Stanley Climbfall

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FieldValue
nameStanley Climbfall
typestudio
artistLifehouse
coverStanley Climbfall.jpg
altThree men walking near a truck inside a notebook, with the band's name written in red and the album's title written underneath in blue.
releasedSeptember 17, 2002
recordedDecember 2001 – June 2002
studioRoyaltone (North Hollywood, California)
genre
length50:16
labelDreamWorks
producerRon Aniello
prev_titleNo Name Face
prev_year2000
next_titleLifehouse
next_year2005
misc{{Singles
nameStanley Climbfall
typestudio
single1Spin
single1dateJuly 22, 2002
single2Take Me Away
single2dateApril 7, 2003
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| name = Stanley Climbfall | type = studio | artist = Lifehouse | cover = Stanley Climbfall.jpg | alt = Three men walking near a truck inside a notebook, with the band's name written in red and the album's title written underneath in blue. | released = September 17, 2002 | recorded = December 2001 – June 2002 | studio = Royaltone (North Hollywood, California) | genre = | length = 50:16 | label = DreamWorks | producer = Ron Aniello | prev_title = No Name Face | prev_year = 2000 | next_title = Lifehouse | next_year = 2005 | misc = {{Singles | name = Stanley Climbfall | type = studio | single1 = Spin | single1date = July 22, 2002 | single2 = Take Me Away | single2date = April 7, 2003

Stanley Climbfall is the second studio album by American rock band Lifehouse. It was released on September 17, 2002, through DreamWorks Records. It was produced by Ron Aniello, the producer of the band's first record, No Name Face (2000). Supported by the singles "Spin" and "Take Me Away", the album debuted at number seven on the Billboard 200 but did not perform as well commercially as No Name Face. "Take Me Away" peaked at number 22 on Billboard's Adult Pop Songs chart. Stanley Climbfall has sold over one million copies domestically.

Critical reception

| rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = | rev2 = Entertainment Weekly | rev2score = B | rev3 = Jesus Freak Hideout | rev3score = | rev4 = Melodic | rev4score = | rev5 = musicOMH | rev5score = (average) | rev6 = Orlando Sentinel | rev6score = (average) | rev7 = People | rev7score = (unfavorable) | rev8 = Stylus Magazine | rev8score = A− | rev9 = USA Today | rev9score = Stanley Climbfall received mixed reviews from critics, who both praised and criticized lead singer Jason Wade's songwriting and the album's repetitive sound. Billboard published a positive review of the album, with writer L. F. describing it as "as close to bullet-proof as one can get...meticulously measured and carefully designed" and Wade as a "top-shelf songwriter" with a "knack for weaving smarter-than-average lyrics into tightly constructed, instantly memorable melodies." Josh Tyrangiel of Entertainment Weekly called the album "Charming harmlessness" with "Wade us[ing] his Vedderesque baritone to dress the usual word salad of sadness, alienation, and overcoming sadness and alienation." He pinpointed "Spin", "Take Me Away", and "Out of Breath" as standout tracks on the album.

In contrast, AllMusics Dean Carlson felt the album was "exhausting", given that several other bands had a similar sound, and felt that Aniello and Brendan O'Brien's production "transform[ed] possible sincerity into self-importance and drain[ed] the band of any real individuality."

Commercial performance

Stanley Climbfall debuted at number seven on the Billboard 200 in the United States, with 74,000 copies sold. In its second week on the ranking, it charted at number 30 with a further 26,000 copies sold. According to Nielsen SoundScan, 285,000 cumulative copies of the album were sold in the country by February 2003. Four months later, sales reached the 300,000 mark, "a definite comedown" from the band's debut album No Name Face (2000). The album's domestic commercial performance was attributed in part to a lack of promotion—the band went on tour in Europe first, at the direction of its label, to "make up" for previously only touring for a week in the territory in support of No Name Face—and the absence "of a breakout hit on the scale of 'Hanging By A Moment". In response, Wade said that the album was "not about sales, but rather furthering his craft and maturing as an artist". In November 2009, Billboard reported that sales of the album had reached 411,000 copies in the US. It eventually surpassed 1 million sales domestically.

Track listing

|headline = Stanley Climbfall track listing |title1 = Spin |writer1 = |length1 = 4:51 |title2 = Wash |writer2 = Wade |length2 = 4:48 |title3 = Sky Is Falling |writer3 = Wade |length3 = 3:29 |title4 = Anchor |writer4 = |length4 = 5:02 |title5 = Am I Ever Gonna Find Out |writer5 = |length5 = 2:39 |title6 = Stanley Climbfall |writer6 = |length6 = 3:49 |title7 = Out of Breath |writer7 = |length7 = 3:20 |title8 = Just Another Name |writer8 = Wade |length8 = 3:24 |title9 = Take Me Away |writer9 = |length9 = 4:47 |title10 = My Precious |writer10 = Wade |length10 = 4:24 |title11 = Empty Space |writer11 = Wade |length11 = 5:02 |title12 = The Beginning |writer12 = Wade |length12 = 4:38 | headline = Expanded Edition | title13 = How Long | writer13 = Wade | length13 = 5:09 | title14 = Sky Is Falling | note14 = acoustic version | writer14 = Wade | length14 = 2:53

Personnel

Lifehouse

Production

Charts

Weekly charts

::data[format=table title="Weekly chart performance for ''Stanley Climbfall''"] | Chart (2002) | Peak position | US Contemporary Christian Albums (Billboard) | |---|---|---| | 1 | | | ::

Year-end charts

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Chart (2002)PositionCanadian Alternative Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)
98
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References

References

  1. "Adult Pop Songs (The week of May 17, 2003)".
  2. Carlson, Dean. "Stanley Climbfall - Lifehouse". [[AllMusic]].
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  10. Gardner, Elysa. (September 17, 2002). "Lifehouse not up to code; Levert hits 'Spot'". [[USA Today]].
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  12. D'Angelo, Joe. (November 5, 2002). "Believe It: Disturbed Top Billboard Albums Chart".
  13. D'Angelo, Joe. (October 2, 2002). "The King Crowned #1 On Billboard Albums Chart".
  14. Jeckell, Barry A.. (February 18, 2003). "Billboard Bits: Lifehouse, Ziggy Marley, Camp Freddy".
  15. Mccoy, Brian. (June 13, 2003). "Lifehouse comes home". [[The Record (Stockton, California).
  16. Trust, Gary. (November 6, 2009). "Ask Billboard: Swift's Latest 'Fearless' Feat".
  17. (July 27, 2016). "Sony/ATV Inks Worldwide Publishing Deal With Jason Wade".
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