Finally Out of P.E.

Finally Out Of P.E.
Studio album by Brie Larson
Released	October 18, 2005 (U.S.)
Recorded	2004/2005
Genre	Pop Rock
Length	45:40
Label	Casablanca Records
Producer	Ric Wake David Frank Soulshock & Karlin Michael Binikos Peter Zizzo
Professional reviews
Allmusic (2.5/5) link
Brie Larson chronology
Finally Out Of P.E. (2005) Untitled Sophomore Album (TBA) Singles from Finally Out Of P.E. "She Said" Released: January 11, 2005 "Life After You" Released: July 5, 2005

Finally Out Of P.E. is the debut album on Casablanca Records/Universal Records from Brie Larson, an American singer and actress. The album features 13 tracks, most of then were written by Brie, and focuses on the ups and down of being a teenager.

In an interview, she said

"I think that I write about stuff that others don't write about. I don't have a bunch of love songs cuz I don't really have much boy experience. I just write about what I am actually going through in my real life. That's where the title from my album comes from - Finally out of P.E. My P.E. teacher didn't like me at all, which was hard to deal with cuz I was usually such a teachers' pet. So when I found out I got my record deal, I was like, 'Yes, I'm finally out of P.E.'"^[1]

Due to many delays in release dates, the album was expected to be released in the fall 2004, but just shipped in the fall of 2005, after more than 6 release date changes; and lack of promotion from record label, the album only sold 4,000 copies in the United States.

Some digital releases of the album also includes "Go Your Own Way", a bonus track featured in the album's original tracklist but which was later replaced by "Hope Has Wings". The original tracklist also did not included "Life After You", song that was recorded after the album was already done, fact that made the album get pushed back.

Track listing

1. "Life After You" (Daly, Blair/Verges, Troy) – 3:07
2. "Whatever" (Karlin/White, Phillip "Silky"/Soulshock/Cantrall, Alex) – 3:16
3. "Shoebox" (Cannata, Eren/Horrocks, Lee) – 3:19
4. "Falling into History" (Zizzo, Peter/Lavigne, Avril/Sheely, Jessica) – 4:11
5. "Done With Like" (Ingoldsby, Jon/Brook, Holly/Larson, Brie) – 3:46
6. "Loser in Me" (Karlin/Soulshock/Cantrall, Alex/Larson, Brie) – 3:37
7. "Finally Out of P.E." (Binikos, Michael/Larson, Brie/Sheely, Jessica) – 3:17
8. "She Shall Remain Nameless" (Binikos, Michael/Larson, Brie/Sheely, Jessica) – 3:41
9. "She Said" (Ingoldsby, Jon/Brook, Holly/Larson, Brie) – 3:46
10. "Invisible Girl" (Bartock, Craig/Binikos, Michael/Larson, Brie) – 2:42
11. "Go Goodbye" (Bartock, Craig/Binikos, Michael/Larson, Brie) – 3:31
12. "Ugly" (Binikos, Michael/Larson, Brie) – 3:29
13. "Hope Has Wings" [Bonus Track] (Vice-Maslin, Michele/Powers, Amy/Cheah, Dorian/Hudnut, Rob) – 4:02
14. "Go Your Own Way" [Bonus Track - Digital Download] – 2:50

Album credits

• Executive Producers: Tommy Motolla & Bruce Carbone
• A&R: Sal Guastella
• A&R Coordinators: Joanne Oriti & Chris Apostle
• A&R Administration: Barbara Wesotski
• Management: Brad Patrick & Randy Buzzelli for PMG
• Mastered by: Chris Gehringer at Sterling Sound
• Art Direction: Sandy Brummels
• Design: Joe Spix
• Photography: Tony Duran

Singles

• "She Said" (#31 Billboard Hot 100 Single Sales, #69 Mediabase CHR/Top 40) (2005)
• "Life After You" (#110 Mediabase CHR/Top 40) (2005)

Recording places

• Tracks 01, 03, 05, 10, 11, 14 recorded at Cove City Sound Studios, L.I., New York
• Tracks 02, 06 recorded at Soulpower Studios, Los Angeles, CA
• Track 04 recorded at Big Baby Recording, LLC, New York, N.Y.
• Tracks 07, 08, 12 recorded at Westlake Audio, Hollywood, CA
• Track 09 recorded at Canyon Reverb Studio, Topanga, CA
• Track 13 recorded at The Poolhouse, Long Island, NY and The Village Recorded, Los Angeles, CA

Miscellanea

Lists of miscellaneous information should be avoided. Please relocate any relevant information into appropriate sections or articles. (January 2009)

• The digital download version of the CD have one additional bonus track, called "Go Your Own Way". The song was featured in the original album tracklist, but was later replaced by "Hope Has Wings".
• "Invisible Girl", which Brie wrote at age 12, is the song that convinced record executive Tommy Mottola to sign Brie to Casablanca Records without seeing what she looked like at the age of 13. The song is about not being noticed and overlooked.
• All the tracks were recorded in 2004, except "Life After You", recorded in 2005.
• The lead single, "She Said", is also featured in Disney Channel's original movie Go Figure.
• "Hope Has Wings" is the end credit track in the movie Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus. The song's music video appears as a bonus feature on the movie's DVD.
• "Whatever" was intended to be Brie's second single, but was canceled and replaced by "Life After You". However, the song was released to Radio Disney.
• Two other songs were intended to be singles, "Shoebox" and "Falling Into History" (due to the her official site's media player, with the singles from the album). Was expected a video to "Falling Into History" in the spring 2006, but the two singles were canceled.
• Some of the tracks were published by Breezeway Publishing, established by her own self.
• Avril Lavigne originally recorded "Falling Into History" for her debut album Let Go, but it didn't make the tracklist.

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