Halfway Down the Sky

Halfway Down the Sky
Studio album by Splender
Released	May 18, 1999
Genre	Alternative rock post-grunge
Length	43:10
Label	Columbia Sony
Producer	Todd Rundgren
Splender chronology
Halfway Down the Sky (1999) To Whom It May Concern (2002)
Singles from Halfway Down the Sky
"Yeah, Whatever" Released: 1999 "I Think God Can Explain" Released: 2000

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Halfway Down the Sky is the first studio album by the American rock band Splender. It was released on May 18, 1999, and has spawned two singles: "Yeah, Whatever" and "I Think God Can Explain". 226,000 copies have been sold in the U.S.^[as of?] The album title comes from a line in the chorus of the song "I Apologize".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Waymon Boone

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Don't Understand"	4:01
2.	"Yeah, Whatever"	3:42
3.	"Monotone"	3:03
4.	"Spaceboy"	3:39
5.	"Special"	3:11
6.	"I Think God Can Explain"	3:55
7.	"Supernatural"	4:07
8.	"Irresponsible"	3:08
9.	"I Apologize"	3:21
10.	"Spin"	3:41
11.	"Cigarette"	4:01
12.	"Wallflower"	4:00
13.	"London"	6:12
Total length:		52:32

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic[2]

Splender Waymon Boone - vocals, guitars, arranger James Cruz - bass, vocals, arranger Jonathan Svec - lead guitar, piano, backing vocals Marc Slutsky - drums, percussion Cover Chris Wozniak - photography

Production James Diener - A&R Luke Ebbin - organ, programming Scott Gormley - engineer Todd Rundgren - producer, engineer Mike Shipley - mixing David Swope, Doug Wynne - assistant engineers

Chart performance

The album debuted at No.36 on the Billboard Heatseekers charts on April 22, 2000.[3] It peaked at No. 11 on May 27, 2000.^[citation needed]

Chart (2000)	Peak position
US Billboard Heatseekers[4]	11
US Billboard 200[5]	200
US Hot 100[6]	62

References

1. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Halfway Down the Sky - Splender". AllMusic. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
2. "Halfway Down the Sky Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
3. Billboard, Apr 2000. p. 24
4. "Halfway Down The Sky Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
5. "Splender Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
6. "Hot 100 for June 24, 2000". Billboard. Retrieved January 8, 2016.