Alex Band launched his career as leader of the Calling, a post-grunge act that rose to popularity in 2001 with "Wherever You Will Go," a chart-topping single for 23 weeks. Future singles failed to chart as highly and the band broke up in 2005, and Band then pursued a solo career, having already scored a Top Ten single with "Why Don't You and I," a duet with Carlos Santana that charted in 2003. Band signed a solo deal with Geffen Records but left the label four years later, choosing to record material as an independent artist instead. He released The EP in 2008, and his debut solo full-length, We've All Been There, appeared in 2010 on his own label, AMB, distributed through EMI. ~ Andrew Leahey