No Name Face

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Field	Value
name	No Name Face
type	studio
artist	Lifehouse
cover	No Name Face.jpg
alt	A statue on a wall
released	October 31, 2000
recorded	April–August 2000
genre
length	55:17
label	DreamWorks
producer	Ron Aniello
prev_title	Diff's Lucky Day
prev_year	1999
next_title	Stanley Climbfall
next_year	2002
misc	{{Singles
name	No Name Face
type	studio
single1	Hanging by a Moment
single1date	September 25, 2000
single2	Sick Cycle Carousel
single2date	April 24, 2001
single3	Breathing
single3date	November 2, 2001
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| name = No Name Face | type = studio | artist = Lifehouse | cover = No Name Face.jpg | alt = A statue on a wall | released = October 31, 2000 | recorded = April–August 2000 | studio = | genre = | length = 55:17 | label = DreamWorks | producer = Ron Aniello | prev_title = Diff's Lucky Day | prev_year = 1999 | next_title = Stanley Climbfall | next_year = 2002 | misc = {{Singles | name = No Name Face | type = studio | single1 = Hanging by a Moment | single1date = September 25, 2000 | single2 = Sick Cycle Carousel | single2date = April 24, 2001 | single3 = Breathing | single3date = November 2, 2001

No Name Face is the debut studio album by American rock band Lifehouse. It was released on October 31, 2000, by DreamWorks Records and it produced the hit single "Hanging by a Moment" which went on to be the most played song on radio the following year. This album launched Lifehouse into the limelight, and produced many radio-friendly hits. It has sold over four million copies worldwide, with 2,670,000 copies sold in the US alone.

Lead singer and songwriter Jason Wade originally formed Lifehouse as a church rock band, and often performed for church worship services before signing to the commercial record label DreamWorks.

Reception

Critical reception

| rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = | rev2 = Cross Rhythms | rev2score = | rev3 = Jesus Freak Hideout | rev3score = | rev4 = Melodic.net | rev4score = Liana Jonas of AllMusic gave the album three out of five stars, noting how the "music aptly supports Wade's sonorous voice." She further commented on Wade's songwriting abilities by saying that Wade "is a lyrical wunderkind, writing words generally reserved for his older counterparts." iTunes compared Wade's voice on the album to Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam, Scott Stapp of Creed, and Scott Weiland formerly of Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver. They then commented on the musicality of the album by saying, "it's an intelligent musical formula sorely missed in much music of the early 21st century". John DiBiase of Jesus Freak Hideout gave the album three-and-a-half out of five stars, and called the album a "good mainstream album to check out from a band who seems to have a lot to offer which we're bound to see in the near future". Dave Urbanski from Today's Christian Music applauded the instrumentation on the album and also said that the band had "skillful musicianship, poetic insight, [and] unflinching takes on faith".

Promotion

On August 7, 2001, DreamWorks Records announced that Lifehouse was preparing for their first headlining tour in support of No Name Face. It was also announced that the opening acts would be The Calling and Michelle Branch. When asked how the band approaches live performances in an interview with MTV Radio, Wade said, "On the record, there's a couple tracks that are more mellow, with acoustic guitars and stuff. But in our live show, we've been trying to keep it really up-tempo. It's gotten a lot rockier than on the record. We try to step it up with the guitars, getting them crunchier and picking the tempos up to draw the crowd in more. So the live show's a little more energetic than the record."

Track listing

| headline = No Name Face track listing | length = 37:47 | all_writing = Jason Wade | title1 = Hanging by a Moment | length1 = 3:36 | title2 = Sick Cycle Carousel | length2 = 4:23 | title3 = Unknown | length3 = 4:06 | title4 = Somebody Else's Song | length4 = 4:36 | title5 = Trying | length5 = 3:52 | title6 = Only One | length6 = 4:56 | title7 = Simon | length7 = 6:01 | title8 = Cling and Clatter | length8 = 4:29 | title9 = Breathing | length9 = 4:25 | title10 = Quasimodo | length10 = 4:32 | title11 = Somewhere in Between | length11 = 4:14 | title12 = Everything | length12 = 6:07 | total_length = 55:17 | headline = Special edition bonus tracks | total_length = 63:30 | title13 = What's Wrong with That | length13 = 3:53 | title14 = Fool | length14 = 4:20

Personnel

Produced by Ron Aniello

• Jason Wade – vocals, guitars
• Sergio Andrade – bass
• Jon Palmer – drums

Additional personnel

• Ron Aniello – guitar, bass, keyboards, percussion, engineer
• Collin Hayden – electric guitar
• Aaron Lord – viola; keyboards
• Marcus Barone – chamberlaine
• Aaron Embry – keyboards
• John Leftwich – string bass
• Bob Glaub – bass
• Jack Kelly – drums
• Matt Laug – drums
• Walter Rodriquez – tambourine
• Jude Cole – background vocals
• Kendall Payne – background vocals
• Neal Averon – engineer
• Jim Scott – engineer
• Brendan O'Brien – mixing
• Maxfield Parrish – cover painting

Charts

Weekly charts

::data[format=table title="Weekly chart performance for ''No Name Face''"] | Chart (2000–2002) | Peak position | Europe (European Top 100 Albums) | |---|---|---| | 58 | | | ::

Year-end charts

::data[format=table title="2001 year-end chart performance for ''No Name Face''"]

Chart (2001)	Position	Australian Albums (ARIA)	Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)	Danish Albums (Hitlisten)	New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)	US Billboard 200
55
34
66
19
32
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::data[format=table title="2002 year-end chart performance for ''No Name Face''"]

Chart (2002)	Position	Canadian Alternative Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)
146
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Certifications

References

References

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5. Jonas, Liana. "No Name Face – Lifehouse ". [[Rovi Corporation]].
6. "No Name Face by Lifehouse". [[Apple Inc.]].
7. DiBiase, John. (2000-12-03). "Lifehouse, "No Name Face" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout.
8. D'Angelo, Joe. (2001-08-07). "Lifehouse Prep For First Headlining Tour". MTV.
9. "Lifehouse: Living The Moment". MTV.
10. (September 8, 2001). "Eurochart Top 100 Albums - September 8, 2001".
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