Halestorm (album)

Halestorm

Standard and deluxe editions cover

Studio album by

Halestorm

Released

April 28, 2009

Recorded

2006–2009

Studio

Bay 7 Studios (Valley Village, Los Angeles)
Sparky Dark Studio (Calabasas, California)
Entourage Studios (North Hollywood, Los Angeles)^[a]

Genre

Length

37:03

Halestorm chronology

One and Done
(2006)

Halestorm
(2009)

Live in Philly 2010
(2010)

Alternative cover

10th anniversary edition cover

Singles from Halestorm

"I Get Off"
Released: March 10, 2009^[3]
"It's Not You"
Released: 2009
"Love/Hate Heartbreak"
Released: 2010
"Familiar Taste of Poison"
Released: 2010

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]
Dangerdog.com	^[5]
Jukebox:Metal	^[6]
Kerrang!
Rock Sound	^[7]
TuneLab	^[8]

Halestorm is the debut studio album by American rock band Halestorm. It was released in 2009 by Atlantic Records. The record was produced by Howard Benson and includes a collaboration with Evanescence's former member Ben Moody as a co-writer on the track "Innocence".^[9] Halestorm received generally mixed reviews from music critics. Commercially, the album was a modest success, debuting at number 40 on the US Billboard 200. The first single from the album, "I Get Off" received considerable play time and peaked at 17 on the Billboard Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart.^[10] The 10th Anniversary Edition was released on December 20, 2019.

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10th Anniversary Edition

The band celebrated the tenth anniversary of the album's release by releasing a 10th Anniversary Edition featuring "all-new artwork as well as pre-production demos and bonus material."

In a statement announcing the reissue of Halestorm, Lzzy Hale said: "We lived through a fire, a mudslide, an earthquake and 19 months in Burbank, California to make sure our debut album was released. To celebrate our 10th year anniversary of our debut album on Atlantic Records, we decided to include raw, never-before-heard demos and rejects, new art, and personal letter from me taking you through our roller-coaster ride. I hope you enjoy this special piece of Halestorm history."^[11]

Track listing

All tracks are produced by Howard Benson.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"It's Not You"	Lzzy Hale Howard Benson David Ivory	2:55
2.	"I Get Off"	Hale Benson Dana Calitri Nina Ossoff Kathy Sommer	3:04
3.	"Bet U Wish U Had Me Back"	Hale Benson Bobby Huff	3:43
4.	"Innocence"	Hale Benson Ben Moody	3:16
5.	"Familiar Taste of Poison"	Hale David Bassett Benson Ivory	4:04
6.	"I'm Not an Angel"	Hale Benson Kara DioGuardi Marti Frederiksen	3:15
7.	"What Were You Expecting?"	Hale Benson John Lowery James Michael	3:34
8.	"Love/Hate Heartbreak"	Hale Benson Tommy Henriksen Trevor Lukather	3:19
9.	"Better Sorry Than Safe"	Hale Cody Hanson Brian Howes	3:12
10.	"Dirty Work"	Hale Gavin Brown DioGuardi	3:17
11.	"Nothing to Do with Love"	Hale Bassett Benson	3:30
Total length:			37:03

Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Tell Me Where It Hurts"	Hale Benson Corey Taylor	3:48
13.	"Conversation Over"	Hale Benson Huff	3:05
14.	"Dirty Mind"	Hale Brown DioGuardi	3:18
Total length:			47:14

Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"I Get Off (Live in Philly 2010)"	Hale Benson Calitri Ossoff Sommer	3:49
13.	"Better Sorry Than Safe (Live in Philly 2010)"	Hale Cody Hanson Howes	3:42
Total length:			44:34

10th Anniversary Edition
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Hero (Reluctant Hero)" (2006 Basement Demo)	4:08
13.	"Not Afraid of Losin'" (2007 Basement Demo)	3:24
14.	"Ride or Die" (2006 Basement Demo)	2:38
15.	"Gypsy Grifter" (2006 Basement Demo)	3:53
16.	"Who Do You Love?" (2006 Basement Demo)	4:10
17.	"The Proposition" (2005 Basement Demo)	2:54
18.	"Tired of Trying" (2006 Basement Demo)	4:20
19.	"Annabelle" (2006 Basement Demo)	4:03
20.	"Everyone Dies (Heaven Isn't Where We Belong)" (2008 Space Bitch Demo)	3:39
21.	"Coming Back To Me" (2007 LA Demo)	4:06
22.	"Not for Today" (2007 LA Demo)	3:41
23.	"Still Breathing" (2008 B-side)	3:03
Total length:		81:02

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Halestorm.^[12]

Band members

Lzzy Hale − vocals, guitar, keyboards
Arejay Hale − drums, percussion, backing vocals
Joe Hottinger − guitar, backing vocals
Josh Smith − bass guitar, backing vocals

Additional musicians

Phil X − guitar (track 3)
Howard Benson − keyboards, Hammond organ
Debbie Lurie − strings arrangement (tracks 5, 6)

Technical

Mark Vangool – guitar technician
Jon Nicholson – drum technician
Paul Decardi – digital editing
Mike Plotnikoff − recording
Ashburn Miller − strings recording (tracks 5, 6)
Hatsukazu Inagaki − additional engineering
Howard Benson − production
Chris Lord-Alge − mixing
Howard Benson − programming
Ted Jensen − mastering

Managerial and artwork

Bill McGathy − management
Vincent Hartong − management
Scott Sokol − booking
John Bongiorno − booking
Nick Ferrara − legal representation
Beth Sabbagh − business management
Carla Karakesisoglu − business management
Diana de la Cerda − business management
Pete Ganbarg − artists and repertoire
Leigh Lust − artists and repertoire
Anne DeClemente − artists and repertoire administration
Phil Mucci − photography
Mark Stutzman − cover illustration
Brian Ranney − packaging production

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[13]	40
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)^[14]	11
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)^[15]	4
Greek Albums (IFPI)^[16]	33

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[17]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes

^ Strings on tracks 5 and 6

References

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^ Tim Grierson. "Halestorm". About.com Entertainment. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
^ "I Get Off - Single by Halestorm". Apple Music. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
^ "Halestorm > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved August 13, 2009.
^ "Halestorm:2009:Review". Dangerdog.com. Retrieved August 14, 2009.
^ "Halestorm album Review". Jukebox:Metal. Archived from the original on March 2, 2012. Retrieved April 3, 2010.
^ "Review: Halestorm - 'Halestorm'". Rock Sound. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
^ "Review: Halestorm - 'Halestorm'". TuneLab Music. Archived from the original on June 29, 2009. Retrieved August 14, 2009.
^ "Halestorm Set to Hit Hard With Debut Album". Atlantic Records. Archived from the original on November 17, 2008. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
^ "Halestorm". Billboard. Retrieved August 13, 2009.
^ "Halestorm: Tenth-Anniversary Edition of Debut Album to Arrive in December". Blabbermouth.net. October 31, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
^ Halestorm (liner notes). Halestorm. Atlantic Records. 2009. 518222-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Halestorm Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
^ "Halestorm Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
^ "Halestorm Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
^ "Halestorm - Halestorm". Greekcharts.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
^ "American album certifications – Halestorm – Halestorm". Recording Industry Association of America.

v t e Halestorm
Lzzy Hale Arejay Hale Joe Hottinger Josh Smith Roger Hale
Studio albums	Halestorm The Strange Case Of... Into the Wild Life Vicious Back from the Dead
EPs	One and Done Reanimate: The Covers EP Reanimate 2.0: The Covers EP Reanimate 3.0: The Covers EP
Live albums	Live in Philly 2010
Singles	"I Get Off" "It's Not You" "Familiar Taste of Poison" "Love Bites (So Do I)" "Mz. Hyde" "Apocalyptic" "Amen" "Uncomfortable"
Related articles	Discography

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