Hanging On by a Thread is the second album by The Letter Black. It is their first album to be released on Tooth & Nail Records and their first album to not be released independently. The album was released on May 4, 2010, and has sold over 100,000 copies in the United States by 2011.[12]
| Hanging On by a Thread | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 4, 2010 | |||
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| Length | 44:39 | |||
| Label | Tooth & Nail | |||
| Producer | Toby Wright, Rob Hawkings, Travis Wyrick | |||
| The Letter Black chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Hanging On by a Thread | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Alpha Omega News | (B+)[3] |
| Corezine.net |   [4] |
| The Christian Manifesto | (3.25/5)[5] |
| TheChristianRock20 | [6] |
| Christian Music Zine | (B-)[7] |
| Jesusfreakhideout.com | [8] |
| The New Review | [9] |
| RockTheCross.net |  [10] |
| UltimateGuitar.com | (8.7/10)[11] |
The album entered the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart at No. 10.
Track listing
editThis album includes "Moving On", "Hanging On by a Thread" and "Best of Me" from the Breaking the Silence EP.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fire with Fire" | 3:06 |
| 2. | "Invisible" | 3:20 |
| 3. | "Hanging on by a Thread" | 3:03 |
| 4. | "Believe" | 4:01 |
| 5. | "There'll Come a Day" | 3:23 |
| 6. | "My Disease" | 2:56 |
| 7. | "I'm Just Fine" | 2:50 |
| 8. | "Best of Me" | 3:46 |
| 9. | "All I Want" | 3:21 |
| 10. | "Moving On" | 3:39 |
| 11. | "More to This" | 4:21 |
| 12. | "Care Too Much" | 3:22 |
| 13. | "Wounded" | 3:25 |
| Total length: | 43:39 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Useless Alibis" | 3:04 |
| 15. | "Collapse" | 3:37 |
| 16. | "While You're Away" | 4:45 |
| 17. | "Away From Me" | 3:37 |
| 18. | "Perfect" | 4:03 |
| Total length: | 19:06 | |
Credits
editThe Band
- Sarah Anthony - vocals
- Mark Anthony - guitars, vocals
- Matt Beal - bass guitar
Additional musicians
- Kirke Jan - drums, percussion
- Matthew Johnson - cello
- Jeff Wilkin - piano
Production
- Toby Wright - producer, engineering, mastering
- Jr McNeely - mixing
- Randy Torres- A&R
- Brandon Ebel- Executive producer
Singles
editThe title track was released from the "Breaking the Silence EP" in 2009 and it charted at No. 10 on Christianrock.net. [13] The second single, "Best of Me", charted in the Top 20 on the Weekend 22 chart.[14] The third single from the album, "Believe", was released in September 2010.[1] The band made a music video for "Hanging on by a Thread", which shows the band playing in a cluttered room. The band released a "Believe" music video on iTunes on November 17, 2010, which shows the band playing in a dark room, with screenshots of the silhouette of a cellist, and the band's lead singer, Sarah Anthony, escaping a dark room through a standalone door that leads into the light. The next single, "Fire With Fire", was released in February 2011 with an accompanying music video.[15]
Chart positions
edit| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[16] | 183 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Future Releases for Christian Radio Stations". Allaccess.com. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
- ^ Apar, Andrew. "Hanging On by a Thread - The Letter Black". AllMusic.
- ^ review, Alpha Omega News Archived July 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Corezine.net review Archived April 8, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ review, The Christian Manifesto Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Album Review: Hanging On By A ThreadBy The Letter Black « Christian Rock 20". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
- ^ "review". Christian Music Zine. Archived from the original on 2010-05-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "The Letter Black, "Hanging On By A Thread"". Jesusfreakhideout.com.
- ^ review, The NewReview Archived April 26, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ RockTheCross.net review Archived May 11, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Hanging On By A Thread". UltimateGuitar.com.
- ^ "The Letter Black Releases Vol. 1 of Limited Edition Set". Hangout.altsounds.com. March 22, 2011. Archived from the original on March 25, 2011. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
- ^ "Top 30 songs of the week and most requested songs of the week". Christianrock.net. Archived from the original on February 19, 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
- ^ "Weekend 22 chart". Weekend 22. January 16, 2010. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
- ^ "The Letter Black - Fire With Fire". January 29, 2011. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved February 20, 2012 – via YouTube.
- ^ "The Letter Black Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.