Learning to Breathe (Switchfoot album)

Learning to Breathe
Studio album by Switchfoot
Released September 26, 2000
Recorded Charlie Peacock Productions
Genre Alternative rock, post-grunge[1]
Length 43:28
Label re:think Records
Switchfoot chronology

New Way to Be Human
(1999)		 Learning to Breathe
(2000)		 The Beautiful Letdown
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]
Jesus Freak Hideout [3]
HM[4]
Cross Rhythms [5]

Learning to Breathe is the third studio album by the band Switchfoot. It was released on September 26, 2000. It was their final record for independent label re:think Records, which was distributed by Sparrow Records. This album also received a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Gospel Album in 2001.[6]

Promotion

A music video was filmed for the song "You Already Take Me There". It shows the band skydiving out of an airplane, and playing the song on the ground.[7]

Legacy

The songs "I Dare You to Move" and "Learning to Breathe" were prominently used in a popular teen romantic drama film starring Mandy Moore and Shane West, A Walk to Remember (2002).

The phrase "Love Is the Movement" has been adopted as a motto by To Write Love on Her Arms, a non-profit organization that Switchfoot supports.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Jon Foreman, except where noted. 

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "I Dare You To Move"    4:07
2. "Learning to Breathe"    4:35
3. "You Already Take Me There"  Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman 2:42
4. "Love Is the Movement"    5:10
5. "Poparazzi"    3:20
6. "Innocence Again"  Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman 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

Personnel

Switchfoot
Additional musicians[8]
  • Vicky Hampton – additional backing vocals (track 4)
  • Darwin Hobbs – additional backing vocals (track 4)
  • Jan Foreman – additional vocals (track 11)
Technical personnel[8]
  • Charlie Peacock – production (tracks 1–2, 4–5 and 9)
  • Jacquire King – production (tracks 3, 6–8, 10), recording (tracks 3, 6–8, 10), mixing (tracks 2–3, 5–10)
  • Switchfoot – production (track 11)
  • Shane D. Wilson – recording (tracks 1–2, 4–5, 9 and 11), overdubs recording (tracks 1–2, 4–5 and 9), mixing (track 11)
  • Richie Biggs – overdubs recording (tracks 1–2, 4–5 and 9)
  • Jon Foreman – pre-production recordings (tracks 1–2, 4–5, 9 and 11)
  • Ryan Fisher – pre-production recordings (tracks 1–2, 4–5 and 9), engineering assistance (tracks 1–2, 4–5 and 9), mixing (tracks 1 and 4)


  • Tony Miracle – pre-production recordings (tracks 1–2, 4–5, 9 and 11), synths and noise (tracks 1–2, 4–5 and 9), analog synths and textures (tracks 3, 6–8, 10)
  • Kip Kuban – pre-production recordings (tracks 1–2, 4–5 and 9), synths and noise (tracks 1–2, 4–5 and 9)
  • Dan Leffler – mixing assistance (tracks 2–3, 5–10)
  • Chris Grainger – assistance (tracks 3, 6–8, 10)
  • Chris Hauser – assistance (tracks 3, 6–8, 10)
  • Lynn A. Nichols – executive production
  • Ken Love – mastering

References

  1. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/learning-to-breathe-mw0000101478
  2. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r499028
  3. ↑ http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/LearningtoBreathe.asp link
  4. ↑ (The) Kern County Kid (November–December 2000). "Reviews: Learning to Breathe". HM Magazine (86): 84. ISSN 1066-6923.
  5. ↑ http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/products/Switchfoot/Learning_To_Breathe/3095/
  6. ↑ 43rd Grammy Awards nomination list, MLSCMusic.com
  7. ↑ "You Already Take Me There (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Adapted from CD liner notes.

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