Leave a Whisper

Leave a Whisper
Studio album by Shinedown
Released May 27, 2003
Genre Alternative metal, hard rock, post-grunge
Length 47:23
61:01 (enhanced edition)
Label Atlantic
Producer Bob Marlette
Shinedown chronology
Leave a Whisper
(2003)		 Us and Them
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Melodic [2]
Sputnikmusic [3]
Ultimate Guitar [4]

Leave a Whisper is the debut album by Shinedown, a hard rock band from Jacksonville, Florida. The album was released on May 27, 2003, faring well due to the success of the singles "Fly from the Inside" and "45". Leave a Whisper paved the way for Shinedown's successful second album, Us and Them, and was re-released on June 15, 2004 to incorporate the cover of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Simple Man", as well as "Burning Bright (Sanford Mix)" and "45 (Acoustic)". The album's singles also fared well, "Fly from the Inside" reaching number 5, "45" reaching number 3, "Simple Man" reaching number 5, and "Burning Bright" reaching number 2 on the US Mainstream Rock list. Leave a Whisper is Shinedown's second best-selling album and has been certified platinum by the RIAA in the United States.[5]

Contents

Track listing

No. Title Music Length
1. "Fly from the Inside"   Smith, Marlette 3:55
2. "Left Out"   Smith, Stewart, Todd 3:51
3. "Lost in the Crowd"   Smith, Beato 3:58
4. "No More Love"   Smith, Marlette, Battaglia, Todd 3:46
5. "Better Version"   Smith, Marlette, Stewart 3:45
6. "Burning Bright"   Smith, Battaglia 3:46
7. "In Memory"   Smith, Beato, Stewart 4:04
8. "All I Ever Wanted"   Smith, Stewart, Todd 4:12
9. "Stranger Inside"   Smith, Beato 4:01
10. "Lacerated"   Smith, Battaglia, Stewart, Todd 4:00
11. "Crying Out"   Smith, Marlette, Todd 3:34
12. "45"   Smith, Battaglia 4:09
13. "Simple Man" (Sanford sessions) Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant 5:20
14. "Burning Bright" (Sanford Mix) (Sanford sessions)   3:44
15. "45" (Acoustic) (Sanford sessions)   4:34
Total length:
 60:39

The final three tracks only appear on the enhanced edition,[6] released June 15, 2004. This re-release was prompted due to the popularity of their Simple Man cover.

Available as a download only, on July 7, 2009 Shinedown released a deluxe edition of Leave a Whisper, featuring demo material and unused tracks from the recording sessions.[7]

No. Title Music Length
1. "Fly from the Inside"     3:55
2. "Left Out"     3:51
3. "Lost in the Crowd"     3:58
4. "No More Love"     3:46
5. "Better Version"     3:45
6. "Burning Bright"     3:46
7. "In Memory"     4:04
8. "All I Ever Wanted"     4:12
9. "Stranger Inside"     4:01
10. "Lacerated"     4:00
11. "Crying Out"     3:34
12. "45"     4:09
13. "Simple Man" (Sanford sessions)   5:20
14. "Burning Bright" (Sanford Mix) (Sanford sessions)   3:44
15. "45" (Acoustic) (Sanford sessions)   4:34
16. "Simple Man" (Rock version)   4:25
17. "Leave a Whisper" (Leave a Whisper sessions)   3:36
18. "Start Over" (Leave a Whisper sessions)   4:32
19. "Soon Forgotten" (Demo)   3:33
20. "No More Love" (Demo)   3:46
21. "Falling Fearless" (Demo)   4:39
22. "Left Out" (Demo)   3:36
23. "Emptiness Man" (Demo)   2:51
24. "Notice Me" (Demo)   4:03
25. "Fly from the Inside" (Live acoustic)   3:59
Total length:
 99:39

Personnel

Additional musician

Leave a Whisper was produced by Atlantic Recording Company. All of the songs on the album were partially written by Brent Smith, with the exception of "Simple Man", which was written by Ronnie Van Zant and Gary Rossington. Others who helped write the album include, but are not limited to, Bob Marlette, Jasin Todd, Brad Stewart, Rick Beato, and Tony Battaglia.

Chart positions

Album
Chart positions US sales RIAA
certification
[5]		 International
sales
US
[8]
53 1,255,292 Platinum 1,500,000+
Singles
Year Song US US Alt.
[9]		 US Main.
2003 "Fly from the Inside" — 34 5
"45" — 12 3
2004 "Simple Man" — 40 5
"Burning Bright" 107* 22 2

References

  1. ^ Loftus, Johnny. Leave a Whisper at Allmusic. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
  2. ^ "Shinedown - Leave a Whisper (album review)". Melodic. http://www.melodic.net/?page=review&id=1398. Retrieved July 16, 2011. 
  3. ^ "Shinedown - Leave a Whisper (album review)". Sputnikmusic. http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=695. Retrieved July 16, 2011. 
  4. ^ "Shinedown - Leave a Whisper (album review)". Ultimate-Guitar. http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/shinedown/leave_a_whisper/index.html. Retrieved July 16, 2011. 
  5. ^ a b "RIAA Gold and Platinum search for albums by Shinedown". http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Shinedown. Retrieved 2009-09-13. 
  6. ^ Leave a Whisper ENHANCED
  7. ^ Leave a Whisper Deluxe
  8. ^ "Leave a Whisper [Bonus Tracks] - Shinedown". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/album/shinedown/leave-a-whisper/640127#/album/shinedown/leave-a-whisper/640127. 
  9. ^ "Shinedown Alternative Songs Chart History". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/artist/shinedown/chart-history/514851?f=377&g=Singles#/artist/shinedown/chart-history/514851?f=377&g=Singles. 
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