Life Left to Go

Life Left to Go
Studio album by SafetySuit
Released May 13, 2008
Recorded 2008
Genre Alternative rock
Post-grunge
Length 50:48
Label Universal Motown
Producer Greg Archilla
SafetySuit chronology

Stay EP
(2006)		 Life Left to Go
(2008)		 These Times
(2012)
Singles from Life Left To Go
  1. "Someone Like You"
    Released: February 12, 2008
  2. "Stay"
    Released: March 10, 2009
  3. "Annie"
    Released: November, 2009

Life Left to Go is the debut album by alternative rock band SafetySuit. It was released on May 13, 2008 by Universal Motown Records and was produced by Greg Archilla, who had previously collaborated with SafetySuit on their prior independent EP. The album has seen three singles released, the most successful of which were "Stay" and "Someone Like You"; both charted on several Billboard charts over 2008 and 2009. The song "Annie" was also released as a single in late 2009. The album was met with a highly positive response by critics.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Douglas Brown. 

No. Title Length
1. "Someone Like You"   3:58
2. "Apology"   4:07
3. "Find a Way"   4:17
4. "Stay"   4:24
5. "Something I Said"   3:45
6. "Anywhere But Here"   4:30
7. "Down"   3:51
8. "The Moment"   3:09
9. "Annie"   3:47
10. "What If"   3:44
11. "Gone Away"   5:36
12. "Life Left to Go"   5:57
Total length:
 50:48

Personnel

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Alternative Addiction [1]
Melodic.net [2]
Sputnikmusic [3]
Ultimate Guitar [4]

Life Left to Go received highly favorable reviews from critics. Tom Spinelli of Melodic.net, who gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5, declared that "if you are looking for the modern rock album of the year, this may be a top contender in your collection",[2] as "SatefySuit releases their masterful, epic debut Life Left To Go with enormous melodic power".[2] Alternative Addiction described Life Left to Go as "easily the best debut album so far in 2008",[1] praising both frontman Doug Brown as "an impressive vocalist...[who] absolutely gets what it takes to make a great song--good melody and good lyrics",[1] and Dave Garofolo, whose guitar work he called "original and unorthodox...[He is] what makes SafetySuit unique".[1] Sputnikmusic notes that "it’s hard to point out the best songs because nothing in here is disappointing",[3] and that SafetySuit "really seem[s] to have a bright future in the music industry".[3] However, they do criticize the band for the narrow topical range in their lyrics, saying that "my only problem resides on the lyrical part, they’re all about love songs and relationship issues."[3]

Charts

Chart (2008–2009) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200[5] 173
U.S. Billboard Heatseekers Albums[5] 5

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Ryan, "Alternative Addiction review" - May 11, 2008
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Spinelli, Tom "Melodic.net review" - 2008
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Chevy182, "Sputnikmusic review" - September 14, 2010
  4. ↑ Meakel, "Ultimate Guitar review" - November 4, 2009
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "SafetySuit - Life Left To Go Charts and Awards". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2009-09-12.