Between the Stars explained

Between the Stars
Type:studio
Artist:Flyleaf
Cover:Between_the_Stars.jpg
Recorded:Los Angeles
Length:41:35
Label:Loud & Proud, RED
Producer:Don Gilmore
Prev Title:Who We Are
Prev Year:2013

Between the Stars is the fourth studio album by American rock band Flyleaf. The album was released on September 16, 2014, through Loud & Proud Records. The group funded the album through PledgeMusic.[1] It marks the group's first and only record to feature Kristen May on vocals, who replaced original vocalist Lacey Sturm who exited the band in 2012. May exited the band in 2016. It is the group's first album to be recorded by producer Don Gilmore.[2] Studio recording was completed in Los Angeles.[3] The album's lead single "Set Me on Fire" debuted on July 1, 2014, at Revolver.[4]

The album sold over 8,200 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 33 on the Billboard 200 chart.[5]

The album title is derived from a lyric in the song, "Magnetic".

Background and release

Kristen May stated about making the record: "When we started writing this record, we had a common hardship. Their singer had quit, and my previous band had broken up. As writers, we weren't really sure how to move forward. At the same time, we all had this shared feeling of hope and a second chance. Music came out of those experiences from coming together and persevering through whatever doubts and trials we faced in our lives. It felt like home once we began making music." She also stated: "I hope it's an album people can listen to for years to come. We put our hearts and souls into it, and I want them to hear that."[6]

"Set Me On Fire" was released as the album's lead single and peaked at no. 36 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.[7] The album's second and final single, "Thread," reached no. 37 on the same chart.[7]

Personnel

Flyleaf

Additional personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Flyleaf to Release Fourth Studio Album This Fall After Signing Label Deal. Loudwire. Chad Childers. May 19, 2014. August 30, 2014.
  2. Web site: Exclusive Video Premiere: Watch Flyleaf's 'Set Me on Fire'. Billboard. Gary Graff. July 29, 2014. August 28, 2014.
  3. Web site: FLYLEAF Signs With LOUD & PROUD RECORDS; Fourth Album Due In September. Blabbermouth.net. May 19, 2014. August 30, 2014.
  4. Web site: Flyleaf Premiere New Song, "Set Me on Fire". Revolver. July 1, 2014. August 28, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140803044759/http://www.revolvermag.com/news/flyleaf-premiere-new-song-set-me-on-fire.html. August 3, 2014. dead. mdy-all.
  5. Web site: Flyleaf's 'Between The Stars' Cracks U.S. Top 40 - Blabbermouth.net. BLABBERMOUTH.NET. October 20, 2014.
  6. Web site: Flyleaf's Kristen May: 'We Put Our Hearts And Souls' Into New Album 'Between The Stars' - Blabbermouth.net. BLABBERMOUTH.NET. October 20, 2014.
  7. Web site: Eldridge Industries. Billboard. Flyleaf Chart History - Mainstream Rock. February 12, 2021.

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