18 Candles: The Early Years Explained

18 Candles: The Early Years
Type:	compilation
Artist:	Silverstein
Cover:	18candles.jpg
Released:	May 30, 2006
Recorded:	April 2000 – March 21, 2006
Length:	70:29
Label:	Victory
Prev Title:	Discovering the Waterfront
Prev Year:	2005
Next Title:	Arrivals & Departures
Next Year:	2007

18 Candles: The Early Years is the first compilation album by Silverstein, released in 2006. It compiles their first two previously released, then-out-of-print EPs Summer's Stellar Gaze and When the Shadows Beam, along with some newly recorded acoustic and live material and a remix of the song "Smile in Your Sleep". By July 2006, the album had sold over 20,000 copies.^[1]

Personnel

Silverstein

• Shane Told – Lead vocals; bass guitar (Summer's Stellar Gaze)
• Josh Bradford – Rhythm guitar
• Neil Boshart – Lead guitar (When the Shadows Beam and bonus tracks)
• Billy Hamilton – Bass guitar, backing vocals (When the Shadows Beam and bonus tracks)
• Paul Adam Koehler – Drums, percussion, guitar
• Richard McWalter - Lead guitar (Summer's Stellar Gaze)

Production

• Engineered by Scott Komer, Justin Koop and Cameron Webb
• Produced by Shane Told, Alan Szymkowiak, Justin Koop and Cameron Webb
• Mixed by Alan Szymkowiak, Scott Komer and Cameron Webb
• Josh Bradford, Andy Owens and Kevin Kennaley - photographers

Chart positions

Charts (2006)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200^[2]	148
U.S. Billboard Independent Albums^[3]	10

External links

• 18 Candles: The Early Years at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Soundscan Results: Week Ending July 16th, 2006. absolutepunk.net. Kohli, Rohan . July 19, 2006. February 12, 2016.
2. Web site: Silverstein - Chart history (Billboard 200) . Billboard . February 12, 2014.
3. Web site: Silverstein - Chart history (Independent Albums) . Billboard . February 12, 2014.