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No Name Face

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{{Infobox album

| name = No Name Face

| type = studio

| artist = Lifehouse

| cover = No Name Face.jpg

| alt = A statue on a wall

| released = October 31, 2000

| recorded = April–August 2000

| studio =

| genre = {{hlist|Alternative rock|post-grunge}}

| length = 55:17

| label = DreamWorks

| producer = Ron Aniello

| prev_title = Diff's Lucky Day

| prev_year = 1999

| next_title = Stanley Climbfall

| next_year = 2002

| misc = {{Singles

| name = No Name Face

| type = studio

| single1 = Hanging by a Moment

| single1date = September 25, 2000

| single2 = Sick Cycle Carousel

| single2date = April 24, 2001

| single3 = Breathing

| single3date = November 2, 2001

}}

}}

No Name Face is the debut studio album by American rock band Lifehouse. It was released on October 31, 2000, by DreamWorks Records and it produced the hit single "Hanging by a Moment" which went on to be the most played song on radio the following year.Lamb, Bill. [http://top40.about.com/od/top10lists/tp/top10summer2001.htm "Top 10 Pop Songs - Summer 2001"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605001143/http://top40.about.com/od/top10lists/tp/top10summer2001.htm |date=2011-06-05 }}, About.com. Retrieved on 2009-6-24. This album launched Lifehouse into the limelight, and produced many radio-friendly hits. It has sold over four million copies worldwide, with 2,670,000 copies sold in the US alone.{{cite magazine|author=Trust|first=Gary|date=November 6, 2009|title=Ask Billboard: Swift's Latest 'Fearless' Feat|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/266778/ask-billboard-swifts-latest-fearless-feat|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|magazine=Billboard}}

Lead singer and songwriter Jason Wade originally formed Lifehouse as a church rock band, and often performed for church worship services before signing to the commercial record label DreamWorks.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}

Reception

=Critical reception=

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}

| rev2 = Cross Rhythms

| rev2score = {{Rating|9|10}}{{cite web|url=http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/products/Lifehouse/No_Name_Face/4546/|title=Review: No Name Face - Lifehouse|last=Rimmer|first=Mike|publisher=Cross Rhythms|date=2002-05-01|accessdate=2013-02-01}}

| rev3 = Jesus Freak Hideout

| rev3score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}

| rev4 = Melodic.net

| rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.melodic.net/?page=review&id=15|title=Lifehouse - No Name Face|last=Winberg|first=Pär|publisher=Melodic.net|year=2000|accessdate=2013-02-02|archive-date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001020/http://www.melodic.net/?page=review&id=15|url-status=dead}}

}}

Liana Jonas of AllMusic gave the album three out of five stars, noting how the "music aptly supports Wade's sonorous voice." She further commented on Wade's songwriting abilities by saying that Wade "is a lyrical wunderkind, writing words generally reserved for his older counterparts."{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/no-name-face-mw0000103795|title=No Name Face – Lifehouse | Allmusic|last=Jonas|first=Liana|work=Allmusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|accessdate=2011-08-14}} iTunes compared Wade's voice on the album to Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam, Scott Stapp of Creed, and Scott Weiland formerly of Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver. They then commented on the musicality of the album by saying, "it's an intelligent musical formula sorely missed in much music of the early 21st century".{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/no-name-face/id7309185|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616000233/http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/no-name-face/id7309185|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 16, 2010|title=No Name Face by Lifehouse|publisher=Apple Inc.|accessdate=2011-08-14}} John DiBiase of Jesus Freak Hideout gave the album three-and-a-half out of five stars, and called the album a "good mainstream album to check out from a band who seems to have a lot to offer which we're bound to see in the near future".{{cite web|url=http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/NoNameFace.asp|title=Lifehouse, "No Name Face" Review|last=DiBiase|first=John|publisher=Jesus Freak Hideout|date=2000-12-03|accessdate=2011-08-14}} Dave Urbanski from Today's Christian Music applauded the instrumentation on the album and also said that the band had "skillful musicianship, poetic insight, [and] unflinching takes on faith".{{cite web|url=http://www.todayschristianmusic.com/artists/lifehouse/albums/no-name-face-2/|title=Lifehouse | No Name Face |last=Urbanski|first=Dave|publisher=Today's Christian Music|accessdate=2011-08-14|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111012172810/http://www.todayschristianmusic.com/artists/lifehouse/albums/no-name-face-2/|archivedate=2011-10-12}}

Promotion

On August 7, 2001, DreamWorks Records announced that Lifehouse was preparing for their first headlining tour in support of No Name Face.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1446423/lifehouse-prep-first-headlining-tour.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107181408/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1446423/lifehouse-prep-first-headlining-tour.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 7, 2012|title=Lifehouse Prep For First Headlining Tour|first=Joe|last=D'Angelo|date=2001-08-07|accessdate=2011-08-09|publisher=MTV}} It was also announced that the opening acts would be The Calling and Michelle Branch. When asked how the band approaches live performances in an interview with MTV Radio, Wade said, "On the record, there's a couple tracks that are more mellow, with acoustic guitars and stuff. But in our live show, we've been trying to keep it really up-tempo. It's gotten a lot rockier than on the record. We try to step it up with the guitars, getting them crunchier and picking the tempos up to draw the crowd in more. So the live show's a little more energetic than the record."{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/archive/l/lifehouse01/index2.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030628015007/http://www.mtv.com/bands/archive/l/lifehouse01/index2.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 28, 2003|title=Lifehouse: Living The Moment|accessdate=2011-08-09|publisher=MTV}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = No Name Face track listing

| length = 37:47

| all_writing = Jason Wade

| title1 = Hanging by a Moment

| length1 = 3:36

| title2 = Sick Cycle Carousel

| length2 = 4:23

| title3 = Unknown

| length3 = 4:06

| title4 = Somebody Else's Song

| length4 = 4:36

| title5 = Trying

| length5 = 3:52

| title6 = Only One

| length6 = 4:56

| title7 = Simon

| length7 = 6:01

| title8 = Cling and Clatter

| length8 = 4:29

| title9 = Breathing

| length9 = 4:25

| title10 = Quasimodo

| length10 = 4:32

| title11 = Somewhere in Between

| length11 = 4:14

| title12 = Everything

| length12 = 6:07

| total_length = 55:17

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Special edition bonus tracks

| total_length = 63:30

| title13 = What's Wrong with That

| length13 = 3:53

| title14 = Fool

| length14 = 4:20

}}

Personnel

Produced by Ron Aniello

  • Jason Wade – vocals, guitars
  • Sergio Andrade – bass
  • Jon Palmer – drums

= Additional personnel =

  • Ron Aniello – guitar, bass, keyboards, percussion, engineer
  • Collin Hayden – electric guitar
  • Aaron Lord – viola
  • Marcus Barone – chamberlaine
  • Aaron Embry – keyboards
  • John Leftwich – string bass
  • Bob Glaub – bass
  • Jack Kelly – drums
  • Matt Laug – drums
  • Walter Rodriquez – tambourine
  • Jude Cole – background vocals
  • Kendall Payne – background vocals
  • Neal Averon – engineer
  • Jim Scott – engineer
  • Brendan O'Brien – mixing
  • Maxfield Parrish – cover painting

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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|+ Weekly chart performance for No Name Face

! Chart (2000–2002)

! Peak
position

{{album chart|Australia|10|artist=Lifehouse|album=No Name Face|rowheader=true|access-date=October 23, 2020}}
{{album chart|BillboardCanada|4|artist=Lifehouse|rowheader=true|access-date=October 23, 2020}}
{{album chart|Denmark|2|artist=Lifehouse|album=No Name Face|rowheader=true|access-date=October 23, 2020}}
{{album chart|Netherlands|61|artist=Lifehouse|album=No Name Face|rowheader=true|access-date=October 23, 2020}}
scope="row"|Europe (European Top 100 Albums){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2001/MM-2001-09-08.pdf|title=Eurochart Top 100 Albums - September 8, 2001|magazine=Music & Media|volume=19|issue=37|page=06|date=September 8, 2001|access-date=December 7, 2021}}

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{{album chart|Germany4|55|id=7223|artist=Lifehouse|album=No Name Face|rowheader=true|access-date=October 23, 2020}}
{{album chart|New Zealand|7|artist=Lifehouse|album=No Name Face|rowheader=true|access-date=October 23, 2020}}
{{album chart|Scotland|84|date=20010909|rowheader=true|access-date=October 13, 2021}}
{{album chart|UKRock|13|date=19980823|rowheader=true|access-date=October 13, 2021}}
{{album chart|Billboard200|6|artist=Lifehouse|rowheader=true}}

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= Year-end charts =

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|+ 2001 year-end chart performance for No Name Face

! Chart (2001)

! Position

scope="row"|Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2001/albums-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2001|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|accessdate=October 23, 2020}}

|55

scope="row"|Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan){{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031212202406/http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/200-1_2001.html|archivedate=December 12, 2003|url=http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/200-1_2001.html|title=Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2001 (based on sales)|website=Jam!|accessdate= March 26, 2022}}

| 34

scope="row"|Danish Albums (Hitlisten){{cite web|url=http://top20.dk/chart/2004|title=Chart of the Year 2001|publisher=TOP20.dk|language=da|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929032700/http://top20.dk/chart/2001|archive-date=September 29, 2011|access-date=July 6, 2021}}

|66

scope="row"|New Zealand Albums (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-albums/2001-12-31|title=Top Selling Albums of 2001|publisher=The Official NZ Music Charts|access-date=8 November 2020}}

|19

scope="row"|US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2001/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2001|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=October 23, 2020}}

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|+ 2002 year-end chart performance for No Name Face

!scope="col"|Chart (2002)

!scope="col"|Position

scope="row"|Canadian Alternative Albums (Nielsen SoundScan){{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040902000408/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_alt2.html|archivedate=September 2, 2004|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_alt2.html|title=Canada's Top 200 Alternative albums of 2002|website=Jam!|accessdate=March 28, 2022}}

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Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=album|title=No Name Face|artist=Lifehouse|award=Platinum|certyear=2001|access-date=27 December 2021}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=album|title=No Name Face|artist=Lifehouse|award=Platinum|relyear=2001}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|type=album|title=No Name Face|artist=Lifehouse|award=Gold|relyear=2001|certref={{cite web|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2001/MM-2001-09-15.pdf|title=Music & Media|date=2001-09-15|website=Americanradiohistory.com|access-date=2022-03-24}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|title=No Name Face|artist=Lifehouse|award=Platinum|number=2|salesamount=2,670,000|salesref=}}

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References

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{{Lifehouse}}

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Category:Lifehouse (band) albums

Category:2000 debut albums

Category:DreamWorks Records albums

Category:Albums produced by Ron Aniello

Category:Interscope Geffen A&M Records albums