United We Stand (Brad album)

United We Stand is the fifth studio album by the American band Brad. It was released on April 24, 2012. To promote the album the band toured, including their first ever shows in the United Kingdom. It was the final studio album to feature frontman Shawn Smith in his lifetime, who died in April 2019.

United We Stand
Studio album by Brad
Released	April 24, 2012
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	40:17
Language	English
Label	Razor & Tie
Brad chronology
Best Friends? (2011) United We Stand (2012) In the Moment That You're Born (2023)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Classic Rock

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Miles of Rope"	3:37
2.	"Bound in Time"	5:24
3.	"A Reason to Be in My Skin"	4:55
4.	"Diamond Blues"	3:06
5.	"The Only Way"	3:30
6.	"Last Bastion"	3:32
7.	"Make the Pain Go Away"	3:23
8.	"Needle and Thread"	4:33
9.	"Tea Bag"	2:50
10.	"Through the Day"	5:27

European bonus track

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Waters Deep"	4:25

iTunes deluxe edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Thomas Jefferson Son"	4:33
12.	"Thomas Jefferson Son" (video)	6:20
13.	"Peaceful Waters" (video)	3:43
14.	"Don't Cry (Neil Young)" (video)	4:29
15.	"Let It Breathe" (video)	6:47

Personnel

Brad

• Shawn Smith – vocals; percussion (tracks 1–3, 8, 10), organ (tracks 1–3), drums (tracks 2, 8, 10), 12-string acoustic guitar (track 5), keyboards (track 5), piano (tracks 5, 8, 10), electric guitar (tracks 7, 10)
• Stone Gossard – electric guitar (tracks 1–6), guitar solo (track 8), lead guitar (track 9)
• Keith Lowe – bass (tracks 1–8)
• Regan Hagar – drums (tracks 1, 3–6, 9), electric guitar (track 9), B3 synthesizer (track 9)

Additional Personnel

• Happy Chichester – electric guitar (tracks 1, 3, 4)
• Bashiri Johnson – percussion (tracks 2, 7)
• Hans Teuber – horns (track 5)
• Mike Berg – bass (track 9)