Somewhere in the Stratosphere explained

Somewhere in the Stratosphere
Type:	Live Album
Artist:	Shinedown
Cover:	Somewhere in the Stratosphere.jpg
Released:	May 3, 2011
Recorded:	2010, Washington State, Kansas City
Length:	2:35:23
Label:	Atlantic
Prev Title:	iTunes Session
Prev Year:	2010
Next Title:	Amaryllis
Next Year:	2012

Somewhere in the Stratosphere is a 2CD/2DVD package released by the American rock band Shinedown. It contains two full recordings of the "Live from Washington State" performance from the "Carnival of Madness" tour, and the Kansas City performance from the "Anything and Everything" Acoustic tour. The 2 DVDs contain the same tracks as the CDs. The album debuted at #83 on the U.S. Billboard 200.^[1] The album title is derived from a lyric in the song "Second Chance".

Track list

Disc 2: Live from Kansas City (Acoustic Show)

Personnel

• Brent Smith - lead vocals
• Zach Myers - guitar, backing vocals
• Eric Bass - bass guitar, piano, additional guitar, backing vocals
• Barry Kerch - drums
• Brandon "The Bear" Alanis - (drum tech) xylophone, vibes, percussion, shakers, lap steel guitar, backing vocals
• Ryan (Zilla) Ashurst - (bass tech) bass guitar
• Alan Price - second guitar, backing vocals

Also Will Hoge joins the band for the song "With a Little Help from My Friends", with a horn section. The horn section is not noted in the credits.

Chart positions

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Billboard 200	83
Billboard Hard Rock Albums	21

Notes and References

1. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=shinedown|chart=all}} Somewhere in the Stratosphere - Shinedown]. Billboard. 2011-06-30.