Lifehouse (album)

For the project by The Who, see Lifehouse (rock opera).

Lifehouse
Studio album by Lifehouse
Released	March 22, 2005
Recorded	2004
Studio	Los Angeles, California and Maryland
Genre	Pop rock, alternative rock, post-grunge
Length	47:53
Label	Geffen
Producer	John Alagía, Jude Cole (also exec.)
Lifehouse chronology
Stanley Climbfall (2002) Lifehouse (2005) Who We Are (2007)
Singles from Lifehouse
"You and Me" Released: January 28, 2005 "Blind" Released: November 7, 2005

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Jesus Freak Hideout	[2]
Melodic.net	[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]

Lifehouse is the self-titled third studio album by American rock band Lifehouse. It was released in March 2005 by Geffen Records, and preceded by the single "You and Me".

It debuted and peaked at number ten on the Billboard 200—selling 63,000 copies in its first week of release—and received gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on September 7, 2005. ^{[5] [6]} By November 2009, Lifehouse sold an estimated 960,000 units domestically, ^[7] and over three million units worldwide.^{[ citation needed ]}

Background

The album saw a notable shift in Lifehouse's sound. It was their first to be executive produced by American record producer Jude Cole, who had served as the band's talent manager since 2000. Lifehouse featured less angst-ridden post-grunge present in the band's previous two albums in favor of a lighter, more radio-friendly, adult contemporary pop rock sound; this would continue with each of the band's subsequent releases. The song "We'll Never Know" features a post-grunge flair, while the album's two lead singles, "You and Me" and "Blind", co-written and produced by Cole, respectively, both lean towards pop rock.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jason Wade, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Come Back Down"		4:34
2.	"You and Me"	Wade Jude Cole	3:15
3.	"Blind"		5:01
4.	"All in All"	Wade Ean Mering	2:56
5.	"Better Luck Next Time"		3:38
6.	"Days Go By"		3:24
7.	"Into the Sun"	Wade Scott Faircloff	5:21
8.	"Undone"		3:25
9.	"We'll Never Know"		3:25
10.	"Walking Away"		4:46
11.	"Chapter One"		3:39
12.	"The End Has Only Begun"		4:22
Total length:			47:53

Bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Today" (Special edition bonus track)	3:03
14.	"Along the Way" (UK and Japanese bonus track)	4:05
15.	"Through These Times" (Japanese bonus track)	4:13

Personnel

Lifehouse

• Jason Wade – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lead vocals, string arrangements
• Rick Woolstenhulme, Jr. – percussion, piano, drums
• Bryce Soderberg – bass guitar, background vocals
• John Alagía – bass guitar, piano, electric guitar, Hammond organ, ukulele, background vocals, vibraphone, Chamberlin
• Oliver Kraus – cello, string arrangements

Production

• John Alagía – producer, mixing
• Danny Clinch – photography
• Jude Cole – producer (on "Today" and "Along the Way"), executive producer
• Pete Hanlon – assistant engineer
• Ted Jensen – mastering
• Jeff Juliano – engineer, mixing
• Nathaniel Kunkel – string engineer

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2005) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [8] 95 French Albums (SNEP) [9] 163 Japanese Albums (Oricon) [10] 143 US Billboard 200 [11] 10

Year-end charts Chart (2005) Position US Billboard 200 [12] 99

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ) [13]	Gold	7,500‡
United States (RIAA) [14]	Gold	960,000 [7]
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Lifehouse at AllMusic
2. Jesus Freak Hideout review
3. Melodic.net review Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
4. "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on January 4, 2008. Retrieved October 31, 2008.
5. Caulfield, Keith. "Lady Antebellum Returns to No. 1 on Billboard 200". billboard.com. March 10, 2010.
6. "Gold and Platinum Database Search". Recording Industry Association of America . Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
7. Gary Trust (November 6, 2009). "Ask Billboard: Swift's Latest 'Fearless' Feat". Billboard . Nielsen Business Media.
8. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 165.
9. "Lescharts.com – Lifehouse – Lifehouse". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
10. "ライフハウスのCDアルバムランキング、ライフハウスのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE". Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved April 23, 2013.
11. "Lifehouse Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
12. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
13. "New Zealand album certifications – Lifehouse – Lifehouse". Radioscope. Retrieved January 11, 2025.Type Lifehouse in the "Search:" field.
14. "American album certifications – Lifehouse – Lifehouse". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved December 22, 2015.