What's Left of Me is the second solo album by American singer-songwriter Nick Lachey , released on May 9, 2006, by Jive Records and Zomba . The album includes the hit ballad "What's Left of Me ", which to date is Lachey's most successful single as a solo artist. Other singles included are titled "I Can't Hate You Anymore " and "Resolution ". On June 14, 2006, What's Left of Me was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipments of over 500,000 copies, making it the first Lachey solo album to be certified by the RIAA. Lachey embarked on the What's Left of Me Tour in support of the album.
What's Left of Me Released May 9, 2006 Recorded October 2005–February 2006 Studio
Chalice Studios (Los Angeles) Westlake Recording Studios (Los Angeles) Bliss Recordings (Hollywood, CA) Glorified Mono Productions (Nashville) Glomo Studios (Nashville) Warner-Chappell Studios (Los Angeles) Little Nicky's Studio (Calabasas, CA) Murlyn Studios (Stockholm) Decibel Studios (Stockholm) Dark Horse Studios (Franklin, TN) Rocket Carousel Studio (Los Angeles)
Genre Pop rock Length 44 :30 Label Producer
SoulO (2003)
What's Left of Me (2006)
A Father's Lullaby (2013)
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [ 1]
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "What's Left of Me " Emanuel Kiriakou 4:06 2. "I Can't Hate You Anymore " Rob Wells 3:54 3. "On Your Own" 3:06 4. "Outside Looking In" Dan Muckala 3:20 5. "Shades of Blue" Muckala 4:18 6. "Beautiful" Anders Bagge Peer Åström Andreas Carlsson 3:34 7. "Everywhere But Here" Wells Greg Johnston David Martin Wells 3:29 8. "I Do It for You" Carlsson Bagge Lachey Åström 3:23 9. "Run to Me" Muckala Robbins Cates Lachey Muckala 3:32 10. "Ghosts" 4:10 11. "You're Not Alone" Carlsson Bagge Lachey Åström 3:43 12. "Resolution " Lachey R. Wells Robbins Cates R. Wells 3:55
"Did I Ever Tell You" (Nick Lachey, Adam Anders, Pamela Sheyne) (US Target stores bonus track) – 3:53
"Alone" (UK and Japanese bonus track) – 3:28
"Because I Told You So" (Jonatha Brooke) (Japanese bonus track) – 3:45
"Don't Shut Me Out" (Nick Lachey, Adam Anders, Pamela Sheyne) – 3:37
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[ 2]
Vocals
Emanuel Kiriakou – background vocals (1)
Xandy Barry – background vocals (3)
Dan Muckala – background vocals (4)
Luke Brown – background vocals (5, 9)
Nick Lachey – background vocals (1, 5, 9)
Instrumentation
Emanuel Kiriakou – bass, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, keyboards (1)
Greg Johnston – bass, electric guitar (2, 4)
Wally Gagel – bass, guitar (1, 3)
Sebastian Nylund – bass (6, 8) , guitar (6, 8, 11)
Greg Wells – bass, drums (9)
Adam Lester – guitar (4, 9)
Corky James – guitar (8, 11)
David Martin – acoustic guitar (7)
Chuck Butler – acoustic guitar, electric guitar (4, 5, 9)
Jess Cates – piano (1)
Peter Ljung – piano (6)
Jamie Cullum – piano (10)
Rob Wells – piano (2, 7, 12)
Dan Muckala – piano, keyboards (4, 5, 9)
Dan Needham – drums (4, 5, 9)
Joey Waronker – drums, percussion (3)
Jimi Englund – percussion (1)
Technical
Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
Dim'e Krnjaic – assistant mix engineer
Keith Armstrong – assistant mix engineer
Tom Coyne – mastering
Artwork
Olaf Heine – photography
Jackie Murphy – art direction, design
Sean Kinney – art direction, design
Samantha McMillen – stylist
Diana Schmidtke – groomer
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