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Sister Hazel is an American rock band from Gainesville, Florida, whose style blends elements of jangle pop, folk rock, classic rock, and Southern rock. They are best known for their 1997 single "All for You."

History

Sister Hazel formed in Gainesville, Florida, in 1993 and was named for Sister Hazel Williams, a local missionary who ran a homeless shelter. The group released its self-titled debut album in 1994, through its independent record label Croakin' Poets. Shortly after its release, singer/guitarist Ryan Newell and drummer Mark Trojanowski joined the band. Newell played on the album before officially joining the group.

The band's second album ...Somewhere More Familiar was released in 1997 and sold approximately 30,000 copies through its initial pressing, prompting Universal Records to sign the band. Universal re-released ...Somewhere More Familiar in late 1997. A single from the album All For You hit No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and remains the band's most successful single.

The band's third album Fortress was released in 2000 by Universal. The band worked with producers Mike Clink (Guns N' Roses, Mötley Crüe, Heart), Richie Zito (Cheap Trick), and Paul Ebersold (3 Doors Down).

The band released their seventh studio album of original songs (tenth album overall) on August 18, 2009. The album, entitled Release, contains 12 tracks and is on the Rock Ridge Music label. On the day of release, Release was the number one album on iTunes.

Less than six months after releasing Release, the band returned to the studio to work on their new album, Heartland Highway, was released on October 12, 2010. Its first radio single was "Stay a While".

The band's ninth studio album, Lighter in the Dark, was announced in the later part of 2015. It is their first country album, and was released on February 19, 2016. The lead single from the album is "We Got It All Tonight". Two songs, "We Got It All Tonight" and "Karaoke Song", which features country artist Darius Rucker, were made available for instant download for those who pre-ordered the album.

The band's namesake Dr. Hazel Kirkland Williams died on July 16, 2016, at age 91 in Gainesville.

The band released an EP Water on February 9, 2018, which featured the lead single "Roll On Bye". Less than a week after the release of Water, the band announced they had begun recording a follow-up EP in Nashville, Tennessee. The EP Wind was released on September 7, 2018. The next EP in the "Elements" series, Fire, was released on February 8, 2019. The final installment in the "Elements" series, Earth, was released on September 6, 2019. Each of the EPs in the series included a portion of a song at the end, intended to be linked together in a future release. On November 26, 2019, all the EPs were combined into a single release, Elements. The 25-song, double-disc set includes the final "Elements" song pieced together.

Use in media

The band has had music featured in several movies and soundtracks including Major League: Back to the Minors, The Wedding Planner, Clay Pigeons, Bedazzled and 10 Things I Hate About You. Sister Hazel also appear on the Fleetwood Mac tribute album, Legacy: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac's Rumours with their cover version of "Gold Dust Woman". In 1999, they recorded a cover of "September Gurls" for the Big Star tribute album, Big Star, Small World. However, the track was not included when the album was released in 2006. The song "Where Do You Go" was featured on Scrubs (Season 6, Episode 4, "My House"). "All For You" was featured in episode 7 of the first season of The Way Home (TV series)

Musical style

Influences

While some of the band members feel like their sounds are simply Sister Hazel, Ryan Newell has cited Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmy Page, Van Halen, and Eric Clapton as his influences. The band has certainly been influenced by other southern rock and folk music.

Philanthropy

Lyrics for Life is a non-profit organization for the benefit of pediatric cancer. Sister Hazel had a benefit concert to support the Sarah Jones Scholarship Fund.

Band members

Ken Block – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Jett Beres – bass, backing vocals
Andrew Copeland – rhythm guitar, backing vocals, keyboards
Ryan Newell – lead guitar, backing vocals
Mark Trojanowski – drums

Former touring musicians

Dave LaGrande – keyboards, saxophone (2012–2023)

Discography

Studio albums

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!rowspan="2"|Year

!rowspan="2"|Album details

!colspan="4"|Chart positions

!rowspan="2"|Certification

|- style="font-size:smaller"

!width="35"|US

!width="35"|US Country

!width="35"|US Indie

!width="35"| US Rock

| 1994

|align="left"|Sister Hazel

Released: April 11, 1994
Label: Croakin' Poets

| —

| 1997

|align="left"|...Somewhere More Familiar

Released: February 25, 1997
Label: Universal

| 47

| —

RIAA: Platinum

| 2000

|align="left"|Fortress

Released: June 27, 2000
Label: Universal

| 63

| —

| 2003

|align="left"|Chasing Daylight

Released: February 4, 2003
Label: Croakin' Poets/Sixthman

| 177

| —

| 6

| —

| 2004

|align="left"|Lift

Released: August 24, 2004
Label: Croakin' Poets/Sixthman

| 184

| —

| 20

| —

| 2006

|align="left"|Absolutely

Released: October 10, 2006
Label: Adrenaline/Wandering Hazel

| 86

| —

| 4

| —

| 2009

|align="left"|Release

Released: August 18, 2009
Label: Croakin' Poets/Rock Ridge

| 37

| —

| 3

| 8

| 2010

|align="left"|Heartland Highway

Released: October 12, 2010
Label: Croakin' Poets/Rock Ridge

| 80

| —

| 19

| 33

| 2016

|align="left"|Lighter in the Dark

Released: February 19, 2016
Label: Croakin' Poets

| 79

| 4

| 6

| 12

| 2020

|align="left"|Elements

Released: April 3, 2020
Label: Croakin' Poets

| —

| 2024

|align="left"|Sand, Sea & Crash Debris

Released: November 15, 2024
Label: Rock Ridge

| —

| colspan="8" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart.

EPs

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!rowspan="2"|Year

!rowspan="2"|EP details

!colspan="4"|Chart positions

!rowspan="2"|Sales

|- style="font-size:smaller"

!width="35"|US

Label: Croakin' Poets

| —

| 46

| 11

| —

US: 3,600

| 2019

|align="left"|Fire

Released: February 8, 2019

| 2019

|align="left"|Earth

Released: September 6, 2019
Label: Croakin' Poets

| —

| colspan="7" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart

Other releases

99.3 The Zone – Collector's Edition 1997 – 1997
"Let Your Love Flow" – Clay Pigeons Soundtrack – 1998
Live*LIVE – Live Double Album – March 2003
A Life in the Day – Live DVD – March 2003
Chasing Daylight – Acoustic EP – August 2004 (downloadable exclusive)
Lift: Acoustic Renditions – April 2005 (downloadable exclusive)
BAM! Volume 1 – June 5, 2007 (B-Sides Album)
Santa's Playlist – September 25, 2007 (Holiday Album)
Before the Amplifiers, Live Acoustic – Live Album – June 17, 2008
20 In '10 Collection – Compilation Album – February 8, 2010 (Amazon.com downloadable exclusive)
Threeve – EP – June 1, 2010 (iTunes downloadable exclusive)
11411 – Compilation/Sampler – January 3, 2011 (Amazon.com downloadable exclusive)
This Is Gator Country – 2011 (featured on a special compilation CD titled "You're in Gator Country," sold exclusively by the University of Florida Athletic Association)
20 Stages – Live Double Album [CD or Limited Edition Vinyl LP] – October 7, 2014
20 Stages – Live DVD – October 7, 2014
Live From Daryl's House Club – Live CD – December 9, 2016
Live From Daryl's House Club – Live DVD – December 9, 2016
Before the Amplifiers 2 – Live Album – December 10, 2021

Singles

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

!rowspan="2"|Title

!rowspan="2"|Year

!colspan="6"|Chart positions

!rowspan="2"|Album

|- style="font-size:smaller"

!width="30"|US

!width="30"|US Alt

!width="30"|US Main

!width="30"|US Adult 40

!width="30"|US AC

!width="30"|AUS

! scope="row"| "All for You"

| rowspan="2"| 1997

| style="text-align:center;"|11

| style="text-align:center;"|39

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| style="text-align:center;"|16

| style="text-align:center;"|50

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"|...Somewhere More Familiar

! scope="row"| "Concede"

| style="text-align:center;"|—

! scope="row"| "Happy"

| 1998

| style="text-align:center;"|73

| style="text-align:center;"|37

| style="text-align:center;"|31

| style="text-align:center;"|27

| style="text-align:center;"|—

! scope="row"| "Change Your Mind"

| 2000

| style="text-align:center;"|59

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|5

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"|Fortress

! scope="row"| "Champagne High"

| rowspan="2"| 2001

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|22

| style="text-align:center;"|—

! scope="row"| "Beautiful Thing"

| style="text-align:center;"|—

! scope="row"| "Your Mistake"

| 2002

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|27

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|Chasing Daylight

! scope="row"| "Life Got in the Way"

| 2003

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|36

| style="text-align:center;"|—

! scope="row"| "Just What I Needed"

| rowspan="2"| 2004

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|Lift

! scope="row"| "World Inside My Head"

| style="text-align:center;"|—

! scope="row"| "Mandolin Moon" (featuring Shawn Mullins)

| 2006

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|26

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|Absolutely

! scope="row"| "This Kind of Love"

| 2008

| style="text-align:center;"|—

! scope="row"| "Take a Bow"

| 2009

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|Release

! scope="row"| "Vacation Rain"

| rowspan="2"| 2010

| style="text-align:center;"|—

! scope="row"| "Stay Awhile"

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|Heartland Highway

! scope="row"| "We Got It All Tonight"

| 2015

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|Lighter in the Dark

! scope="row"| "Roll on Bye"

| rowspan="2"| 2018

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|Water

! scope="row"| "Small Town Living"

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|Wind

! scope="row"| "Here with You"

| rowspan="2"| 2019

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|Fire

! scope="row"| "Good for You"

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|Earth

! scope="row"| "Coconut Trees"

| rowspan="2"| 2023

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|Sand, Sea & Crash Debris

References

External links

Video Interview with Ken Block of Sister Hazel on Swigged!