Life Left to Go
Life Left to Go is the debut full-length album by alternative rock band SafetySuit, released on May 13, 2008, through Universal Motown Records.[1] It was produced by Greg Archilla, who had previously collaborated with SafetySuit on their independent EP.[1] The album produced three singles, the most successful of which were "Stay" and "Someone Like You"; both charted on several Billboard charts in 2008 and 2009.[2] 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.
| 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
Credits adapted from AllMusic[3]
- SafetySuit
- Other musicians
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- Technical personnel
- Greg Archilla — engineer, mixing, production, programming
- Matthew Barnett — assistant engineer
- Zach Blackstone — mixing assistant
- Doug Brown — engineer
- Bruce Carbone — A&R
- Aaron Chmielewski — engineer, mixing assistant
- George Cocchini — guitar technician
- Justin Cortelyou — engineer
- Jeremy Cowart — photography
- Tate Cunningham — programming
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- Kyle Ginther — assistant engineer
- George Marino — mastering
- Andres Martinez — art direction, design, photography
- Benjamin Muhoberac — engineer
- John Netti — assistant engineer
- Rich Ramsey — assistant engineer
- Dave Salley — assistant engineer
- Andrew Shaw — mixing assistant
- Joe Spix — art direction, design
- Randy Staub — mixing
- Mickey Wade — drum technician
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Critical reception
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",[5] as "SatefySuit releases their masterful, epic debut Life Left To Go with enormous melodic power".[5] Alternative Addiction described Life Left to Go as "easily the best debut album so far in 2008",[4] 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",[4] and Dave Garofolo, whose guitar work he called "original and unorthodox...[He is] what makes SafetySuit unique".[4] Sputnikmusic notes that "it’s hard to point out the best songs because nothing in here is disappointing",[6] and that SafetySuit "really seem[s] to have a bright future in the music industry".[6] 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."[6]
Charts
References
- 1 2 "SafetySuit - Life Left to Go". Amazon.com. ASIN B0015I2OF0. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- ↑ "SafetySuit - Chart history - Billboard". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- ↑ "Life Left to Go - SafetySuit - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 Ryan, "Alternative Addiction review" - May 11, 2008
- 1 2 3 Spinelli, Tom "Melodic.net review" - 2008
- 1 2 3 4 Chevy182, "Sputnikmusic review" - September 14, 2010
- ↑ Meakel, "Ultimate Guitar review" - November 4, 2009
- ↑ "SafetySuit – Chart history" Billboard 200 for SafetySuit.
- ↑ "SafetySuit – Chart history" Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums for SafetySuit.
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- Jeremy Henshaw
- Tate Cunningham
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