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Released
  
October 1, 1996

Yourself or Someone Like You(1996)
  
Mad Season(2000)

Release date
  
1 October 1996

Label
  
Length
  
46:43

Artist
  
Matchbox Twenty

Producer
  
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Recorded
  
June 1996,Atlanta, Georgia

Genres
  
Alternative rock, Post-grunge

Similar
  
Matchbox Twenty albums, Alternative rock albums

Yourself or Someone Like You is the debut studio album by American rock band Matchbox 20, released in 1996. The album features a sound similar to traditional rock sound and post-grunge. The album features themes of adolescence, loneliness, psychological abuse, humiliation, depression, anger, and alcoholism. The album sold several million copies in the U.S and was certified Diamond, and it was also certified multi-platinum in Australia, Canada and New Zealand. To date, the album has sold more than 15 million copies worldwide.

Contents

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In 2005, almost a decade after the album's release, the band was sued by Frank Torres, the man on the album's cover. Torres claimed the band never asked for his permission to use his image on the album's cover. In the litigation, Torres claimed the photo was taken as he was walking down the street after being asked to pose. He also claimed the photo had caused him mental anguish. Torres justified the delay in suing Matchbox Twenty by claiming he had only seen the album photo within the last two years.

Track listing

All tracks written by Rob Thomas except where noted.

Personnel

  • Rob Thomas – lead vocals, acoustic guitar on "Hang"
  • Kyle Cook – lead guitar, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "Hang"
  • Adam Gaynor – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Brian Yale – bass
  • Paul Doucette – drums
  • Additional musicians
  • Matt Serletic – keyboards, percussion
  • Elizabeth Burkhardt – bassoon (on "Back 2 Good"), woodwind leader (on "Back 2 Good")
  • Amy Porter – flute (on "Back 2 Good")
  • Yvonne Powers – oboe (on "Back 2 Good")
  • Ted Gurch – clarinet (on "Back 2 Good")
  • Douglas Smith – bass clarinet (on "Back 2 Good")
  • Production
  • Matt Serletic – producer
  • Jeff Tomei – engineer
  • Travis McGehee - engineer/mixing engineer
  • John Neilson – assistant engineer
  • Greg Archilla – mixing engineer
  • Matt Serletic – mixing engineer
  • Malcolm Springer – assistant mixing engineer
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering engineer
  • Don C. Tyler – digital editing
  • Tony Adams – drum tech
  • Craig Poole – guitar tech
  • Jan Smith – vocal coach
  • Valerie Wagner – art direction
  • Valerie Wagner – graphic design
  • Katrin Thomas – photography
  • Chris Cuffaro – band photo
  • Songs

    1Real World3:51
    2Long Day3:46
    33 AM3:47

    References

    Yourself or Someone Like You Wikipedia


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