Who We Are (Lifehouse album)
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Who We Are is the fourth studio album by American
alternative
band Lifehouse
. It was first released via compact disc
in the United States on June 18, 2007 by Geffen Records
. It was released via digital download the next day on June 19, 2007. The band entered the studio without any demos recorded and only had lyrics from Lifehouse lead singer Jason Wade
. The songs on the album were mostly inspired by different emotions of love, bliss, struggles, and pain. Musically, the album is a combination of rock, alternative, and adult alternative.
The album received positive reviews from critics, and peaked at number fourteen on the Billboard 200
, selling 49,000 copies in its first week. It also managed to chart in the top twenty of Billboard
s Alternative Albums, Digital Albums, and Rock Albums charts the first week it was released. It was certified Gold in the United States by the RIAA
on October 22, 2008.
The album's lead single
, "First Time
", was released May 7, 2007, and charted in several countries. The second single, "Whatever It Takes
", was released on November 13, 2007, and charted on several Billboard
charts. The third single, "Broken
" was released July 8, 2008, and had commercial success in the United States and Canada, and eventually other countries.
, Lifehouse
, and John Fields
. Lifehouse started recording Who We Are without any demos, and only had lyrics from Jason Wade
when they entered the studio. When asked about creating a song for the album, Lifehouse lead percussionist Rick Woolstenhulme, Jr.
said, "Nobody really knew what they would be playing. We just cut it, listened to it and realized it was pretty electric… the kind of song where you just turn up the radio." The album focused on the different emotions of love, bliss, struggles, and pain. Musically, the album was a combination of rock, alternative, and adult alternative. After being asked about the title of the album, Wade stated, "We established camaraderie on the road and gelled as a unit. This record defines 'Who We Are,' which is why that’s the title. The sound fits where we’re at right now."
Lifehouse lead singer Jason Wade had many inspirations when writing songs for Who We Are. When asked about the background of lead single "First Time
", Wade said, "It just felt urgent, like a first kiss, a first love. Like the first time you realize there's more to that relationship than you thought. I had to dig a little for that one, but I find myself at a place where I can write stuff that's a little deeper than your average love song in terms of emotion." Wade was inspired to write "The Joke" after he read a newspaper article that detailed the story of a British boy who hung himself as a result of being bullied by his fellow schoolmates. The song "Broken
" was written by Wade after he visited a friend in Nashville that needed a kidney transplant.
"Make Me Over" was inspired by the band's love of British rock, while strains of "Learn You Inside Out" were inspired by the Plastic Ono Band. When asked about the song "Learn You Inside Out", Wade said, "I wrote it really quick. We decided just to freestyle. It was one of those moments when we really grew as a band, being able to reach each other and know where we're going." The song "Disarray" was inspired by Wade's strict and religious family. When asked about the song, he said, "Angels, demons. We all fight them both, and anyone who pretends they don’t is not someone I want to hang out with." "Storm" was originally written by Wade at the age of sixteen, when he was going through difficult times. When asked about the song in an interview, Wade said, "That was fun to record because of its starkness. We love the idea of the title, surrounded by negative space, like the a cappella beginning. Because when you’re lost in confusion, no matter how much is going on around you, you’re still alone."
" was released as the album's lead single
on May 7, 2007 and was solicited to mainstream
radio on May 15, 2007. The song peaked at number twenty-six on the Billboard Hot 100
and at number forty-seven on the Canadian Hot 100
. It also appeared on the Billboard
Pop Songs, Radio Songs, Digital Songs
, and Adult Contemporary charts. In 2007, the song was nominated for the "Choice Music: Love Song" award at the Teen Choice Awards
. "Whatever It Takes
" was released as the album's second single on November 13, 2007. The song peaked at number thirty-three on the Billboard Hot 100 during its twenty weeks on the chart. It also placed on the Billboard Pop Songs, Radio Songs, Digital Songs, Adult Contemporary, and Christian Songs charts. "Broken
" was released as the album's third and final single on July 8, 2008. It appeared on Billboards Hot 100, Canadian Hot 100, and Digital Songs charts. On October 10, 2007, "Broken" was played in the Criminal Minds
episode "Scared to Death". Several months later, the song appeared in the Grey's Anatomy
episode "Lay Your Hands On Me" on January 10, 2008. It played in the One Tree Hill
episode "For Tonight You're Only Here To Know" on February 26, 2008.
However, he further commented that "Lifehouse [is] pleasant enough, but hardly memorable, and hardly [answers] the question of who they are no matter how they try." Alex Lai of Contact Music
called "the ballads on this record amongst the best the band has produced" and further commented that "[the album] is very well balanced and though far from groundbreaking, show that Lifehouse have returned to their consistent best." John DiBiase of Jesus Freak Hideout
said that the album "isn't much different from their previous chapters." However, DiBiase said that "there [are] plenty of accented new flavors among the tracks to keep things fresh and interesting."
on October 22, 2008. As of June 28, 2010, the album's singles have garnered over three million digital downloads.
, Chicago, New York City, and Atlanta
. American singer-songwriter Matt Nathanson
and HoneyHoney joined Lifehouse on select dates throughout the tour. Lifehouse continued to promote the album on Last Call with Carson Daly
on July 9, 2007 where they played "First Time
". They also performed the song on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on August 15, 2007. The band made an appearance at the 2008 NFL Pro Bowl on February 10, 2008. On February 15, 2008, the band performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
. They performed on Live with Regis and Kelly
playing "First Time" and "Whatever It Takes
" on April 1, 2008.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
alternative
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band Lifehouse
Lifehouse (band)
Lifehouse is an American rock band from Los Angeles. The band came to mainstream prominence in 2001 with the hit single "Hanging by a Moment" from their debut studio album, No Name Face. The single won a Billboard Music Award for Hot 100 Single of the Year, beating out Janet Jackson and Alicia...
. It was first released via compact disc
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
in the United States on June 18, 2007 by Geffen Records
Geffen Records
Geffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-Beginnings:...
. It was released via digital download the next day on June 19, 2007. The band entered the studio without any demos recorded and only had lyrics from Lifehouse lead singer Jason Wade
Jason Wade
Jason Michael Wade is the lead vocalist, main songwriter, and guitarist of the American alternative rock band Lifehouse.-Biography:...
. The songs on the album were mostly inspired by different emotions of love, bliss, struggles, and pain. Musically, the album is a combination of rock, alternative, and adult alternative.
The album received positive reviews from critics, and peaked at number fourteen on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
, selling 49,000 copies in its first week. It also managed to chart in the top twenty of Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
s Alternative Albums, Digital Albums, and Rock Albums charts the first week it was released. It was certified Gold in the United States by the RIAA
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...
on October 22, 2008.
The album's lead single
Lead single
A lead single is usually the first single released by a musician or a band before the release of its home album.During the era of the grammophone record, all music arrived in the marketplace as what is now termed a single, one potential hit song backed by an additional song of generally less...
, "First Time
First Time (Lifehouse song)
"First Time" is a song by American alternative band Lifehouse. It is the first single released from their fourth studio album, Who We Are . The song was written by lead singer Jason Wade alongside Jude Cole, who produced the song. Wade felt it was urgent to write the track and said that he had to...
", was released May 7, 2007, and charted in several countries. The second single, "Whatever It Takes
Whatever It Takes (Lifehouse song)
"Whatever It Takes" is a song by American alternative band Lifehouse. It is the second single released from their fourth studio album, Who We Are . The song was written by Lifehouse lead singer Jason Wade and American record producer Jude Cole. When discussing the song, Wade felt that the message...
", was released on November 13, 2007, and charted on several Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
charts. The third single, "Broken
Broken (Lifehouse song)
"Broken" is a song by American alternative band Lifehouse. It is the third single released from their fourth studio album, Who We Are . The song was written by Lifehouse lead singer Jason Wade, who was inspired to write the song after he visited a friend in Nashville who needed a kidney transplant...
" was released July 8, 2008, and had commercial success in the United States and Canada, and eventually other countries.
Background
The album was produced by American record producer Jude ColeJude Cole
Jude Cole is a manager, record producer and singer/songwriter/guitarist.-Career:Cole's solo records, "Jude Cole", "A View from 3rd Street" and "Start the Car" were released on Warner Bros./Reprise Records, and contained the singles "Baby, It's Tonight", "Time for Letting Go" and "Start the Car"...
, Lifehouse
Lifehouse (band)
Lifehouse is an American rock band from Los Angeles. The band came to mainstream prominence in 2001 with the hit single "Hanging by a Moment" from their debut studio album, No Name Face. The single won a Billboard Music Award for Hot 100 Single of the Year, beating out Janet Jackson and Alicia...
, and John Fields
John Fields (producer)
John Fields is an American record producer and musician. Fields has produced for a number of musical artists, including the Jonas Brothers, Switchfoot, Pink, Andrew W. K., Har Mar Superstar, Miley Cyrus, and Demi Lovato...
. Lifehouse started recording Who We Are without any demos, and only had lyrics from Jason Wade
Jason Wade
Jason Michael Wade is the lead vocalist, main songwriter, and guitarist of the American alternative rock band Lifehouse.-Biography:...
when they entered the studio. When asked about creating a song for the album, Lifehouse lead percussionist Rick Woolstenhulme, Jr.
Rick Woolstenhulme, Jr.
-Early life:Rick Robert Woolstenhulme Jr. Was born on September 20, 1979 in Gilbert, Arizona. He graduated from Gilbert High School in 1998 after playing football his sophomore and junior years. He started playing the drums at age 9 after his parents bought him a beat-up drum set. They said, "He...
said, "Nobody really knew what they would be playing. We just cut it, listened to it and realized it was pretty electric… the kind of song where you just turn up the radio." The album focused on the different emotions of love, bliss, struggles, and pain. Musically, the album was a combination of rock, alternative, and adult alternative. After being asked about the title of the album, Wade stated, "We established camaraderie on the road and gelled as a unit. This record defines 'Who We Are,' which is why that’s the title. The sound fits where we’re at right now."
Lifehouse lead singer Jason Wade had many inspirations when writing songs for Who We Are. When asked about the background of lead single "First Time
First Time (Lifehouse song)
"First Time" is a song by American alternative band Lifehouse. It is the first single released from their fourth studio album, Who We Are . The song was written by lead singer Jason Wade alongside Jude Cole, who produced the song. Wade felt it was urgent to write the track and said that he had to...
", Wade said, "It just felt urgent, like a first kiss, a first love. Like the first time you realize there's more to that relationship than you thought. I had to dig a little for that one, but I find myself at a place where I can write stuff that's a little deeper than your average love song in terms of emotion." Wade was inspired to write "The Joke" after he read a newspaper article that detailed the story of a British boy who hung himself as a result of being bullied by his fellow schoolmates. The song "Broken
Broken (Lifehouse song)
"Broken" is a song by American alternative band Lifehouse. It is the third single released from their fourth studio album, Who We Are . The song was written by Lifehouse lead singer Jason Wade, who was inspired to write the song after he visited a friend in Nashville who needed a kidney transplant...
" was written by Wade after he visited a friend in Nashville that needed a kidney transplant.
"Make Me Over" was inspired by the band's love of British rock, while strains of "Learn You Inside Out" were inspired by the Plastic Ono Band. When asked about the song "Learn You Inside Out", Wade said, "I wrote it really quick. We decided just to freestyle. It was one of those moments when we really grew as a band, being able to reach each other and know where we're going." The song "Disarray" was inspired by Wade's strict and religious family. When asked about the song, he said, "Angels, demons. We all fight them both, and anyone who pretends they don’t is not someone I want to hang out with." "Storm" was originally written by Wade at the age of sixteen, when he was going through difficult times. When asked about the song in an interview, Wade said, "That was fun to record because of its starkness. We love the idea of the title, surrounded by negative space, like the a cappella beginning. Because when you’re lost in confusion, no matter how much is going on around you, you’re still alone."
Singles
"First TimeFirst Time (Lifehouse song)
"First Time" is a song by American alternative band Lifehouse. It is the first single released from their fourth studio album, Who We Are . The song was written by lead singer Jason Wade alongside Jude Cole, who produced the song. Wade felt it was urgent to write the track and said that he had to...
" was released as the album's lead single
Lead single
A lead single is usually the first single released by a musician or a band before the release of its home album.During the era of the grammophone record, all music arrived in the marketplace as what is now termed a single, one potential hit song backed by an additional song of generally less...
on May 7, 2007 and was solicited to mainstream
Contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
radio on May 15, 2007. The song peaked at number twenty-six on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
and at number forty-seven on the Canadian Hot 100
Canadian Hot 100
The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007...
. It also appeared on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Pop Songs, Radio Songs, Digital Songs
Hot Digital Songs
The Hot Digital Songs chart ranks the best-selling digital singles in the United States, according to Billboard.Beginning in February 2005, digital sales have been incorporated into many of Billboards music single charts. It was decided to do so mainly because of the dramatic rise in popularity of...
, and Adult Contemporary charts. In 2007, the song was nominated for the "Choice Music: Love Song" award at the Teen Choice Awards
Teen Choice Awards
The Teen Choice Awards, are an annual awards show that air on the Fox cable channel, that honor the year's biggest biggest achievements in music, movies, sports, television, fashion and more, voted by teen viewers aged 14 through 17. Winners receive an authentic full size surfboard designed with...
. "Whatever It Takes
Whatever It Takes (Lifehouse song)
"Whatever It Takes" is a song by American alternative band Lifehouse. It is the second single released from their fourth studio album, Who We Are . The song was written by Lifehouse lead singer Jason Wade and American record producer Jude Cole. When discussing the song, Wade felt that the message...
" was released as the album's second single on November 13, 2007. The song peaked at number thirty-three on the Billboard Hot 100 during its twenty weeks on the chart. It also placed on the Billboard Pop Songs, Radio Songs, Digital Songs, Adult Contemporary, and Christian Songs charts. "Broken
Broken (Lifehouse song)
"Broken" is a song by American alternative band Lifehouse. It is the third single released from their fourth studio album, Who We Are . The song was written by Lifehouse lead singer Jason Wade, who was inspired to write the song after he visited a friend in Nashville who needed a kidney transplant...
" was released as the album's third and final single on July 8, 2008. It appeared on Billboards Hot 100, Canadian Hot 100, and Digital Songs charts. On October 10, 2007, "Broken" was played in the Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds is an American police procedural drama that premiered September 22, 2005, on CBS. The series follows a team of profilers from the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit based in Quantico, Virginia. The BAU is part of the FBI National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime...
episode "Scared to Death". Several months later, the song appeared in the Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in...
episode "Lay Your Hands On Me" on January 10, 2008. It played in the One Tree Hill
One Tree Hill (TV series)
One Tree Hill is an American television drama created by Mark Schwahn, which premiered on September 23, 2003, on The WB Television Network. After its third season, The WB merged with UPN to form The CW Television Network, and, since September 27, 2006, the network has been the official broadcaster...
episode "For Tonight You're Only Here To Know" on February 26, 2008.
Critical reception
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic described the album as "post-alternative guitar rock preserved in amber, all shallow angst and earnestness, communicated through music that surges without hooks."However, he further commented that "Lifehouse [is] pleasant enough, but hardly memorable, and hardly [answers] the question of who they are no matter how they try." Alex Lai of Contact Music
Contactmusic.com
Contactmusic.com is a Leeds UK based entertainment magazine/webzine. The site was launched in April 2000 by a small team and has now expanded to 12 fulltime staff and many freelance contributors from across the globe...
called "the ballads on this record amongst the best the band has produced" and further commented that "[the album] is very well balanced and though far from groundbreaking, show that Lifehouse have returned to their consistent best." John DiBiase of Jesus Freak Hideout
Jesus Freak Hideout
Jesus Freak Hideout is a Christian music website. The website specializes in reviewing, previewing, and selling Christian albums. The website is known for its album reviews, independent music, artist interviews, concert dates and ministry through devotionals and prayer...
said that the album "isn't much different from their previous chapters." However, DiBiase said that "there [are] plenty of accented new flavors among the tracks to keep things fresh and interesting."
Chart performance
In the United States, Who We Are debuted and peaked at number fourteen on the Billboard Hot 200, selling 49,000 copies in its first week. It stayed on the chart for seventy-six non-consecutive weeks. The album debuted and peaked on the Billboard Rock Albums chart at number five. On the Billboard Digital Albums chart, the album debuted and peaked at number four and stayed on the chart for five consecutive weeks. It debuted and peaked at number eighteen on the Billboard Alternative Albums chart and stayed there for ten non-consecutive weeks. It was certified Gold in the United States by the RIAARecording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...
on October 22, 2008. As of June 28, 2010, the album's singles have garnered over three million digital downloads.
Promotion
In support of Who We Are, Lifehouse went on the "Disarray Tour", which was highlighted by dates in Los AngelesLos Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, Chicago, New York City, and Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
. American singer-songwriter Matt Nathanson
Matt Nathanson
Matt Nathanson is an American singer-songwriter whose work is a blend of folk and rock music. In addition to singing, he plays acoustic and electric guitar, and has played both solo and with a full band. His work includes the platinum-selling song "Come On Get Higher".-Early life and college...
and HoneyHoney joined Lifehouse on select dates throughout the tour. Lifehouse continued to promote the album on Last Call with Carson Daly
Last Call with Carson Daly
Last Call with Carson Daly is an American late night talk show that is broadcast on NBC. The show is hosted by Carson Daly, the half-hour show featuring celebrity interviews, documentary-style coverage of a topic, and musical performances. Last Call airs weeknights at 1:35 a.m. Eastern / 12:35 a.m....
on July 9, 2007 where they played "First Time
First Time (Lifehouse song)
"First Time" is a song by American alternative band Lifehouse. It is the first single released from their fourth studio album, Who We Are . The song was written by lead singer Jason Wade alongside Jude Cole, who produced the song. Wade felt it was urgent to write the track and said that he had to...
". They also performed the song on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on August 15, 2007. The band made an appearance at the 2008 NFL Pro Bowl on February 10, 2008. On February 15, 2008, the band performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jay Leno that initially aired from May 25, 1992 to May 29, 2009, and resumed production on March 1, 2010. The fourth incarnation of the Tonight Show franchise made its debut on May 25, 1992, three days following Johnny...
. They performed on Live with Regis and Kelly
Live with Regis and Kelly
Live! with Kelly is a syndicated American television morning talk show, hosted by Kelly Ripa. The show has aired since 1983 in New York City and 1988 nationwide. Tony Pigg has been the show's announcer since its inception...
playing "First Time" and "Whatever It Takes
Whatever It Takes (Lifehouse song)
"Whatever It Takes" is a song by American alternative band Lifehouse. It is the second single released from their fourth studio album, Who We Are . The song was written by Lifehouse lead singer Jason Wade and American record producer Jude Cole. When discussing the song, Wade felt that the message...
" on April 1, 2008.
Track listing
Credits and personnel
Adapted from Allmusic.- Jason WadeJason WadeJason Michael Wade is the lead vocalist, main songwriter, and guitarist of the American alternative rock band Lifehouse.-Biography:...
– composer, group member, guitar, piano, vocals - Bryce SoderbergBryce SoderbergBryce Dane Soderberg is a Canadian Musician, best known as the bassist and vocalist for American rock band Lifehouse.-Early life:...
– bass, group member, background vocals - Rick Woolstenhulme Jr. drums, group member
- German Villacorta – assistant
- Mark Somgynari – assistant
- Will Sandalls – engineer
- Jeff Rothschild – mixing
- Jack Joseph PuigJack Joseph PuigJack Joseph Puig is a Grammy Award-winning music engineer and producer with a long track record of successful productions, including the mid-1990s production of Tonic. Puig also worked with Hole, Jellyfish, The Black Crowes, John Mayer, Weezer, Fiona Apple, Green Day, The Counting Crows, No Doubt,...
– mixing - Evan PetersEvan PetersEvan Peters is an American actor, best known for his roles as Tate Langdon in American Horror Story, Jesse Varon in the ABC TV series Invasion and as Cooper Day in The Days, also on ABC. He also had a recurring role in Disney Channel's show Phil of the Future as Phil's geeky friend Seth...
– A&R - Thom PanunzioThom PanunzioThom Panunzio grew up in River Edge, New Jersey not too far from Manhattan. He began his career as an audio engineer originally working at Record Plant Studios in New York. There he met, Jimmy Iovine, and started his career working with John Lennon...
– A&R, mixing - Dean Nelson – mixing assistant
- Tim McCloy – assistant
- Stephen Lu – conductor, string arrangements
- Chris Lord-AlgeChris Lord-AlgeChris Lord-Alge is a mixer who has worked on various albums. He is the brother of Tom Lord-Alge, another audio engineer. Chris Lord-Alge is known for his extreme use of dynamic range compression in both hardware and software plug-in versions....
– mixing - Pamela Littky – photography
- Lifehouse – producer
- Pat Leonard – keyboards
- Leah Katz – viola
- Jenn Johnson – production coordination
- Erik Johnson – design
- Ted JensenTed JensenTed Jensen is an American recording engineer. Jensen is the chief mastering engineer at Sterling Sound. He started his career as a mastering engineer in 1976 and is currently the most active Mastering Engineer in the industry...
– mastering - Ross Hogarth – engineering
- Tina Hagio – design
- Kunio Hagio – paintings
- Eric GorfainEric GorfainEric Gorfain is an American violinist and leader of The Section Quartet.He has been classically trained since the age of four and later participated in orchestras throughout his studies at UCLA, where he became symphony concertmaster....
– violin - Mark Goldenberg – guitar
- John FieldsJohn Fields (producer)John Fields is an American record producer and musician. Fields has produced for a number of musical artists, including the Jonas Brothers, Switchfoot, Pink, Andrew W. K., Har Mar Superstar, Miley Cyrus, and Demi Lovato...
– producer - Scott Faircloff – engineering, vocal producer
- Richard DoddRichard DoddRichard Dodd is a cellist, recording artist, musician in Bristol, England.- Biography :Emigrated with his family to the United States at the age of 2 to Long Beach, California. He began studying the cello at age 10 and took his advanced studies at California State University, Northridge.- Career...
– cello - Rocco Deluca – organ
- Jude ColeJude ColeJude Cole is a manager, record producer and singer/songwriter/guitarist.-Career:Cole's solo records, "Jude Cole", "A View from 3rd Street" and "Start the Car" were released on Warner Bros./Reprise Records, and contained the singles "Baby, It's Tonight", "Time for Letting Go" and "Start the Car"...
– composer, guitar, keyboards, piano, producer, background vocals - Daphne Chen – violin
- Leah Katz – viola
- Keith Armstrong – mixing assistant
- Florian Ammon – engineering, mixing
- Thom PanunzioThom PanunzioThom Panunzio grew up in River Edge, New Jersey not too far from Manhattan. He began his career as an audio engineer originally working at Record Plant Studios in New York. There he met, Jimmy Iovine, and started his career working with John Lennon...
– mixing, A&R - Jeff Rothschild – mixing
Charts
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
14 |
| US Alternative Albums (Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... ) |
18 |
| US Digital Albums (Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... ) |
4 |
| US Rock Albums (Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... ) |
5 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Edition(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | June 18, 2007 | CD | Geffen Geffen Records Geffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-Beginnings:... |
Standard |
| June 19, 2007 | Digital download | |||
| United Kingdom | June 24, 2007 | CD | Import Music Services | |
| Germany | July 3, 2007 | Geffen | ||
| Worldwide | August 25, 2007 | Digital download | Bonus tracks version | |
| France | September 4, 2007 | CD | Pid | Standard |
| Worldwide | July 22, 2008 | Geffen | Bonus CD version, Bonus tracks version |