Album: Leave a Whisper by Shinedown (2003)
Genre: Hard Rock | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Excitable
Record Label: Atlantic
Format: Album

Description: Leave a Whisper is the first album by Shinedown, a hard rock band from Jacksonville, Florida, USA. The album was released on May 27, 2003, faring well due to the success of the singles "Fly from the Inside" and "45". Recording took place at Henson Recording Studios and The Blue Room, both in Los Angeles, California. Leave a Whisper paved the way for Shinedown's successful second album, Us and Them, and was re-released on June 15, 2004, to incorporate a cover version of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Simple Man", as well as "Burning Bright (Sanford Mix)" and "45 (Acoustic)". The album's singles also fared well, "Fly from the Inside" reaching number 5, "45" reaching number 3, "Simple Man" reaching number 5, and "Burning Bright" reaching number 2 on the US Mainstream Rock list. Leave a Whisper is Shinedown's second best-selling album and has been certified platinum by the RIAA in the United States.

Artist Background: Shinedown is an American rock band from Jacksonville, Florida, formed by singer Brent Smith in 2001 after the dissolution of Dreve, his previous band. Smith, still under contract with record label Atlantic Records, recruited the band's original lineup of Jasin Todd as guitarist, Brad Stewart on bass, and Barry Kerch on drums. Consistent for the first two album cycles, several lineup changes followed in the late 2000s, eventually stabilizing with Smith and Kerch alongside Zach Myers on guitar ... Part of the Jacksonville, USA music scene. Emerged in the 2000s era. Associated with Alternative Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Related Artists: Theory of a Deadman, Pop Evil, Seether, Saint Asonia

Music Scene: Part of the Jacksonville, USA music scene. Emerged in the 2000s era. Associated with Alternative Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Tags: Hard Rock, Rock/Pop, Excitable, 2000s, Album, Atlantic

Additional Context: Rating score: 9. Based on 1 votes


Leave a Whisper is the first album by Shinedown, a hard rock band from Jacksonville, Florida, USA. The album was released on May 27, 2003, faring well due to the success of the singles "Fly from the Inside" and "45". Recording took place at Henson Recording Studios and The Blue Room, both in Los Angeles, California. Leave a Whisper paved the way for Shinedown's successful second album, Us and Them, and was re-released on June 15, 2004, to incorporate a cover version of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Simple Man", as well as "Burning Bright (Sanford Mix)" and "45 (Acoustic)". The album's singles also fared well, "Fly from the Inside" reaching number 5, "45" reaching number 3, "Simple Man" reaching number 5, and "Burning Bright" reaching number 2 on the US Mainstream Rock list. Leave a Whisper is Shinedown's second best-selling album and has been certified platinum by the RIAA in the United States.

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