Let It All Begin
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{{Infobox album
| name = Let It All Begin
| type = studio
| artist = Shawn Smith
| cover = ShawnSmith LetItAllBegin.JPG
| alt =
| caption = Original 818 Music release (photo by Shawn Smith)
| released = 1999
| recorded = October 1998 through June 1999
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Alternative rock
| length =
| label =
- 818 Music
- Establishment Store (re-issue)
- Sound vs Silence (2nd re-issue)
- Suzuki Records (streaming)
| producer = Shawn Smith, Lucy Suzuki, Nick DiDia
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Live at the Point
| next_year = 2000
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = Alternative cover
| type = studio
| cover = ShawnSmith LetItAllBeginReissue.jpg
| border =
| alt =
| caption = Cover from the 2003 re-release on the Establishment Store label
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Kerrang!
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite magazine |last=Bird |first=Ashley |date=January 22, 2000 |title=Albums |magazine=Kerrang! |publisher=EMAP |issue=785 |page=45}}
}}
Let It All Begin is the first solo release by Seattle musician Shawn Smith. It was recorded in Seattle and Atlanta. The album was re-released in 2003 by the Establishment Store label and again in 2008 on Sound vs Silence. A remastered version was released to streaming on October 7, 2024 by Suzuki Records.{{Citation |title=Let It All Begin (Remastered 2024) |date=2024-10-07 |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/5k74Pl0wHoKNWaivxJkbiA |access-date=2024-11-02 |language=en}}
Track listing
- "My Very Best"
- "Someday"
- "Land of Gold"
- "Love Is Always (in your eyes)"
- "Until the End"
- "Let It All Begin"
- "The Train Is Coming"
- "Our Songs"
- "Pearl"
- "On the Banks"