Let's Be Still

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Let's Be Still
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Studio album by The Head and the Heart
Released October 15, 2013
Genre Indie folk, indie pop, indie rock
Label Sub Pop
The Head and the Heart chronology
The Head and the Heart
(2011) The Head and the Heart2011		Let's Be Still
(2013)		 Signs of Light
(2016) Signs of Light2016

Let's Be Still is the second studio album by American band The Head and the Heart, following the 2011 release of their self-entitled first album. [1] It was officially released on October 15, 2013. Two months prior to this release, track six on the album, "Shake" was released as a single in late July 2013. [2] The band also gave a performance of the second track, "Another Story" on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on August 6, 2013. [3] The band has scheduled a Fall of 2013 tour following the release of Let's Be Still. [4]

The Head and the Heart American indie folk band

The Head and the Heart is an American indie folk band. They were formed in the summer of 2009 by Josiah Johnson and Jonathan Russell. The band also includes Charity Rose Thielen, Chris Zasche (bass), Kenny Hensley (piano), and Tyler Williams (drums). The band is signed to Warner Bros. Records and have released three albums thus far. Since March 2016, Johnson has been on hiatus due to health-related issues. The band has toured in both North America and Europe.

<i>The Head and the Heart</i> (album) 2011 studio album by The Head and the Heart

The Head and the Heart is the first studio album by folk rock band The Head and the Heart, released on April 19, 2011, on Sub Pop. A deluxe edition of the album was released in August 2011 and included 'Chasing A Ghost' (live), 'Josh McBride' (Live) and 'Rivers and Roads' (live). Initially, the band had self-released the album in June 2009, selling it at concerts, by word of mouth, and through local record stores. In the ensuing months the album sold 10,000 copies. Their music plays heavily on the trio of vocal harmonies, piano and violin melodies, and prominent drums and percussion. It was the top-selling album of the year 2010 for the independent Sonic Boom Records in the band's home neighborhood of Ballard, Seattle. The song "Rivers and Roads" was used in the series finale of NBC's Chuck, in the 16th episode of the seventh season of CBS's hit comedy How I Met Your Mother, also at the season finale of the fourth season of Fox's series New Girl, and also in The Good Doctor.

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Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Homecoming Heroes"3:46
2."Another Story"4:34
3."Springtime"0:53
4."Summertime"2:53
5."Josh McBride"5:13
6."Shake"4:01
7."Cruel"4:59
8."Let's Be Still"4:28
9."My Friends"3:22
10."10,000 Weight in Gold"4:12
11."Fire/Fear"4:15
12."These Days are Numbered"4:14
13."Gone"6:26
Target exclusive bonus tracks [5]
No.TitleLength
14."Twilight" 
15."Fire/Fear" (Live @ KEXP Seattle) 
16."Homecoming Heroes" (Live @ KEXP Seattle) 

Personnel

Additional Musicians

Commercial performance

Let's Be Still debuted at number 10 with 42,000 copies sold on Billboard 200. [6] As of July 29, 2016, it has sold 201,000 copies to date. [7]

The Billboard 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Often, a recording act will be remembered by its "number ones", those of their albums that outperformed all others during at least one week. The chart grew from a weekly top 10 list in 1956 to become a top 200 in May 1967, and acquired its present title in March 1992. Its previous names include the Billboard Top LPs (1961–72), Billboard Top LPs & Tape (1972–84), Billboard Top 200 Albums (1984–85) and Billboard Top Pop Albums.

Charts

Chart (2013)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [8] 10
US Folk Albums (Billboard) [9] 1
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [10] 13
US Digital Albums (Billboard) [11] 5
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [12] 1

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References

  1. ↑ "The Head and the Heart / Let's Be Still - SP1060". SubPop.com. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  2. ↑ Keong, Lori (2013-08-05). "The Head and the Heart Unveil New Single "Shake"". Paste . Retrieved 2013-11-07.
  3. ↑ "Newsitem" Official website confirms broadcast date (note - videos of the performance do not play) accessed, February 28, 2014
  4. ↑ "The Head and the Heart". The Head and the Heart. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
  5. ↑ "Let's Be Still (Target Exclusive)". Target . Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  6. ↑ Caulfield, Keith (2013-10-23). "Pearl Jam Earns Fifth No. 1 Album On Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
  7. ↑ Rutherford, Kevin (2016-07-28). "The Head and the Heart's 'All We Ever Knew' Leads Adult Alternative Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
  8. ↑ "The Head and the Heart Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  9. ↑ "The Head and the Heart Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard.
  10. ↑ "The Head and the Heart Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard.
  11. ↑ "The Head and the Heart Chart History (Digital Albums)". Billboard.
  12. ↑ "The Head and the Heart Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
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