Learning to Breathe (Switchfoot album)

Learning to Breathe
Studio album by Switchfoot
Released September 26, 2000 (2000-09-26)
Recorded Charlie Peacock Productions
Genre Alternative rock, post-grunge[1]
Length 43:28
Label re:think Records
Producer
Switchfoot chronology
New Way to Be Human
(1999)		 Learning to Breathe
(2000)		 The Beautiful Letdown
(2003)
Singles from Learning To Breathe
  1. "You Already Take Me There"
  2. "Living Is Simple"
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Jesus Freak Hideout[3]
HM[4]
Cross Rhythms[5]

Learning to Breathe is the third studio album by the band Switchfoot. It was released on September 26, 2000.[6] It was their final record for independent label re:think Records, which was distributed by Sparrow Records. This album also received a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Gospel Album in 2001.[7]

Promotion

A music video was filmed for the song "You Already Take Me There". It shows the band skydiving out of an airplane, and playing the song on the ground.[8]

Composition

"I Dare You To Move", "Playing For Keeps", "The Loser", "Erosion" and "Living Is Simple" are in the key of E major or C# minor.

"Learning to Breathe" and "You Already Take Me There" are in the key of G Major.

"Love is the Movement" and "Innocence Again" are in the key of D minor.

"Poparazzi" is in the key of C major. "The Economy of Mercy" is written in the key of D major.

References

"All will be made well" by Julian of Norwich is heard in "Living is Simple". Marilyn Monroe, MTV, Nirvana, and other popular stuff in "Poparazzi".

Legacy

The songs "I Dare You to Move" and "Learning to Breathe" were prominently used in a popular teen romantic drama film starring Mandy Moore and Shane West, A Walk to Remember (2002).

The phrase "Love Is the Movement" has been adopted as a motto by To Write Love on Her Arms, a non-profit organization that Switchfoot supports.

Track listing

All tracks written by Jon Foreman, except where noted. Tracks 3 and 11 were released as the album's only two singles. 

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "I Dare You To Move"    4:07
2. "Learning to Breathe"    4:35
3. "You Already Take Me There"  Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman 2:42
4. "Love Is the Movement"    5:10
5. "Poparazzi"    3:20
6. "Innocence Again"  Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman 3:28
7. "Playing for Keeps"    3:44
8. "The Loser"    3:43
9. "The Economy of Mercy"    3:56
10. "Erosion"    3:22
11. "Living Is Simple"    5:17

Personnel

Switchfoot
Additional musicians[9]
  • Vicky Hampton – additional backing vocals (track 4)
  • Darwin Hobbs – additional backing vocals (track 4)
  • Jan Foreman – additional vocals (track 11)
Technical personnel[9]
  • Charlie Peacock – production (tracks 1–2, 4–5 and 9)
  • Jacquire King – production (tracks 3, 6–8, 10), recording (tracks 3, 6–8, 10), mixing (tracks 2–3, 5–10)
  • Switchfoot – production (track 11)
  • Shane D. Wilson – recording (tracks 1–2, 4–5, 9 and 11), overdubs recording (tracks 1–2, 4–5 and 9), mixing (track 11)
  • Richie Biggs – overdubs recording (tracks 1–2, 4–5 and 9)
  • Jon Foreman – pre-production recordings (tracks 1–2, 4–5, 9 and 11)
  • Ryan Fisher – pre-production recordings (tracks 1–2, 4–5 and 9), engineering assistance (tracks 1–2, 4–5 and 9), mixing (tracks 1 and 4)
  • Tony Miracle – pre-production recordings (tracks 1–2, 4–5, 9 and 11), synths and noise (tracks 1–2, 4–5 and 9), analog synths and textures (tracks 3, 6–8, 10)
  • Kip Kuban – pre-production recordings (tracks 1–2, 4–5 and 9), synths and noise (tracks 1–2, 4–5 and 9)
  • Dan Leffler – mixing assistance (tracks 2–3, 5–10)
  • Chris Grainger – assistance (tracks 3, 6–8, 10)
  • Chris Hauser – assistance (tracks 3, 6–8, 10)
  • Lynn A. Nichols – executive production
  • Ken Love – mastering

References

  1. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/learning-to-breathe-mw0000101478
  2. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r499028
  3. ↑ http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/LearningtoBreathe.asp link
  4. ↑ (The) Kern County Kid (November–December 2000). "Reviews: Learning to Breathe". HM Magazine (86): 84. ISSN 1066-6923.
  5. ↑ http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/products/Switchfoot/Learning_To_Breathe/3095/
  6. ↑ Huey, Steve. "Learning to Breathe – Switchfoot". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
  7. ↑ 43rd Grammy Awards nomination list, MLSCMusic.com
  8. ↑ "You Already Take Me There (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  9. 1 2 Adapted from CD liner notes.

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