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Album Review: Lifehouse

  • Artist: Lifehouse
  • Rating: StarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: March 22, 2005
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album, Enhanced CD-ROM
  • Genre: Rock

Review

Three albums in and Lifehouse sound comfortable -- comfortable in their skin, comfortable working within the constraints of adult alternative radio, comfortable enough to deaden any possible lingering Creed or Stone Temple Pilots comparisons that might have plagued them after their first two records. Here, on their eponymous third album, Lifehouse is a rock band that doesn't rock. They strum acoustic guitars and sing earnest mid-tempo anthems and ballads, all given a slick shine by producer John Alagia, who has previously worked on records by the Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer, and Jason Mraz -- a collaborator whose very presence indicates how far the group has shifted from its early Brendan O'Brien productions. While some longtime fans will miss the band's harder side, Lifehouse sound, well, more comfortable in this setting, and they've made an album that's smooth, mellow, pleasant, and tuneful, a record that's designed to ease onto the AAA radio waves, where it will politely sit next to songs by Matthews, Mayer, and Mraz. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Come Back Down (Lyrics) Jason Wade Lifehouse (4:34)
You and Me (Lyrics) Jude Cole, Jason Wade Lifehouse (3:16)
Blind (Lyrics) Jason Wade Lifehouse (5:00)
All in All (Lyrics) Jason Wade Lifehouse (2:59)
Better Luck Next Time (Lyrics) Jason Wade Lifehouse (3:37)
Days Go By (Lyrics) Jason Wade Lifehouse (3:25)
Into the Sun (Lyrics) Jason Wade, Scott Faircloff Lifehouse (5:21)
Undone (Lyrics) Jason Wade Lifehouse (3:24)
We'll Never Know (Lyrics) Jason Wade Lifehouse (3:23)
Walking Away (Lyrics) Jason Wade Lifehouse (4:48)
Chapter One (Lyrics) Jason Wade Lifehouse (3:40)
The End Has Only Begun Jason Wade Lifehouse (6:51)

Credits

Jude Cole (Executive Producer), Lifehouse (Main Performer), Ted Jensen (Mastering), Nathaniel Kunkel (String Engineer), John Alagia (Bass), John Alagia (Piano), John Alagia (Guitar (Electric)), John Alagia (Organ (Hammond)), John Alagia (Ukulele), John Alagia (Producer), John Alagia (Harmony Vocals), John Alagia (Vibraphone), John Alagia (Chamberlin), John Alagia (Mixing), Danny Clinch (Photography), Oliver Kraus (Cello), Oliver Kraus (String Arrangements), Jeff Juliano (Engineer), Jeff Juliano (Mixing), Jason Wade (Guitar), Jason Wade (Vocals), Jason Wade (String Arrangements), Jason Wade (Group Member), Rick Woolstenhulme (Percussion), Rick Woolstenhulme (Piano), Rick Woolstenhulme (Drums), Rick Woolstenhulme (Group Member), Bryce Soderberg (Bass), Bryce Soderberg (Vocals (Background)), Bryce Soderberg (Group Member), Pete Hanlon (Assistant Engineer), Stewart Meyers (Bass)
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Lifehouse
Studio album by Lifehouse
Released March 22, 2005
Recorded Los Angeles, California and Maryland in 2004
Genre Pop rock
Alternative rock
Length 47:53
Label Geffen
Producer John Alagía
Jude Cole
Professional reviews
Lifehouse chronology
Stanley Climbfall
(2002)
Lifehouse
(2005)
Live Session EP
(2005)

Lifehouse is the eponymous third album by the group Lifehouse, which was released on March 22, 2005 through Geffen Records.

The album is unique to the band as it deviates from their previous musical style. Heavy guitar riffs and catchy rhythms that dominated No Name Face and Stanley Climbfall were replaced on Lifehouse with slower melodies and crooning vocals by lead singer Jason Wade. There is more of an overall mournful tone as well, which replaced Wade's past robust efforts.

The album received strong reviews upon release, proving more popular than their previous album, Stanley Climbfall, and has sold 895,000 units in the US and over three million worldwide to date.[1] The album primarily rode the success of the popular top 10 single "You and Me", which topped several charts for months on end.

Contents

Track listing

No Song Title Songwriting Credits Time
1 "Come Back Down" Jason Wade 4:36
2 "You and Me" Cole, Wade 3:15
3 "Blind" Wade 5:01
4 "All in All" Mering, Wade 2:56
5 "Better Luck Next Time" Wade 3:38
6 "Days Go By" Wade 3:24
7 "Into the Sun" Faircloff, Wade 5:21
8 "Undone" Wade 3:25
9 "We'll Never Know" Wade 3:25
10 "Walking Away" Wade 4:46
11 "Chapter One" Wade 3:39
12 "The End Has Only Begun" Wade 4:22

B-Sides

The following songs were recorded during the sessions for Lifehouse and appear on various limited-edition releases of the album:

  • "Today" – 3:01
  • "Along The Way" – 4:03
  • "Through These Times" – 4:12
  • "Butterfly" - 3:55
  • "Ordinary Pain" – 3:12
  • "Better Part Of Me" – 3:22

Performance credits

  • Jason Wade - guitar, vocals, string arrangements
  • Rick Woolstenhulme - percussion, piano, drums
  • Bryce Soderberg - bass, background vocals
  • John Alagía - bass, piano, electric guitar, Hammond organ, ukulele, harmony vocals, vibraphone, chamberlin
  • Oliver Kraus - cello, string arrangements

Technical credits

  • John Alagía - producer, mixing
  • Danny Clinch - photography
  • Jude Cole - executive producer
  • Pete Hanlon - assistant engineer
  • Ted Jensen - mastering
  • Jeff Juliano - engineer, mixing
  • Nathaniel Kunkel - string engineer

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