Lift (Sister Hazel album)

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Lift
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Studio album by Sister Hazel
Released August 24, 2004 (2004-08-24)
Recorded 2003–04
Genre Southern rock
Length50:12
Label Croakin' Poets/Sixthman
Sister Hazel chronology
Chasing Daylight
(2003) Chasing Daylight2003
Lift
(2004)
Absolutely
(2006) Absolutely2006
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Lift, released in 2004, is Sister Hazel's fifth studio album.

Sister Hazel American band

Sister Hazel is an American alternative rock band from Gainesville, Florida, whose style blends elements of jangle pop, folk rock, classic rock 'n' roll and southern rock. Their music is characterized by highly melodic tunes and prominent harmonies. Most of their songs have optimistic lyrics. The band's instrumentation often features abrupt shifts among electric, acoustic and a cappella, with striking use of tacets. Though often described as alternative, Sister Hazel leans toward an upbeat sound and away from the clashing punk discordance often associated with the alternative rock genre. There have been no changes to the band's main lineup after over 20 years, although guitarist Ryan Newell was only listed as a guest musician on their debut album, and non-original member Dave LaGrande has been touring with them since 2012.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Surrender" (Ken Block, Richard Marx) - 3:44
  2. "Lay It Down" (Block, Ed Roland) - 4:34
  3. "World Inside My Head" (Block, Marx, Sean Mills) - 4:38
  4. "Hold On" (Ryan Newell, Block, Jett Beres)- 3:59
  5. "I Will Come Through" (Block, Sister Hazel) - 4:22
  6. "All About the Love" (Newell, Block, Beres) - 2:59
  7. "In the Moment" (Andrew Copeland, Stan Lynch) - 3:32
  8. "Dreamers" (Block) - 3:27
  9. "Another Me" (Newell, Block, Beres) - 4:02
  10. "Firefly" (Block) - 4:06
  11. "Just What I Needed" (Ric Ocasek) - 4:02
  12. "Erin" (Newell) - 1:57
  13. "Green (Welcome to the World)" (Block, Beres) - 4:54

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Acoustic versions

The band also released an EP of acoustic versions of five of the songs: "World Inside My Head," "Hold On," "Firefly," "Another Me," and "All About the Love."

Personnel

Steel-string acoustic guitar

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Bass guitar Electric bass instrument

The bass guitar is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, except with a longer neck and scale length, and four to six strings or courses.

Rhythm guitar guitar technique; part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with other instruments from the rhythm section

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