to Die For | writer9 = {{hlist|Wolf|Peter Svensson|Aldeheim}} | extra9 = {{hlist|Martin|Aldeheim}} | length9 = 3:37 | title10 = Beautiful World | writer10 = {{hlist|Wolf|Karlsson|Martin}} | extra10 = {{hlist|Karlsson|Martin}} | length10 = 4:08 | title11 = Better Alone | writer11 = {{hlist|Wolf|Karlsson}} | extra11 = {{hlist|Karlsson|Martin}} | length11 = 3:52 | title12 = When You Are Near | writer12 = {{hlist|Wolf|Svensson}} | extra12 = Martin | length12 = 4:01 }} {{Track listing | headline = iTunes Store bonus tracks | extra_column = Producer(s) | title13 = Open the Door | length13 = 4:28 | title14 = Hit Bottom | length14 = 4:27 | title15 = Undone | length15 = 4:09 }}
== Personnel == Credits for ''Coming to Terms'' adapted from AllMusic.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/coming-to-terms-mw0000786569/credits|title=Coming To Terms - Carolina Liar | Credits|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=June 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115063803/https://www.allmusic.com/album/coming-to-terms-mw0000786569/credits|archive-date=January 15, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> *Chad Wolf - lead vocals, guitar *Rickard Göransson - guitar *Johan Carlsson - keyboards *Max Grahn - drums, percussion *Erik Hääger - bass *Jim Almgren Gândara - guitar
== Charts == {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" !align="left"|Chart (2009) !align="center"|Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|Billboard200|140|artist=Carolina Liar|access-date=June 25, 2023|rowheader=true}} |- {{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|3|artist=Carolina Liar|access-date=June 25, 2023|rowheader=true}} |- {{album chart|BillboardRock|43|artist=Carolina Liar|access-date=June 25, 2023|rowheader=true}} |}
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