The Distance to Here
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AllMusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | C+ [2] |
Rolling Stone | [3] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
The Distance to Here is the fourth studio album by the band Live, released in 1999. It debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200, selling 138,000 copies in its first week and was certified Platinum by the RIAA on November 19, 1999.[5][6]
Track listing
All songs written by Ed Kowalczyk, except where noted.
- "The Dolphin's Cry" – 4:24
- "The Distance" – 3:51
- "Sparkle" – 4:33
- "Run to the Water" (Kowalczyk, Patrick Dahlheimer) – 4:28
- "Sun" – 3:32
- "Voodoo Lady" (Kowalczyk, Chad Taylor) – 4:19
- "Where Fishes Go" (Kowalczyk, Taylor) – 4:22
- "Face and Ghost (The Children's Song)" – 4:30
- "Feel the Quiet River Rage" – 4:36
- "Meltdown" – 3:55
- "They Stood Up for Love" (Kowalczyk, Dahlheimer, Taylor) – 4:35
- "We Walk in the Dream" – 4:22
- "Dance with You" – 4:37
Personnel
Live
- Ed Kowalczyk – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Chad Taylor – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Patrick Dalheimer – bass
- Chad Gracey – drums
Additional musicians
- Jerry Harrison – keyboards
- Adam Kowalczyk – rhythm guitar
- Michael "Railo" Railton – keyboards
- Christopher Thorn – rhythm guitar, slide guitar on "Face and Ghost" and "Dance with You"
Charts
Album
Singles
Song | Peak chart positions | ||||||||
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US | US (M.R.) | AUS | BEL (FL) | FIN | NED | NZ | UK | ||
"The Dolphin's Cry"[11][12][13] | 78 | 3 | 25 | 7 | — | 10 | 48 | 62 | |
"Run to the Water"[12][14] | — | 14 | 34 | —[A] | 15 | 49 | 44 | — | |
"They Stood Up for Love"[12][15] | — | 31 | — | 1 | — | 44 | — | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
- A^ : "Run to the Water" did not chart on the Flemish Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 17 on the Ultratip chart.
References
- ^ Boldman, Gina "Allmusic Review". AllMusic.
- ^ Weingarten, Marc (October 8, 1999). "The Distance to Here Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
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(help) - ^ Powers, Ann (October 28, 1999). "Live: The Distance To Here : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 17, 2007. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
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suggested) (help) - ^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 490. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Mancini, Robert. "Creed Remains on Top as Live Makes Big Chart Debut". MTV News - October 13, 1999.
- ^ "RIAA entry for The Distance to Here" RIAA
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Ultratop entry for The Distance to Here" Ultratop
- ^ a b "The Distance To Here > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ "Chartverfolgung / LIVE / Longplay" Musicline.de
- ^ "Chart Log UK entry for Live" Chart Log UK
- ^ "Chart Stats entry for Live". ChartStats.
- ^ a b c "The Distance To Here > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". AllMusic.
- ^ "Ultratop Entry for The Dolphin's Cry". Ultratop.
- ^ "Ultratop entry for Run to the Water". Ultratop.
- ^ "Ultratop entry for They Stood Up for Love". Ultratop.