Letting Go (Earshot album)

Letting Go is alternative metal band Earshot's debut album, released on May 7, 2002. The songs "Get Away" and "Not Afraid" were released as singles during that year with each having their own music video. “Get Away” reached #4 on the U.S. Active Rock Charts and stayed in the top 100 for over 64 weeks. Letting Go reached #82 on the Billboard 200.

Letting Go
Studio album by
Earshot
ReleasedMay 7, 2002
Recorded2001
GenreAlternative metal, nu metal[1]
Length44:18
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerDavid Kahne, Jason Slater
Earshot chronology
Letting Go
(2002)		 Two
(2004)
Singles from Letting Go
  1. "Get Away"
    Released: 2002
  2. "Not Afraid"
    Released: 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Melodic.net[3]

Recording

Vocalist/guitarist Wil Martin mentioned "we just played around town and recorded demos at like friends houses and studios and we only did that one time with one song which actually spawned all the label interest. And it's obvious recording in someone's basement to a multi million-dollar studio because you need the space and some of the technology to be able to pick up the various things and instruments."[4]

Song meanings

"A lot of the songs are about relationships or about having a bad day, where nothing seems to go right, or where you just dwell on the negative. But the album as a whole is about getting past all that." - Wil Martin[5]

Track listing

All songs written by William Martin, Scott Kohler, and Guy Couturier except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Headstrong" (William Martin, Scott Kohler, Guy Couturier, Todd Wyatt)4:56
2."Misery"2:51
3."Get Away"4:10
4."Not Afraid" (William Martin, Scott Kohler, Guy Couturier, Todd Wyatt)4:33
5."Ordinary Girl" (William Martin, Scott Kohler)3:05
6."We Fall, We Stand" (William Martin, Scott Kohler, Dieter Hartmann, Guy Couturier)3:18
7."Wake Up" (William Martin, Scott Kohler, Guy Couturier, Todd Wyatt, Jeff McDowell)5:07
8."This World" (William Martin)3:18
9."Asleep, I Lie" (William Martin, Dieter Hartmann)3:12
10."Unfortunate" (William Martin, Scott Kohler, Guy Couturier, Todd Wyatt)5:33
11."My Time" (William Martin, Guy Couturier, Todd Wyatt)4:15
Total length:44:18

Personnel
  • Wil Martin - Vocals/Guitar
  • Scott Kohler - Bass
  • Mike Callahan - Guitar
  • Dieter Hartmann - Drums

Chart positions

Singles
Year Title Chart
peak positions
U.S. Mainstream Rock U.S. Modern Rock
2002 "Get Away" 4 20
"Not Afraid" 24 -

Appearances

References
  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/letting-go-mr0003451570
  2. Allmusic review
  3. Melodic.net review
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-06-16. Retrieved 2010-01-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. http://rockpublication.com/earshot.htm
  6. https://www.billboard.com/music/earshot/chart-history/


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