The Other Side (Godsmack EP)
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| Released | March 16, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 2003 | |||
| Studio | Avex Honolulu Studios, Honolulu, Hawaii | |||
| Genre | Acoustic rock | |||
| Length | 29:57 | |||
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| Singles from The Other Side | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Blender | [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | Positive[3] |
| Rolling Stone | [4] |
The Other Side is an acoustic EP by American rock band Godsmack, released on March 16, 2004. It includes several previously released songs re-recorded as acoustic versions, as well as three new acoustic tracks.
One new song, "Touché", featured Godsmack's first guitarist, Lee Richards, as well as John Kosco, who were at that time in the now defunct band Dropbox.[5] The other two new acoustic tracks are "Running Blind" and "Voices" which are old songs that vocalist Sully Erna wrote but never recorded.[6]
Recording
[edit | edit source]According to Sully Erna, the band decided to do an acoustic record because they have always messed around with acoustic versions of their music and gotten great reactions to it. "Reworking the songs this way shows a different side of the band."[7]
The Other Side was recorded in a Hawaiian studio with producer David Bottrill, who has worked with the group on "I Stand Alone", and on their third studio album, Faceless.[7]
Commercial performance
[edit | edit source]The Other Side debuted at number five on the Billboard 200, selling 98,000 copies in its first week,[8] and the album would go on to sell over half million copies in the United States. The album has been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), with excess sales of 500,000 copies.[9]
Track listing
[edit | edit source]All tracks are written by Sully Erna, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Running Blind" | 4:00 | |
| 2. | "Re-Align" | 4:23 | |
| 3. | "Touché" (featuring John Kosco and Lee Richards) |
| 3:38 |
| 4. | "Voices" | 3:45 | |
| 5. | "Keep Away" | 4:50 | |
| 6. | "Spiral" | 5:21 | |
| 7. | "Asleep" | 3:58 | |
| Total length: | 29:57 | ||
Personnel
[edit | edit source]Godsmack
- Sully Erna – vocals, acoustic guitar, producer
- Tony Rombola – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
- Robbie Merrill – bass
- Shannon Larkin – drums, percussion
Additional personnel
- David Bottrill – mixing
- P. R. Brown – art direction, design, cover photo
- Troy Gonzalez – assistant engineer
- Kent Hertz – engineer
- Dave Homcy – studio photography
- John Kosco – vocals (track 3)
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
- Lee Richards – guitar (track 3)
- Ben Sanders – mixing assistant
Charts
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Certifications
[edit | edit source]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[12] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
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