Lifehouse is the self-titled third studio album by American rock band Lifehouse. It was released in March 2005, through Geffen Records as their former label DreamWorks Records was bought out by Geffen. 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 album 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. By November 2009, Lifehouse sold an estimated 960,000 units domestically, and over three million units worldwide.
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
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 , executive producer
- Pete Hanlon – assistant engineer
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Jeff Juliano – engineer, mixing
- Nathaniel Kunkel – string engineer
Charts
Weekly charts
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|+Weekly chart performance for Lifehouse
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! scope="col"| Chart (2005)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
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! scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA)
| 95
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! scope="row"| Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)
| 37
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! scope="row"| Japanese Albums (Oricon)
| 143
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Year-end charts
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|+Year-end chart performance for Lifehouse
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! Chart (2005)
! Position
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! scope="row"| US Billboard 200
|99
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