Life Left to Go
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{{Infobox album
| name = Life Left to Go
| type = studio
| artist = SafetySuit
| cover = Safetysuit.jpg
| alt =
| released = May 13, 2008
| recorded = 2008
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|Alternative rock{{cite magazine |last1=Basile |first1=Lisa Marie |title=Safetysuit |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/safetysuit-1043848/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=July 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220724015917/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/safetysuit-1043848/ |archive-date=July 24, 2022 |date=October 7, 2008}}|pop rock{{cite web |last1=Tognazzini |first1=Anthony |title=Safetysuit - Life Left To Go |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/life-left-to-go-mw0000505987 |website=Allmusic |access-date=July 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206181545/https://www.allmusic.com/album/life-left-to-go-mw0000505987 |archive-date=December 6, 2021}}}}
| length = 50:48
| label = Universal Motown
| producer = Greg Archilla
| prev_title = Stay EP
| prev_year = 2006
| next_title = These Times
| next_year = 2012
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Life Left To Go
| type = studio
| single1 = Someone Like You
| single1date = February 12, 2008
| single2 = Stay
| single2date = March 10, 2009
| single3 = Annie
| single3date = November 2009
}}
}}
Life Left to Go is the debut studio album by American rock band SafetySuit, released on May 13, 2008, through Universal Motown Records.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Life-Left-Go-Safetysuit/dp/B0015I2OF0|title=SafetySuit - Life Left to Go|asin=B0015I2OF0|accessdate=January 3, 2016}} It was produced by Greg Archilla, who had previously collaborated with SafetySuit on their independent EP. The album produced three singles, the most successful of which were "Stay" and "Someone Like You"; both charted on several Billboard charts in 2008 and 2009.{{cite magazine|title=SafetySuit - Chart history - Billboard|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/277416/safetysuit/chart|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 3, 2016}} The song "Annie" was also released as a single in late 2009. The album was met with a highly positive response by critics.
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Alternative Addiction
| rev1Score = {{Rating|5|5}}{{cite web |title=Review of "Life Left to Go" by SafetySuit |url=http://www.alternativeaddiction.com/newmusic/exec/albumreviews.asp?id=601 |website=Alternative Addiction |access-date=July 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110109172747/http://www.alternativeaddiction.com/newmusic/exec/albumreviews.asp?id=601 |archive-date=January 9, 2011 |date=May 11, 2008 |url-status=dead}}
| rev2 = Melodic.net
| rev2Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web |last1=Spinelli |first1=Tom |title=Safetysuit - Life Left To Go |url=http://melodic.net/?page=review&id=6669 |access-date=July 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106105831/http://melodic.net/?page=review&id=6669 |archive-date=January 6, 2012 |url-status=dead|website=Melodic.net}}
}}
Life Left to Go received highly favorable reviews from critics. Tom Spinelli of Melodic.net, who gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5, declared that "if you are looking for the modern rock album of the year, this may be a top contender in your collection", as "SatefySuit releases their masterful, epic debut Life Left To Go with enormous melodic power". Alternative Addiction described Life Left to Go as "easily the best debut album so far in 2008", praising both frontman Doug Brown as "an impressive vocalist...[who] absolutely gets what it takes to make a great song--good melody and good lyrics", and Dave Garofolo, whose guitar work he called "original and unorthodox...[He is] what makes SafetySuit unique".
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing = Douglas Brown
| title1 = Someone Like You
| length1 = 3:58
| title2 = Apology
| length2 = 4:07
| title3 = Find a Way
| length3 = 4:17
| title4 = Stay
| length4 = 4:24
| title5 = Something I Said
| length5 = 3:45
| title6 = Anywhere But Here
| length6 = 4:30
| title7 = Down
| length7 = 3:51
| title8 = The Moment
| length8 = 3:09
| title9 = Annie
| length9 = 3:47
| title10 = What If
| length10 = 3:44
| title11 = Gone Away
| length11 = 5:36
| title12 = Life Left to Go
| length12 = 5:57
| total_length = 50:48
}}
Personnel
Credits adapted from AllMusic{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/life-left-to-go-mw0000505987/credits|title=Life Left to Go - SafetySuit - Credits - AllMusic|work=AllMusic|publisher=All Media Network|accessdate=January 3, 2016}}
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- Doug Brown — vocals, guitar
- Dave Garofalo — guitar
- Jeremy Henshaw — bass
- Tate Cunningham — drums, keyboards, percussion
;Other musicians
- Tommy Henriksen — keyboards
- Benjamin Muhoberac — keyboards
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;Technical personnel
- Greg Archilla — engineer, mixing, production, programming
- Matthew Barnett — assistant engineer
- Zach Blackstone — mixing assistant
- Doug Brown — engineer
- Bruce Carbone — A&R
- Aaron Chmielewski — engineer, mixing assistant
- George Cocchini — guitar technician
- Justin Cortelyou — engineer
- Jeremy Cowart — photography
- Tate Cunningham — programming
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- Kyle Ginther — assistant engineer
- George Marino — mastering
- Andres Martinez — art direction, design, photography
- Benjamin Muhoberac — engineer
- John Netti — assistant engineer
- Rich Ramsey — assistant engineer
- Dave Salley — assistant engineer
- Andrew Shaw — mixing assistant
- Joe Spix — art direction, design
- Randy Staub — mixing
- Mickey Wade — drum technician
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Charts
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Chart (2008-2009)
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{{album chart|Billboard200|173|artist=SafetySuit|rowheader=true}} |
{{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|5|artist=SafetySuit|rowheader=true}} |
References
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