A Place in the Sun (Lit album)

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A Place in the Sun
Studio album by Lit
Released February 23, 1999
Recorded 1998
Genre Post-grunge
Alternative rock
Pop punk
Length 43:26
Label RCA
Producer Lit, Don Gilmore
Lit chronology
Tripping the Light Fantastic
(1997)		 A Place in the Sun
(1999)		 Atomic
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 2/5 stars[1]
CMJ favorable March 29, 1999 (p. 25)
Robert Christgau C[2]
Q 3/5 stars August 1999 (p. 107)

A Place in the Sun was Lit's first album released under their contract with RCA Records in 1999, and their second full-length album overall. It was recorded in 1998 and released on February 23, 1999. It peaked at #31 on the Billboard 200.

The album shot the band to stardom and features such smash hits as "My Own Worst Enemy", "Zip-Lock", and "Miserable". The song "No Big Thing", which was included in their previous album Tripping the Light Fantastic, was re-included in this album as well.

The song "A Place in the Sun" was featured in the film American Pie 2.

The song "Zip-Lock" was featured in the introduction in the film The Replacements.

The song "Lovely Day" was featured in the Malcolm in the Middle episode Home Alone 4.[3]

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs were written by A. Jay Popoff and Jeremy Popoff, except where noted.

  1. "Four" – 3:21
  2. "My Own Worst Enemy" – 2:49
  3. "Down" – 3:43
  4. "Miserable" – 4:16
  5. "No Big Thing" – 2:32
  6. "Zip-Lock" – 3:32
  7. "Lovely Day" – 4:06
  8. "Perfect One" – 4:09
  9. "Quicksand" – 3:18
  10. "Happy" – 2:50
  11. "The Best Is Yet to Come Undone" (A. J. Popoff, J. Popoff, Danny Peck) – 4:30
  12. "A Place in the Sun" – 4:20

There is a hidden track that can be accessed by rewinding from the index of the first track about two minutes.

Tracks released as Non-LP B-sides

  1. "Money"
  2. "Snowblind"
  3. "Down (Acoustic Version)"

[edit] Personnel

  • A. Jay Popoff - lead vocals
  • Jeremy Popoff - guitar, vocals
  • Kevin Baldes - bass
  • Allen Shellenberger - drums, percussion

[edit] Album chart positions

Year Chart Peak Position
1999 Heatseekers No. 1
1999 The Billboard 200 No. 10

[edit] Singles chart positions

2002 Lipstick and bruises Modern rock No. 14
1999 Miserable Modern Rock Tracks No. 2
1999 My Own Worst Enemy Adult Top 40 No. 13
1999 My Own Worst Enemy Mainstream Rock Tracks No. 6
1999 My Own Worst Enemy Modern Rock Tracks No. 1
1999 My Own Worst Enemy The Billboard Hot 100 No. 51
1999 My Own Worst Enemy Top 40 Mainstream No. 31
1999 Zip-Lock Mainstream Rock Tracks No. 34
1999 Zip-Lock Modern Rock Tracks No. 11
2000 Miserable Mainstream Rock Tracks No. 29

[edit] References

  1. ^ "A Place in the Sun - Lit". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r397964. 
  2. ^ "CG: Lit". Robert Christgau. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Lit. 
  3. ^ "Malcolm Music". Joe G. December 14, 2007. http://home.earthlink.net/~bigfitz79/Malcolm_Music.html. 


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