Halestorm (album)

Halestorm
Studio album by Halestorm
Released April 28, 2009
Genre Hard rock,[1] post-grunge[2]
Length 37:03
Label Atlantic
Producer Howard Benson
Halestorm chronology
One and Done
(2006)		 Halestorm
(2009)		 Live in Philly 2010
(2010)
Singles from Halestorm
  1. "I Get Off"
    Released: 2009
  2. "It's Not You"
    Released: 2009
  3. "Familiar Taste of Poison"
    Released: August 24, 2010
  4. "Bet U Wish U Had Me Back"
    Released: November 30, 2010
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Dangerdog.com[4]
Jukebox:Metal[5]
Kerrang!
Rock Sound[6]
TuneLab[7]

Halestorm is the debut studio album by the hard rock band Halestorm. It was released in 2009 on Atlantic Records. Howard Benson produced the album.[8] It peaked at #40 on the Billboard 200. The first single from the album, "I Get Off" received considerable play time. The song reached #17 on Billboard's Rock list.[9] The track "Innocence" was co-written by ex-Evanescence member, Ben Moody.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "It's Not You"  Howard Benson, Lzzy Hale, David Ivory 2:55
2. "I Get Off"  Benson, Dana Calitri, Hale, Nina Ossoff, Kathy Sommer 3:04
3. "Bet U Wish U Had Me Back"  Benson, Hale, Bobby Huff 3:43
4. "Innocence"  Benson, Hale, Ben Moody 3:16
5. "Familiar Taste of Poison"  David Bassett, Benson, Hale, Ivory 4:04
6. "I'm Not an Angel"  Benson, Hale, Kara DioGuardi, Marti Frederiksen 3:15
7. "What Were You Expecting?"  Benson, Hale, John Lowery, James Michael 3:34
8. "Love/Hate Heartbreak"  Benson, Hale, Tommy Henriksen, Trevor Lukather 3:19
9. "Better Sorry Than Safe"  Hale, Cody Hanson, Brian Howes 3:12
10. "Dirty Work"  Gavin Brown, Hale, DioGuardi 3:17
11. "Nothing to Do with Love"  Bassett, Benson, Hale 3:30
Total length:
 37:03

iTunes/Amazon bonus tracks

Band members

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[10] 40
US Top Rock Albums[11] 11
US Top Hard Rock Albums[12] 4
Greek Albums Chart[13] 33

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[14] Gold 500,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ Tim Grierson. "Halestorm - 'Halestorm' Review". About.com. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
  2. ↑ Tim Grierson. "Halestorm". About.com Entertainment. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Halestorm > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
  4. ↑ "Halestorm:2009:Review". Dangerdog.com. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  5. ↑ "Halestorm album Review". Jukebox:Metal. Retrieved 2010-04-03.
  6. ↑ "Review: Halestorm - 'Halestorm'". Rock Sound. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  7. ↑ "Review: Halestorm - 'Halestorm'". TuneLab Music. Archived from the original on June 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  8. ↑ "Halestorm Set to Hit Hard With Debut Album". Atlantic Records. Archived from the original on November 17, 2008. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
  9. ↑ "Halestorm". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
  10. ↑ "Halestorm - Chart history". Billboard. 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
  11. ↑ "Halestorm - Chart history". Billboard. 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
  12. ↑ "Halestorm - Chart history". Billboard. 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
  13. ↑ "Halestorm - Halestorm". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
  14. ↑ "American album certifications – Halestorm – Halestorm". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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