The Early Years: 1997–2000

The Early Years: 1997–2000
Compilation album by Switchfoot
Released November 2, 2004
Recorded 1996–2000
Genre Alternative rock
Length 118:58
Label Sparrow Records
Switchfoot chronology
The Beautiful Letdown
(2003)		 The Early Years: 1997–2000
(2004)		 Nothing Is Sound
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
allmusic [1]
Cross Rhythms [2]
Jesus Freak Hideout [3]

The Early Years: 1997–2000 is a three-disc set consisting of the first three albums by alternative rock band Switchfoot. This set was released after the band's meteoric rise to mainstream popularity with the double-platinum breakthrough The Beautiful Letdown. The Early Years is seen as an introduction to Switchfoot's earlier material for fans who were introduced to the band with The Beautiful Letdown.

The three discs on this compilation were the original pressings of The Legend of Chin, New Way to Be Human, and Learning to Breathe. The original booklets and artwork are also included in the double jewel case that houses the entire collection.[4]

The Early Years has been certified RIAA Gold, with total sales of over 500,000 copies.[5]

Contents

Track listing

The Legend of Chin

  1. "Bomb" – 2:46
  2. "Chem 6A" – 3:11
  3. "Underwater" – 3:46
  4. "Edge of My Seat" – 2:47
  5. "Home" – 4:03
  6. "Might Have Ben Hur" – 2:38
  7. "Concrete Girl" – 5:05
  8. "Life and Love and Why" – 2:52
  9. "You" – 4:13
  10. "Ode to Chin" – 2:15
  11. "Don't Be There" – 4:22

New Way to Be Human

  1. "New Way to Be Human" – 3:36
  2. "Incomplete" – 4:13
  3. "Sooner or Later (Soren's Song)" – 3:58
  4. "Company Car" – 3:13
  5. "Let That Be Enough" – 2:38
  6. "Something More (Augustine's Confession)" – 4:00
  7. "Only Hope" – 4:13
  8. "Amy's Song" – 4:30
  9. "I Turn Everything Over" – 3:21
  10. "Under the Floor" – 3:55

Learning to Breathe

  1. "I Dare You to Move" – 4:07
  2. "Learning to Breathe" – 4:35
  3. "You Already Take Me There" – 2:42
  4. "Love Is the Movement" – 5:10
  5. "Poparazzi" – 3:20
  6. "Innocence Again" – 3:28
  7. "Playing for Keeps" – 3:44
  8. "The Loser" – 3:43
  9. "The Economy of Mercy" – 3:56
  10. "Erosion" – 3:22
  11. "Living Is Simple" – 5:17

References

  1. ^ allmusic review
  2. ^ Cross Rhythms review
  3. ^ Jesus Freak Hideout review
  4. ^ Switchfoot Revisits Early Years Nov. 2nd - Published October 2004 (Retrieved July 17, 2008)
  5. ^ Switchfoot - "The Early Years" Goes Gold! - Published September 27, 2008 (Retrieved September 28, 2008).
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