Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace

chronology
Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
Studio album by Foo Fighters
Publication ; (s)	2007
Label (s)	RCA
Format (s)	CD
Genre (s)	Alternative rock
Title (number)	12
running time	51:03
occupation	Dave Grohl; Nate Mendel; Taylor Hawkins; Chris Shiflett;
production	Gil Norton
Studio (s)	Studio 606 West, Los Angeles

" Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace " is the sixth studio album by the American rock band Foo Fighters . It was released on September 25, 2007 . “Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace” was produced by Gil Norton like The Color and the Shape .

The album went to number 1 on the UK album charts with 135,685 copies sold in the first week. It went platinum in its first week of sales in Australia and New Zealand . In the US Billboard 200 album charts, the band made it with their album at number 3 with 168,668 copies sold.

The album won a Grammy for Best Rock Album in 2007 .

Background information

In an interview with XFM on April 26, 2007, Dave Grohl said :

“We've been in the studio for the past month and a half, and we've got about another month to go. We've been recording with our friend Gil Norton. He worked on our second record ( The Color and the Shape ), he's a good guy and he makes amazing albums. So we're making a really big powerful record, which I'm very excited about ... I can't wait to jump on stage and do this stuff, it's gonna be great. "

about:

“We've been in the studio for the last month and a half and it's going to take about another month. We recorded with our friend Gil Norton. He worked on our second album ( The Color and the Shape ), he's a nice guy and makes amazing albums. So we're making a really powerful album that I'm really excited about ... I can't wait to jump around on stage and play the stuff, it's going to be great. "

Kaki King took part in the piece "Ballad of the Beaconsfield Miners" . It is the first purely instrumental piece that the Foo Fighters released. Grohl wrote it for the victims of the Beaconsfield mine disaster. Two of the buried miners had asked for an iPod with Foo Fighters songs while they waited to be rescued.

The first single, "The Pretender", was released on CD on September 17, 2007 and was previously heard on the radio from August 2007 to boost album sales. The second single "Long Road To Ruin" was released on December 3rd. "Cheer Up Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)" and "Let It Die" were both only released digitally. The album title "Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace" appears as a verse in the song "Home".

Included tracks

" The Pretender " - 4:29
"Let It Die" - 4:05
"Erase / Replace" - 4:12
"Long Road to Ruin" - 3:44
"Come Alive" - 5:10
"Stranger Things Have Happened" - 5:20
"Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)" - 3:40
"Summer's End" - 4:37
"Ballad of the Beaconsfield Miners" - 2:31
"Statues" - 3:47
"But, Honestly" - 4:35
"Home" - 4:52

Bonus tracks

"Once & for All (demo)" - 3:48 (Japan, iTunes and UK bonus track)
"Seda" - 3:45 (iTunes pre-order and Japan bonus track)
" The Pretender " - 4:38 (live @ Wal-Mart Soundcheck)
"My Hero" - 4:28 (live @ Wal-Mart Soundcheck)

B sides

The following tracks appeared on the "The Pretender" single:

"Bangin" - 3:48
"If Ever" - 4:13
"Come Alive (Demo)" - 5:31

The following tracks appeared on the " Long Road to Ruin " single:

"Seda"
"Keep the Car Running (Arcade Fire Cover)" (live @ Brighton)
"Big Me" (live @ Wal-Mart Soundcheck)
"Holiday in Cambodia (Dead Kennedys Cover)" (live @ 2007 MTV VMA)

People involved

Foo fighters

Dave Grohl - lead vocals , rhythm guitar , piano in "Summer's End", "Statues" and "Home"
Taylor Hawkins - drums , piano on Summer's End, background vocals
Nate Mendel - bass
Chris Shiflett - lead guitar , background vocals

External musicians

Drew Hester - percussion instrument in "Come Alive", "Let It Die", "Cheer Up Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)", "Long Road to Ruin" and "Summer's End"
Rami Jaffee - Keyboard in "Let It Die", "Erase / Replace", "Long Road to Ruin", "Come Alive" and "But, Honestly", accordion in "Statues"
Brantley Kearns Jr. - Violin in "Statues"
Kaki King - guitar in "Ballad of the Beaconsfield Miners"
Pat Smear - guitar in "Let It Die"
Strings of "The Section Quartet"

production

Gil Norton - producer
Adrian Bushby - technician
Jake Davies - Pro Tools technician
John Lousteau - Technical Assistant
Rich Costley Mixer
Claudius Mittendorfer - mixer assistant
Brian Gardner - Mastering

Chart placements

Chart	position
UK album charts	1
Official Swiss Albums Chart	2
US Billboard 200	3
Official German Albums Chart	3

Sales figures and awards

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	140,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	15,000
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	30,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	100,000
Ireland (IRMA)	platinum	15,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	2 × platinum	30,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	15,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	600,000
All in all	3 × gold 10 × platinum	2,045,000