Blackbird (Alter Bridge album)

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All tracks are written by Alter Bridge

Blackbird
Alterbridge blackbird.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 5, 2007 (2007-10-05)
RecordedFebruary 2007 – May 2007
StudioStudio Barbarosa (Bavon, VA)
Genre
Length59:17
Label Universal Republic
Producer Michael Baskette
Alter Bridge chronology
One Day Remains
(2004)
Blackbird
(2007)
Live from Amsterdam
(2009)
Myles Kennedy chronology
One Day Remains
(2004)
Blackbird
(2007)
Live from Amsterdam
(2009)
No.TitleLength
1."Ties That Bind"3:19
2."Come to Life"3:51
3."Brand New Start"4:54
4."Buried Alive"4:35
5."Coming Home"4:19
6."Before Tomorrow Comes"4:06
7."Rise Today"4:21
8."Blackbird"7:58
9."One by One"4:20
10."Watch Over You"4:19
11."Break Me Down"3:56
12."White Knuckles"4:24
13."Wayward One"4:47
Total length:59:17
iTunes/UK version [12]
No.TitleLength
14."We Don't Care at All"3:42
Total length:62:59
Best Buy version
No.TitleLength
14."The Damage Done"3:45
15."New Way to Live"5:40
Total length:68:42

Personnel

Charts

Album

Chart (2007)Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart [13] 64
Dutch Albums Chart [14] 55
German Albums Chart [15] 55
Scottish Album Chart [16] 38
Swiss Albums Chart [17] 83
Swedish Albums Chart [18] 56
US Billboard 200 [19] 13
US Top Rock Albums [20] 4
UK Album Chart [21] 37
UK Rock Album Chart [22] 2

Singles

YearTitle US
Main
US
Alt

[23]
UK
Rock
2007"Rise Today"3323
2008"Ties That Bind" [a] 3
"Watch Over You"19
"Before Tomorrow Comes"29
"—" denotes the single failed to chart, was not released, or was not certified.

^ a "Ties That Bind" was only released as a single in the United Kingdom.

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [24] Gold100,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionRelease dateLabel
IrelandOctober 5, 2007 Universal Republic
United KingdomOctober 8, 2007
United StatesOctober 9, 2007
AustraliaOctober 20, 2007
JapanDecember 4, 2007

Appearances

References

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