Letting Go (Earshot album)

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Letting Go
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 7, 2002
StudioHenson, Hollywood
Genre
Length44:18
LabelWarner Bros.
Producer
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]

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.

Recording[edit]

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[edit]

"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[edit]

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

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Headstrong"
  • William Martin
  • Scott Kohler
  • Guy Couturier
  • Todd Wyatt
4:56
2."Misery" 2:51
3."Get Away" 4:10
4."Not Afraid"
  • Martin
  • Kohler
  • Couturier
  • Wyatt
4:33
5."Ordinary Girl"
  • Martin
  • Kohler
3:05
6."We Fall, We Stand"
  • Martin
  • Kohler
  • Dieter Hartmann
  • Couturier
3:18
7."Wake Up"
  • Martin
  • Kohler
  • Couturier
  • Wyatt
  • Jeff McDowell
5:07
8."This World"Martin3:18
9."Asleep, I Lie"
  • Martin
  • Hartmann
3:12
10."Unfortunate"
  • Martin
  • Kohler
  • Couturier
  • Wyatt
5:33
11."My Time"
  • Martin
  • Couturier
  • Wyatt
4:15
Total length:44:18

Personnel[edit]

Personnel per Tidal[6] and liner notes.[7]

Chart positions[edit]

Singles[edit]

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

Appearances[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Letting Go - Earshot | Release Info". AllMusic.
  2. ^ "Earshot - Letting Go Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  3. ^ [1] [dead link]
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-06-16. Retrieved 2010-01-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ [2] [dead link]
  6. ^ "Try the TIDAL Web Player". listen.tidal.com. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  7. ^ Letting Go (booklet). Earshot. US: Warner Bros. Records. 2002. 9 47961-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)