The Other Side is an acoustic EP by American rock band Godsmack, released on March 16, 2004. It includes several previously released songs re-recorded as acoustic versions, as well as three new acoustic tracks.
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| Released | March 16, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 2003 | |||
| Studio | Avex Honolulu Studios, Honolulu, Hawaii | |||
| Genre | Acoustic rock | |||
| Length | 29:57 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Blender | [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[3] |
| Rolling Stone | [4] |
One new song, "Touché", featured Godsmack's first guitarist, Lee Richards, as well as John Kosco, who were at that time in the now defunct band Dropbox.[5] The other two new acoustic tracks are "Running Blind" and "Voices" which are old songs that vocalist Sully Erna wrote but never recorded.[6]
The song "Asleep" is actually an acoustic, shorter and calmer version of "Awake" from the band's second album, Awake.
Recording edit
According to Sully Erna, the band decided to do an acoustic record because they have always messed around with acoustic versions of their music and gotten great reactions to it. "Reworking the songs this way shows a different side of the band."[7]
The Other Side was recorded in a Hawaiian studio with producer David Bottrill, who has worked with the group on "I Stand Alone", and on their third studio album, Faceless.[7]
Commercial performance edit
The Other Side debuted at number five on the Billboard 200, selling 98,000 copies in its first week,[8] and the album would go on to sell over half million copies in the United States. The album has been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), with excess sales of 500,000 copies.[9]
Track listing edit
All tracks are written by Sully Erna, except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Running Blind" | 3:59 |
| 2. | "Re-Align" | 4:23 |
| 3. | "Touché" (featuring John Kosco and Lee Richards) (Sully Erna, John Kosco, Lee Richards) | 3:38 |
| 4. | "Voices" | 3:44 |
| 5. | "Keep Away" | 4:49 |
| 6. | "Spiral" | 5:21 |
| 7. | "Asleep" | 3:58 |
| Total length: | 29:57 | |
Personnel edit
- Sully Erna – acoustic guitar, vocals, producer
- Tony Rombola – acoustic guitar, backing vocalist
- Robbie Merrill – bass
- Shannon Larkin – drums, percussion
- David Bottrill – mixing
- P. R. Brown – art direction, design, cover photo
- Troy Gonzalez – assistant
- Sherline Hall – assistant
- Kent Hertz – engineer
- Dave Homcy – photography
- John Kosco – guest appearance, vocals
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
- Lee Richards – guest appearance, guitar
- Ben Sanders – assistant
- Kurt Schneck – assistant
- Kevin Sheehy – assistant
Charts edit
Weekly charts edit
Year-end charts edit
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Singles edit
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Certifications edit
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[13] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References edit
- ^ "The Other Side - Godsmack". Allmusic.
- ^ Carioli, Carly (May 2004). "Godsmack: The Other Side". Blender. p. 124.
- ^ Richardson, Sean (March 19, 2004). "The Other Side Review". Entertainment Weekly. pp. 65–66. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
- ^ Hoard, Christian (March 24, 2004). "The Other Side : Godsmack : Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 6, 2008. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
- ^ Wiederhorn, Jon (June 3, 2004). "Ex-Godsmack Guitarist Finds Second Act - News Story". MTV News. Retrieved October 10, 2007.
- ^ "Discography - The Other Side". Godsmack - Discography. Archived from the original on October 24, 2007. Retrieved November 10, 2007.
- ^ a b Wiederhorn, Jon (August 12, 2003). "Godsmack To Release All-Acoustic Album In November". Blabbermouth.Net. Archived from the original on January 27, 2008.
- ^ "Norah Still Tops On Billboard 200". Blabbermouth.Net. March 24, 2004. Archived from the original on April 25, 2009. Retrieved January 23, 2009.
- ^ "RIAA certification for Godsmack Albums". Recording Industry of America. Retrieved April 27, 2009.
- ^ "Godsmack Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
- ^ a b "Godsmack Alternative Songs Chart History". Billboard.
- ^ "American album certifications – Godsmack – The Other Side". Recording Industry Association of America.