Away from the Sun
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November 11, 2002 |
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CD, DualDisc, DVD-Audio, Hybrid-SACD, MC |
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12 |
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running time |
46:57 |
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2002 at Ocean Way Studios in Hollywood , California; London Bridge in Seattle, Washington (USA); Greenhouse in Burnaby, British Columbia (Canada) |
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Away from the Sun (Engl. For " Away from the Sun ") is the second studio album by American rock band 3 Doors Down . It was released on November 11, 2002. The album is best known in Germany for the song Here Without You , the group's most successful single in this country.
background
After the group completed the tour of their successful debut album, the band members recovered for four months before "getting hungry to make music" again. In a rented house, the band worked four hours a day on new songs. According to singer Brad Arnold, many of the lyrics on Away from the Sun are about loneliness, a feeling that inspired him during the tour. Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson produced the song Dangerous Game for the group on the album .
Track list
- When I'm Gone (Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Chris Henderson, Daniel Adair, Todd Harrell) - 4:20
- Away from the Sun (Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Chris Henderson, Daniel Adair, Todd Harrell) - 3:51
- The Road I'm On (Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Chris Henderson, Daniel Adair, Todd Harrell) - 3:59
- Ticket to Heaven (Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Chris Henderson, Daniel Adair, Todd Harrell) - 3:27
- Running Out of Days (Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Chris Henderson, Daniel Adair, Todd Harrell) - 3:31
- Here Without You (Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Chris Henderson, Daniel Adair, Todd Harrell) - 3:57
- I Feel You (Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Chris Henderson, Daniel Adair, Todd Harrell) - 4:07
- Dangerous Game (Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Chris Henderson, Daniel Adair, Todd Harrell) - 3:36
- Changes (Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Chris Henderson, Daniel Adair, Todd Harrell) - 3:56
- Going Down in Flames (Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Chris Henderson, Daniel Adair, Todd Harrell) - 3:28
- Sarah Yellin ' (Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Chris Henderson, Daniel Adair, Todd Harrell) - 3:17
- This Time (Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Chris Henderson, Daniel Adair, Todd Harrell) - 5:18 (Hidden Track, starts 29 seconds after the beginning of the title)
Bonus tracks UK Edition
- Pop Song (Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Chris Henderson, Daniel Adair, Todd Harrell) - 3:12
- Kryptonite (Brad Arnold) - 3:54
Re-releases
Similar to The Better Life , this album was also released in different versions, but in contrast to the debut also in many different formats. The following is a list of the editions of Away from the Sun :
Free Limited Edition
On December 2, 2003, the Standard Edition was followed by a limited edition which, in addition to the album, also contains a DVD with the following material:
- Kryptonite (Brad Arnold) - 4:00 (Music video)
- Loser (Brad Arnold) - 4:31 (Music video)
- Duck and Run (Matt Roberts, Brad Arnold, Todd Harrell, Chris Henderson / Brad Arnold) - 4:06 (Music video)
- Be Like That (Chris Henderson, Brad Arnold / Brad Arnold) - 4:06 (Music video)
- Live - 4:54
- The Making Of Away from the Sun - 12:08
- Dangerous Game (Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Chris Henderson, Daniel Adair, Todd Harrell) - 3:36 (5.1 Dolby Digital / DTS)
- When I'm Gone (Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Chris Henderson, Daniel Adair, Todd Harrell) - 4:19 (5.1 Dolby Digital / DTS)
Hybrid SACD
On July 27, 2004, the album was released for the first time as a super audio CD with 5.1 surround sound.
DVD-Audio
On June 19, 2005, a DVD-Audio version of the album was released, also with surround sound.
DualDisc
On December 13, 2005 the album was officially released as DualDisc, which contains the album on the one hand and various bonus material on the other. When the original album was released, this DualDisc was released in small numbers along with 14 other albums.
Single releases
When I'm gone
The first single from Away from the Sun was only successful in the USA, where the song made it to number four on the official charts and was awarded gold for it. Two different music videos were created for the song. At the Grammy Awards in 2003, the song was nominated in the categories Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance by a Band . Brad Arnold wrote the song one evening in Puerto Rico that he spent alone in a hotel room. According to his own statement, he had the feeling that everyone thought they knew him, even though they didn't.
- When I'm Gone (Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Chris Henderson, Daniel Adair, Todd Harrell) - 4:26
- Changes (Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Chris Henderson, Daniel Adair, Todd Harrell) - 3:56 (Album Version)
- Living a Lie (Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Chris Henderson, Daniel Adair, Todd Harrell) - 3:35 (Previously unpublished)
- Pop Song (Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Chris Henderson, Daniel Adair, Todd Harrell) - 3:12
Here without you
With this ballad, the band achieved their first big single success in Germany, where the song rose to number 23, in the USA the song reached number five, where it received double platinum. The title also achieved good chart positions in other countries, for example 61st place in Switzerland and 13th place in Austria.
- Here Without You (Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Chris Henderson, Daniel Adair, Todd Harrell) - 3:30
- Here Without You (Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Chris Henderson, Daniel Adair, Todd Harrell) - 4:14 (Live)
- It's Not Me (Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Todd Harrell, Chris Henderson) - 3:52 (Live)
Away from the Sun
Singer Brad Arnold calls this song his favorite song in the band. Chris Henderson calls it 3 Doors Downs "Masterpiece". The song reached number 62 in the US and was awarded gold
- Away from the Sun (Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Chris Henderson, Daniel Adair, Todd Harrell) - 3:51
- Away from the Sun (Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Chris Henderson, Daniel Adair, Todd Harrell) - 3:45 (Acoustic Version)
- Kryptonite (Brad Arnold) - 4:16 (Live)
- Away from the Sun (Brad Arnold, Matt Roberts, Chris Henderson, Daniel Adair, Todd Harrell) - 3:45 (video)
More singles
In the USA, after When I'm Gone, another single was released: The song The Road I'm On reached number eight on the mainstream rock charts.
reception
The album sold over four million times worldwide. It reached number eight in the USA and number 49 in Switzerland. In Germany it reached number 28, in Austria even number 27. In Canada it received a platinum award, in the USA the album was certified four times platinum status.
Michael Edele from laut.de certified that “every song exudes its own charm” on the album, “even without having to rely on sizzling guitars”. Matthias Eisen from cdstarts.de sees the album as a “perfect repetition of the concept of the predecessor”, which he also sees as the greatest weakness, since “the often very clichéd rock of the four Americans is too predictable, too smooth, without a real profile ”. Marcus Schleutermann was impressed by the album in Rock Hard magazine and judged: “The debut The Better Life sold over five million copies worldwide, received various awards and was nominated for a Grammy. In view of this furious start, 3 Doors Down had a heavy burden to bear with their successor. It remains to be seen whether they repeat or even surpass commercial success. In any case, the alternative rockers from Mississippi have withstood the pressure creatively and with Away from the Sun delivered an album that even surpasses the level of the debut. The new single When I'm Gone is in no way inferior to the old hit Kryptonite and provides the perfect introduction to an album without failures. The remaining eleven songs are also all good to outstanding, although I particularly like the amazingly heavy riffing Sarah Yellin ' , the dramatic changes and the two melancholy Ticket and I Feel You . Also worth mentioning are the string ballad Here Without You and the Dangerous Game spiced with percussion elements , with which the band around Brad Arnold, who once again inspires with his charismatic voice, provides variety. Producer Rick Parashar (including Temple Of The Dog, Nickelback) did a first-class job as usual and gave Away from the Sun a powerful and transparent sound. Strong! ”He gave nine out of ten points.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from September 14, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.amazon.de/Away-Sun-3-Doors-Down/dp/B00006ZCFF/ref=sr_1_4?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1294253369&sr=1-4
- ↑ http://www.amazon.de/Away-Sun-3-Doors-Down/dp/B0000931N3/ref=sr_1_6?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1294253369&sr=1-6
- ↑ http://www.amazon.de/Away-Sun-DVD-AUDIO-Doors-Down/dp/B0000CEROD/ref=sr_1_7?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1294253446&sr=1-7
- ↑ http://www.amazon.de/Away-Dual-Disc-Doors-Down/dp/B000A2H5TW/ref=sr_1_5?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1294253499&sr=1-5
- ↑ http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/5364651/a/Away+From+The+Sun.htm
- ↑ http://www.amazon.de/Here-Without-MAXI-CD-Doors-Down/dp/B00016878A/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1294254189&sr=1-2
- ↑ http://www.amazon.de/Away-Sun-3-Doors-Down/dp/B0002C5Z3I/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1294252011&sr=1-3
- ↑ Biography of 3 Doors Down ( Memento from February 26, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ http://www.laut.de/3-Doors-Down/Away-From-The-Sun-%28Album%29
- ↑ http://www.cdstarts.de/kritiken/85089-Away%2520From%2520The%2520Sun.html
- ^ Criticism on rockhard.de. Retrieved November 20, 2012
