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Released
  
June 1, 2004

Artist
  
Hawthorne Heights

Label
  
Victory Records

Length
  
42:55

Release date
  
1 June 2004

Producer
  
Sean O'Keefe

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Recorded
  
2004 at Smart Studios, Madison, Wisconsin

The Silence in Black and White (2004)
  
If Only You Were Lonely (2006)

Genres
  
Emo, Screamo, Post-hardcore, Alternative rock, Indie rock

Similar
  
Hawthorne Heights albums, Emo albums

The Silence in Black and White is the first studio album by the American rock band Hawthorne Heights after changing their name which used to be A Day in the Life.

Contents

Writing and recording

Writing for the album commenced shortly after the band changed their name from A Day In the Life to Hawthorne Heights. The Transition is believed to be the first song written for the album. The album was recorded over a four-week period at Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin and at Big Gold Studios in Chicago. Drummer Eron Bucciarelli commented on the recording process of the album:

Release

It was released on June 8, 2004 through Victory Records. The album was the label's highest selling debut at the time of its release. Two music videos were produced, one for Ohio is For Lovers in 2004, and one for Niki FM in 2005. A 2-disc CD/DVD special edition was released on June 27, 2005, containing demo and acoustic versions of the tracks, live performances, and a documentary with footage of the band. It also contained a song titled "Apparently Hoverboards Don't Work on Water", which the band had recorded during their run as A Day In The Life.

"Niki FM" was released to radio on September 27, 2005.

Reception and legacy

The album has peaked at #56 on the Billboard top 200 chart, #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums Chart, and #4 on the top independent album chart. The album has been certified Gold status by the RIAA. Before the release of their second album If Only You Were Lonely in February 2006, The Silence in Black and White had sold over 720,000 copies. By April, album sales stood at 822,000 copies.

The band is releasing a special acoustic 10th Anniversary release of the album, with all tracks being redone acoustically (set to be released May, 2014).

Singles

  • "Ohio Is for Lovers" (2004)
  • "Niki FM" (2005)
  • "Silver Bullet" (2005)

    • Personnel

    Hawthorne Heights

  • JT Woodruff – lead vocals, piano, rhythm guitar
  • Micah Carli – lead guitar
  • Casey Calvert – rhythm guitar, unclean vocals
  • Matt Ridenour – bass, backing vocals
  • Eron Bucciarelli – drums, percussion
    • Guest appearances
  • Grace Carli – backing vocals (for songs "Blue Burns Orange", "The Transition", and "Wake Up Call")

    • Songs

    1Life on Standby4:11
    2Dissolve and Decay3:44
    3Niki FM4:00

    References

    The Silence in Black and White Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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