Halestorm (album)
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Halestorm is the debut studio album by American rock band Halestorm. It was released in 2009 on Atlantic Records. Howard Benson produced the album.[8] It peaked at #40 on the Billboard 200. The first single from the album, "I Get Off" received considerable play time. The song reached #17 on Billboard's Rock list.[9] The track "Innocence" was co-written by ex-Evanescence member, Ben Moody.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "It's Not You" | Howard Benson, Lzzy Hale, David Ivory | 2:55 |
2. | "I Get Off" | Benson, Dana Calitri, Hale, Nina Ossoff, Kathy Sommer | 3:04 |
3. | "Bet U Wish U Had Me Back" | Benson, Hale, Bobby Huff | 3:43 |
4. | "Innocence" | Benson, Hale, Ben Moody | 3:16 |
5. | "Familiar Taste of Poison" | David Bassett, Benson, Hale, Ivory | 4:04 |
6. | "I'm Not an Angel" | Benson, Hale, Kara DioGuardi, Marti Frederiksen | 3:15 |
7. | "What Were You Expecting?" | Benson, Hale, John Lowery, James Michael | 3:34 |
8. | "Love/Hate Heartbreak" | Benson, Hale, Tommy Henriksen, Trevor Lukather | 3:19 |
9. | "Better Sorry Than Safe" | Hale, Cody Hanson, Brian Howes | 3:12 |
10. | "Dirty Work" | Gavin Brown, Hale, DioGuardi | 3:17 |
11. | "Nothing to Do with Love" | Bassett, Benson, Hale | 3:30 |
Total length: | 37:03 |
iTunes/Amazon bonus tracks
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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12. | "Tell Me Where It Hurts" | (iTunes/Amazon MP3 bonus track) | 3:48 |
13. | "Conversation Over" | (iTunes/Amazon MP3 bonus track) | 3:05 |
14. | "Dirty Mind" | (iTunes/Amazon MP3 bonus track) | 3:18 |
Band members
- Lzzy Hale - vocals, guitar, keyboard
- Arejay Hale - drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Joe Hottinger - guitar, backing vocals
- Josh Smith - bass guitar, backing vocals
Personnel
- Composer − Kara DioGuardi, Arejay Hale, Lzzy Hale, Joe Hottinger, Nina Ossoff, Josh Smith
- Guitar − Phil X.
- Keyboards − Howard Benson
- Engineer − Hatsukazu "Hatch" Inagaki, Ashburn Miller, Mike Plotnikoff
- Producer − Howard Benson
- Mastering − Ted Jensen
- Mixing − Chris Lord-Alge
- Programming − Howard Benson
- Photography − Phil Mucci
- Cover Illustration − Mark Stutzman
- A&R − Pete Ganbarg, Leigh Lust
Charts
Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[10] | 40 |
US Top Rock Albums[11] | 11 |
US Top Hard Rock Albums[12] | 4 |
Greek Albums Chart[13] | 33 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[14] | Gold | 500,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ Tim Grierson. "Halestorm - 'Halestorm' Review". About.com. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
- ^ Tim Grierson. "Halestorm". About.com Entertainment. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
- ^ "Halestorm > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ^ "Halestorm:2009:Review". Dangerdog.com. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
- ^ "Halestorm album Review". Jukebox:Metal. Retrieved 2010-04-03.
- ^ "Review: Halestorm - 'Halestorm'". Rock Sound. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
- ^ "Review: Halestorm - 'Halestorm'". TuneLab Music. Archived from the original on June 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
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- ^ "Halestorm - Chart history". Billboard. 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
- ^ "Halestorm - Chart history". Billboard. 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
- ^ "Halestorm - Halestorm". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
- ^ "American album certifications – Halestorm – Halestorm". Recording Industry Association of America.