Let Love In (Goo Goo Dolls album)

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Let Love In
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 25, 2006
Recorded2004 ("Give a Little Bit")
Mid–late 2005
Genre
Length42:02
Label Warner Bros.
Producer
The Goo Goo Dolls chronology
Live in Buffalo: July 4th, 2004
(2004)
Let Love In
(2006)
Greatest Hits Volume One: The Singles
(2007)
Singles from Let Love In
  1. "Better Days"
    Released: September 20, 2005
  2. "Stay with You"
    Released: April 4, 2006
  3. "Let Love In"
    Released: October 2, 2006
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 57/100 [1]
Review scores
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AbsolutePunk.net 85% [2]
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Let Love In is the eighth studio album by American rock band the Goo Goo Dolls, released in 2006. The album peaked at #9 on the US Billboard 200, selling around 83,000 copies in its first week. The album was certified Gold [6] for sales of 500,000 units in May 2019 by the Recording Industry Association of America.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Johnny Rzeznik except when noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Stay with You" (Rzeznik, Glen Ballard)3:56
2."Let Love In" (Rzeznik, Ballard, Gregg Wattenberg)5:00
3."Feel the Silence"3:50
4."Better Days"3:33
5."Without You Here"3:49
6."Listen" (Rzeznik, Robby Takac)3:11
7."Give a Little Bit" (Rick Davies, Roger Hodgson) (Supertramp cover)3:35
8."Can't Let It Go"3:53
9."We'll Be Here (When You're Gone)"3:29
10."Strange Love" (Rzeznik, Takac)3:35
11."Become" (Ballard, Rzeznik)4:08

Tour Edition DVD

Live and Intimate

  1. "Stay with You"
  2. "Let Love In"
  3. "Feel the Silence"
  4. "Better Days"
  5. "Without You Here"
  6. "Listen"
  7. "Can't Let It Go"
  8. "We'll Be Here (When You're Gone)
  9. "Strange Love"
  10. "Black Balloon"
  11. "Iris"
  12. "Become"
  13. "Broadway"
  14. "Here Is Gone"

Audio studio tracks

  1. "We'll Be Here (When You're Gone) (Acoustic)
  2. "Better Days" (Acoustic) (also included on Japan pressings)

Personnel

Additional personnel

Production notes

Charts

Chart (2006)Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [7] 51
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [8] 39
UK Albums (OCC) [9] 58
US Billboard 200 [10] 9

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [11] Silver60,000*
United States (RIAA) [12] Gold500,000

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. "Let Love In Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic . Retrieved May 2, 2012.
  2. Kaufman, Jared (April 26, 2006). "Goo Goo Dolls - Let Love In". AbsolutePunk.net . Retrieved May 25, 2009.
  3. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Let Love In". Allmusic . Retrieved May 25, 2009.
  4. Pastorek, Whitney (April 21, 2006). "Let Love In (2006)". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on February 19, 2007. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
  5. "Goo Goo Dolls: Let Love In : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. April 18, 2006. Archived from the original on May 24, 2007. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
  6. "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  7. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  8. "Swedishcharts.com – Goo Goo Dolls – Let Love In". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  9. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  10. "Goo Goo Dolls Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  11. "British album certifications – Goo Goo Dolls – Let Love In". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  12. "American album certifications – Goo Goo Dolls – Let Love In". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved November 9, 2021.