| If You've Never Been | ||||
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| Released | 3 September 2001 | |||
| Recorded | February–May 2001 | |||
| Studio | Soundworks, Leeds | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Length | 47:49 | |||
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| Producer | Ken Nelson, Embrace | |||
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If You've Never Been is the third studio album by English rock band Embrace. It was released on 3 September 2001 through Hut, Mobetta, and Virgin Records. Within a month of releasing their second studio album Drawn from Memory (2000), the band had started writing its follow-up. Recording took place at Soundworks in Leeds, with Ken Nelson and the band co-producing the sessions, which lasted from February to May 2001. If You've Never Been is a soft rock album that uses more strings and horns compared to its predecessor.
If You've Never Been received generally favourable reviews from critics, some if whom praised the high-quality songwriting. It peaked at number nine in the UK Albums Chart; it would later be certified silver in that territory. Both of its singles charted within the top 40 of the Scottish and UK Singles Charts, with "Wonder" reaching the highest at number 12 and 14, respectively. "Wonder" was released as the album's lead single on 20 August 2001. Preceded by a tour of the UK, a re-recorded version of "Make It Last" was released as a single on 5 November 2001. A European tour was planned; however, it was cancelled, and the band later embarked on another UK tour in early 2002.