Days of the New (2001 album)

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Days of the New
Studio album by Days of the New
Released	September 25, 2001
Genre	Post-Grunge
Length	56:58
Label	Uptown/Universal
Producer	Ron Aniello, Travis Meeks, Bill Klatt
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Days of the New chronology
Days of the New (Green) (1999) Days of the New (Red) (2001) Days of the New (Purple) (2007)

Days of the New (also known as the Red album or Days of the New III) is the third self-titled album by post-grunge band Days of the New. It was released in 2001 and was originally scheduled for late 2000, but Interscope enlisted Ron Aniello to help the band re-record and remix several songs for the record. The songs "Hang On to This," "Die Born," and "Once Again" were also added during this process.

In February 2000, Meeks returned to the studio with a new band. This album incorporated aspects of the previous two; much of the energy from the first album had returned, combined with orchestral interludes similar to the second album. Red also continues the upbeat vibe as emphasized on Green with more emphasis on electric guitar, namely in the opening track.

Contents 1 Reception 2 Track listing 3 B-Sides 4 Personnel 5 Charts

[edit] Reception

The first single, "Hang On to This," charted fairly and was the most added song on rock radio the week it was released. However, the album was released two weeks after the 9/11 attacks and, with very little promotion, only sold 90,000 copies. The band maintained a profile touring with the likes of Creed and Three Doors Down.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Hang on to This" – 4:11
2. "Fighting With Clay" – 2:52
3. "Days in Our Life" – 3:42
4. "Die Born" – 3:56
5. "Best of Life" – 5:33
6. "Dirty Road" – 4:43
7. "Where Are You?" – 3:33
8. "Never Drown" – 5:05
9. "Words" – 3:42
10. "Once Again" – 3:39
11. "Giving In" – 5:44
12. "Dancing With the Wind" – 10:09

• All music and lyrics by Travis Meeks.

[edit] B-Sides

1. "Place With The Sky" – 6:05
2. "Angry Light" – 6:25
3. "Champagne" – 6:57

[edit] Personnel

• Travis Meeks - vocals, guitars, bass, drums, keyboards, percussion, instrumentation
• Ray Rizzo - drums, percussion, choir
• Sam Anderson - choir, choir conduction
• Roy Horton - trombone, bass trombone
• John Ray - choir
• Roger Soren - bassoon, contrabassoon
• Wendy Doyle, Louise Harris - cello
• Doug Buchanan, Julie Edwards - viola
• John Chisholm - violin
• Trevor Johnson - english horn, oboe
• Scott Staidle - violin, arrangements, conduction
• Ron Aniello - keyboards
• Robert Edwards - percussion

[edit] Charts

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
2001	"Hang on to This"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	18

v • d • e Days of the New Travis Meeks • Ray Rizzo Former members Malcom Gold • Michael Huettig • Chuck Mingis • Nicole Scherzinger • Max Maxwell • Brian Vinson • Doug Florio • Kimmet Cantwell • Craig Wagner • Todd Whitener • Jesse Vest • Matt Taul Studio albums Days of the New (1997) • Days of the New (1999) • Days of the New (2001) • Days of the New (2008) Live albums Live Bootleg Singles "Touch, Peel and Stand" • "Shelf in the Room" • "The Down Town" • "Enemy" • "Weapon & the Wound" • "Hang on to This" • "Die Born"