No Name Face

No Name Face
A statue on a wall
Studio album by
Lifehouse
ReleasedOctober 31, 2000
RecordedApril–August 2000
Genre
Length55:17
LabelDreamWorks
ProducerRon Aniello
Lifehouse chronology
Diff's Lucky Day
(1999) 		No Name Face
(2000) 		Stanley Climbfall
(2002)
Singles from No Name Face
  1. "Hanging by a Moment"
    Released: September 9, 2000
  2. "Sick Cycle Carousel"
    Released: April 24, 2001
  3. "Breathing"
    Released: November 2, 2001

No Name Face is the first studio album by American rock band Lifehouse. It was released on October 31, 2000, by DreamWorks Records and it produced the hit single "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, with 2,670,000 copies sold in the US alone.[2]

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.[citation needed]

Reception

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Cross Rhythms[4]
Jesus Freak Hideout[5]
Melodic.net[6]

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."[3] iTunes compared Wade's voice on the album to Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam, Scott Stapp of Creed, and Scott Weiland formerly of Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver. 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".[7] 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".[5] 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".[8]

Promotion

On August 7, 2001, DreamWorks Records announced that Lifehouse was preparing for their first headlining tour in support of No Name Face.[9] It was also announced that the opening acts would be The Calling and Michelle Branch.[9] 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."[10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jason Wade

No Name Face track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Hanging by a Moment"3:36
2."Sick Cycle Carousel"4:23
3."Unknown"4:06
4."Somebody Else's Song"4:36
5."Trying"3:52
6."Only One"4:56
7."Simon"6:01
8."Cling and Clatter"4:29
9."Breathing"4:25
10."Quasimodo"4:32
11."Somewhere in Between"4:14
12."Everything"6:07
Total length:55:17
Special edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."What's Wrong with That"3:53
14."Fool"4:20
Total length:63:30

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
  • Maxfield Parrish – cover painting

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for No Name Face
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[27] Platinum 70,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[28] Platinum 100,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[29] Gold 25,000^
United States (RIAA)[30] 2× Platinum 2,670,000[2]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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