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No Name Face 
Studio album by Lifehouse Released October 31, 2000 Recorded April 2000-August 2000 Genre Alternative rock Length 55:17 Label DreamWorks Producer Ron Aniello Lifehouse chronology Diff's Lucky Day
(1999)No Name Face
(2000)Stanley Climbfall
(2002)No Name Face is the debut album by the rock band Lifehouse. It was released on October 31, 2000, and it produced the hit "Hanging by a Moment" which went on to be the most played song on radio the following year.[1] This album launched Lifehouse into the limelight, and produced many radio-friendly hits. It has sold over four million copies worldwide.
Lead singer and songwriter Jason Wade originally formed Lifehouse as a church rock band, and often performed for church worship services before signing to the commercial record label DreamWorks.
Contents
Reception
Critical reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[2]iTunes (favorable)[3] Jesus Freak Hideout 
[4]Today's Christian Music (favorable)[5] Liana Jonas of Allmusic gave the album three out of five stars, noting how the "music aptly supports Wade's sonorous voice." She further commented on Wade's songwriting abilities by saying that Wade "is a lyrical wunderkind, writing words generally reserved for his older counterparts."[2] iTunes compared Wade's voice on the album to Eddie Vedder, Scott Stapp of Creed, and Scott Weiland. They then commented on the musicality of the album by saying, "it's an intelligent musical formula sorely missed in much music of the early 21st century".[3] John DiBiase of Jesus Freak Hideout gave the album three-and-a-half out of five stars, and called the album a "good mainstream album to check out from a band who seems to have a lot to offer which we're bound to see in the near future".[4] Dave Urbanski from Today's Christian Music applauded the instrumentation on the album and also said that the band had "skillful musicianship, poetic insight, [and] unflinching takes on faith".[5]
Promotion
On August 7, 2001, DreamWorks Records announced that Lifehouse was preparing for their first headlining tour in support of No Name Face.[6] It was also announced that the opening acts would be The Calling and Michelle Branch.[6] When asked how the band approaches live performances in an interview with MTV Radio, Wade said, "On the record, there's a couple tracks that are more mellow, with acoustic guitars and stuff. But in our live show, we've been trying to keep it really up-tempo. It's gotten a lot rockier than on the record. We try to step it up with the guitars, getting them crunchier and picking the tempos up to draw the crowd in more. So the live show's a little more energetic than the record."[7]
Tour dates
Date City Venue September 10, 2001 Milwaukee The Rave September 11, 2001 Chicago Vic Theatre September 12, 2001 Pontiac Clutch Cargo September 14, 2001 Columbia Jesse Auditorium September 15, 2001 Oklahoma City Oklahoma State Fair September 17, 2001 Columbus Newport Music Hall September 18, 2001 Murray Regional Special Events Center September 19, 2001 Grand Rapins Calvin College September 23, 2001 Rochester Palestra September 28, 2001 Madison Simon Forum September 30, 2001 Wilkes-Barre Wilkes University October 1, 2001 Williamsport Lycoming College Track listing
Standard edition[8] No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Hanging by a Moment" Jason Wade 3:36 2. "Sick Cycle Carousel" Wade 4:23 3. "Unknown" Wade 4:06 4. "Somebody Else's Song" Wade 4:36 5. "Trying" Wade 3:52 6. "Only One" Wade 4:56 7. "Simon" Wade 6:01 8. "Cling and Clatter" Wade 4:29 9. "Breathing" Wade 4:25 10. "Quasimodo" Wade 4:32 11. "Somewhere in Between" Wade 4:14 12. "Everything" Wade 6:07 Personnel
Produced by Ron Aniello
- Jason Wade – vocals, guitars
- Sergio Andrade – bass
- Jon Palmer – drums
Additional personnel
- Ron Aniello: Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Percussion, Engineer
- Collin Hayden: Electric Guitar
- Aaron Lord: Viola
- Marcus Barone: Chamberlaine
- Aaron Embry: Keyboards
- John Leftwich: String Bass
- Bob Glaub: Bass
- Jack Kelly: Drums
- Matt Laug: Drums
- Walter Rodriquez: Tambourine
- Jude Cole: Background Vocals
- Kendall Payne: Background Vocals
- Neal Averon: Engineer
- Jim Scott: Engineer
- Brendan O'Brien: Mixing
Charts and certifications
Charts
Chart (2000–2002) Peak
positionAustralian Albums Chart[9] 10 Canadian Albums Chart[10] 4 Danish Albums Chart[11] 2 Dutch Album Chart[12] 20 New Zealand Albums Chart[13] 7 US Billboard 200[14] 6 Certification
Region Provider Certification(s) United States RIAA 2× Platinum[15] Canada CRIA 2× Platinum[16] References
- ^ Lamb, Bill. "Top 10 Pop Songs - Summer 2001", About.com. Retrieved on 2009-6-24.
- ^ a b "No Name Face – Lifehouse | Allmusic". Rovi Corporation. http://allmusic.com/album/no-name-face-r505749/review. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
- ^ a b "No Name Face by Lifehouse". Apple Inc.. http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/no-name-face/id7309185. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
- ^ a b "Lifehouse, "No Name Face" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/NoNameFace.asp. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
- ^ a b "Lifehouse | No Name Face | TodaysChristianMusic.com". Today's Christian Music. http://www.todayschristianmusic.com/artists/lifehouse/albums/no-name-face/. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
- ^ a b D'Angelo, Joe (2001-08-07). "Lifehouse Prep For First Headlining Tour". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1446423/lifehouse-prep-first-headlining-tour.jhtml. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
- ^ "Lifehouse: Living The Moment". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/bands/archive/l/lifehouse01/index2.jhtml. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
- ^ "Who We Are – Lifehouse (Allmusic)". Rovi Corporation. http://allmusic.com/album/who-we-are-r1075403. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
- ^ "australian-charts.com – Lifehouse – No Name Face". Hung Medien. http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Lifehouse&titel=No+Name+Face&cat=a. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
- ^ "No Name Face – Lifehouse | Billboard.com". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/album/lifehouse/no-name-face/451416. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
- ^ "danishcharts.com – Lifehouse – No Name Face". Hung Medien. http://danishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Lifehouse&titel=No+Name+Face&cat=a. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
- ^ "dutchcharts.nl – Lifehouse – No Name Face". Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Lifehouse&titel=No+Name+Face&cat=a. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
- ^ "charts.org.nz – Lifehouse – No Name Face". Hung Medien. http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Lifehouse&titel=No+Name+Face&cat=a. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
- ^ "Lifehouse Album & Song Chart History" Billboard 200 for Lifehouse. Prometheus Global Media.
- ^ "RIAA – Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Lifehouse&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2007&sort=Artist&perPage=25. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
- ^ "Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum – April 2001". CRIA. http://www.cria.ca/gold/0401_g.php. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
Jason Wade • Rick Woolstenhulme Jr. • Bryce Soderberg • Ben Carey
Sean Woolstenhulme • Sergio Andrade • Jon Palmer • Collin Hayden • Aaron LordStudio albums No Name Face (2000) • Stanley Climbfall (2002) • Lifehouse (2005) • Who We Are (2007) • Smoke & Mirrors (2010)Singles "Hanging by a Moment" • "Sick Cycle Carousel" • "Breathing" • "Spin" • "Take Me Away" • "You and Me" • "Blind" • "First Time" • "Whatever It Takes" • "Broken" • "Halfway Gone" • "All In" • "Falling In"Other releases DVDs Other Songs Related articles Categories:- Lifehouse albums
- 2000 albums
- Debut albums
- DreamWorks Records albums
- Albums produced by Ron Aniello
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