Flyleaf
Studio album by
Flyleaf
ReleasedOctober 4, 2005
Recorded2005
Genre
Length33:42
LabelOctone, Polydor
ProducerHoward Benson
Flyleaf chronology
Flyleaf
(2004) 		Flyleaf
(2005) 		Much Like Falling
(2007)
Singles from Flyleaf
  1. "I'm So Sick"
    Released: October 2005[3]
  2. "Fully Alive"
    Released: November 2006
  3. "All Around Me"
    Released: April 23, 2007
  4. "Breathe Today"
    Released: December 2007
  5. "There for You"
    Released: July 25, 2008[4]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[5]
AllMusic[1]
Jesus Freak Hideout [2]
Kludge5/10[6]

Flyleaf is the debut studio album by American rock band Flyleaf. It was released on October 4, 2005, through Octone Records. A re-packaged CD/DVD special edition was released on October 30, 2007, which included additional acoustic tracks and music videos. The album was re-released on January 14, 2008, through Polydor Records in the United Kingdom, which included three additional acoustic tracks.

Lyrically, the album deals with topics such as Christianity, love and death. Flyleaf received mixed reviews from music critics. It debuted at No. 88 on the Billboard 200, selling more than 13,000 copies within its first week. Due to the band's growing exposure to fame in 2007, it eventually reached its peak of No. 57 on the week of September 17, 2007, and spent more than 133 weeks on the chart. It also topped the Billboard Christian Albums chart, and has since become the ninth best-selling Christian album of the 2000s. It has sold more than 1 million copies to date, and was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[7]

Background

The album was released October 4, 2005. On October 30, 2007, the band re-released this album repackaged as a CD/DVD Special Edition version. The Special Edition re-release has the same tracks as the original release, with the addition of acoustic versions of "Cassie", "Fully Alive", "I'm So Sick", "All Around Me", and "Red Sam" (which is the only acoustic song not released as a single). The DVD has exclusive interviews with Flyleaf and music videos of "All Around Me", "I'm So Sick" and "Fully Alive". The re-release also came packaged with a free ringtone of "All Around Me" and a "locker" poster. The album was re-released January 14, 2008, in the UK on Polydor Records but with only three additional acoustic tracks.

When A&M Records teamed with Octone Records, the album was re-printed to show the new joint-venture label arrangement. This re-printed version had "Fully Alive" at a length of 2:34, replacing the original 2:48 version, and a different back cover artwork.

The single "Cassie" was written in honor of Cassie Bernall, who was killed in the Columbine High School massacre in 1999.[8]

Commercial performance

Flyleaf sold over 13,000 copies of the Special Edition CD/DVD in the first week. They jumped 59 spots on the Billboard Top 200 chart up to No. 62. In the second week of sales for the Special Edition CD/DVD, Flyleaf sold over 10,100 copies. To date, it has sold over 1,000,000 copies in the U.S. certifying it as platinum.

According to Billboard, the album was the ninth best-selling Christian album between the years 2000 and 2009.[9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Lacey Mosley, James Culpepper, Sameer Bhattacharya, Jared Hartmann, Pat Seals, co-writes noted

Standard edition
No.TitleLength
1."I'm So Sick"3:00
2."Fully Alive"2:47
3."Perfect" (Mark Lewis)2:53
4."Cassie"2:58
5."Sorrow"2:45
6."I'm Sorry"2:43
7."All Around Me"3:18
8."Red Sam" (Will Hoffman)3:20
9."There for You"2:47
10."Breathe Today" (Hoffman)2:29
11."So I Thought" (Hoffman)4:50
German and Japanese bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Tina"2:34
International re-release bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Fully Alive" (acoustic)2:16
13."All Around Me" (acoustic)3:21
14."Cassie" (acoustic; Europe-only)3:08
US special edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Fully Alive" (acoustic)2:15
13."Red Sam" (acoustic; Hoffman)3:26
14."Cassie" (acoustic)3:10
15."I'm So Sick" (acoustic)2:59
16."All Around Me" (acoustic)3:21
US special edition bonus DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Fully Alive" (acoustic) 
2."Red Sam" (acoustic; Hoffman) 
3."Cassie" (acoustic) 
4."I'm So Sick" (acoustic) 
5."All Around Me" (acoustic) 
6."All Around Me" (music video) 
7."Fully Alive" (music video) 
8."I'm So Sick" (music video) 
Deluxe edition
No.TitleLength
12."Tina"2:33
13."Justice and Mercy"2:33
14."Much Like Falling"2:04
15."I'm So Sick" (acoustic)2:59
16."Fully Alive" (acoustic)2:14
17."Cassie" (acoustic)3:08
18."All Around Me" (acoustic)3:20
19."Red Sam" (acoustic; Hoffman)3:24
20."I'm So Sick" (Rhapsody Original)3:01
21."Fully Alive" (Rhapsody Original)2:32
22."Cassie" (Rhapsody Original)2:58
23."Sorrow" (Rhapsody Original)2:47

Personnel

Flyleaf
Production/additional credits

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[22] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Accolades

Award (2009)
2009 BMI Pop Award Winning Song – All Around Me[23]

References

  1. ^ a b c Allmusic review
  2. ^ a b "Flyleaf, "Flyleaf" Review". Jesusfreakhideout.com. October 4, 2005. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
  3. ^ "Billboard". May 27, 2006.
  4. ^ "There for You" (single). Flyleaf. A&M Octone Records. 2008.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ "About.com review". Archived from the original on May 15, 2013. Retrieved September 3, 2013.
  6. ^ "KLUDGE MAGAZINE - Review - Flyleaf: Flyleaf". February 23, 2005. Archived from the original on February 23, 2005.
  7. ^ "FLYLEAF - Flyleaf". www.riaa.com. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  8. ^ "Flyleaf, "Flyleaf EP" Review". www.jesusfreakhideout.com. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  9. ^ "Music Albums, Top 200 Albums & Music Album Charts". Billboard.com. December 31, 2009. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
  10. ^ "Flyleaf Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  11. ^ "Flyleaf Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  12. ^ "Flyleaf Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  13. ^ "Flyleaf Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  14. ^ "Flyleaf Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  15. ^ "Flyleaf Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  16. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  17. ^ "Top Christian Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  18. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  19. ^ "Top Christian Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  20. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  21. ^ "Top Christian Albums – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  22. ^ "American album certifications – Flyleaf – Flyleaf". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  23. ^ "2009 BMI Pop Awards Award Winning Songs | Press". BMI.com. May 19, 2009. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
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