Life Left to Go

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Life Left to Go
Safetysuit.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 13, 2008
Recorded2008
Genre
Length50:48
Label Universal Motown
Producer Greg Archilla
SafetySuit chronology
Stay EP
(2006)
Life Left to Go
(2008)
These Times
(2012)
Singles from Life Left To Go
  1. "Someone Like You"
    Released: February 12, 2008
  2. "Stay"
    Released: March 10, 2009
  3. "Annie"
    Released: November 2009

Life Left to Go is the debut studio album by American rock band SafetySuit, released on May 13, 2008, through Universal Motown Records. [3] It was produced by Greg Archilla, who had previously collaborated with SafetySuit on their independent EP. [3] The album produced three singles, the most successful of which were "Stay" and "Someone Like You"; both charted on several Billboard charts in 2008 and 2009. [4] The song "Annie" was also released as a single in late 2009. The album was met with a highly positive response by critics.

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Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Life Left to Go received highly favorable reviews from critics. Tom Spinelli of Melodic.net , who gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5, declared that "if you are looking for the modern rock album of the year, this may be a top contender in your collection", [6] as "SatefySuit releases their masterful, epic debut Life Left To Go with enormous melodic power". [6] Alternative Addiction described Life Left to Go as "easily the best debut album so far in 2008", [5] praising both frontman Doug Brown as "an impressive vocalist...[who] absolutely gets what it takes to make a great song--good melody and good lyrics", [5] and Dave Garofolo, whose guitar work he called "original and unorthodox...[He is] what makes SafetySuit unique". [5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Douglas Brown.

No.TitleLength
1."Someone Like You"3:58
2."Apology"4:07
3."Find a Way"4:17
4."Stay"4:24
5."Something I Said"3:45
6."Anywhere But Here"4:30
7."Down"3:51
8."The Moment"3:09
9."Annie"3:47
10."What If"3:44
11."Gone Away"5:36
12."Life Left to Go"5:57
Total length:50:48

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic [7]

Charts

Chart (2008-2009)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [8] 173
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [9] 5

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