Release (Sister Hazel album) explained

Release
Type:	Album
Artist:	Sister Hazel
Cover:	ReleaseSisterHazel.jpg
Released:	August 18, 2009
Recorded:	2008, 2009
Genre:	Southern rock
Length:	46:13
Label:	Croakin' Poets/Rock Ridge
Prev Title:	Before the Amplifiers, Live Acoustic
Prev Year:	2008
Next Title:	Heartland Highway
Next Year:	2010

Release is Sister Hazel's seventh studio album. It was released on August 18, 2009 through Croakin' Poets/Rock Ridge.

Unlike previous Sister Hazel albums, all of the band members contributed to the songwriting. According to Ryan Newell, the album got its name because they "Took a different approach on this record and 'released' the past method."^[1]

Track listing

1. "Release" (Ryan Newell, Emerson Hart, Pat McGee) - 3:51
2. "Take a Bow" (Newell, Mike Daly, McGee) - 3:00
3. "I Believe in You" (Andrew Copeland, Stan Lynch) - 2:51
4. "Run for the Hills" (Copeland, Britton Cameron) - 3:41
5. "Better Way" (Ken Kelly, Lindsey Kelly, Mark Trojanowski) - 3:56
6. "Walls and Cannonballs" (Ken Block) - 3:14
7. "Vacation Rain" (Jett Beres) - 3:51
8. "See Me Beautiful" (Block) - 4:06
9. "One Life" (Cameron, Copeland, Lynch) - 5:13
10. "Take It Back" (L. Kelly, K. Kelly, Trojanowski) - 3:49
11. "Fade" (Newell, Chuck Carrier) - 3:29
12. "Ghost in the Crowd" (Beres) - 5:07

Personnel

• Ken Block - lead vocals, acoustic guitar
• Jett Beres - bass, harmony vocals
• Andrew Copeland - rhythm guitar, vocals
• Ryan Newell - lead and slide guitar, harmony vocals
• Mark Trojanowski - drums

Notes and References

1. Web site: Interview with Sister Hazel . 2009-09-02 . songfacts.