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{{Infobox Album
{{Infobox album
| Name = The Early Years: 1997-2000
| name = The Early Years: 1997–2000
| Type = compilation
| type = compilation
| Artist = [[Switchfoot]]
| artist = [[Switchfoot]]
| Cover = SwitchfootTheEarlyYears.jpg
| cover = SwitchfootTheEarlyYears.jpg
| Released = {{flagicon|US}} November 2, 2004
| alt =
| Recorded = 1996-2000
| released = November 2, 2004
| Genre = Alternative Rock
| recorded = 1996–2000
| Length =
| venue =
| Label = [[Sparrow Records]]
| studio =
| Producer =
| genre = Alternative rock
| Reviews =
| length = 118:58
| label = [[Sparrow Records|Sparrow]]
| Last album = ''[[The Beautiful Letdown]]''<br>(2003)
| producer =
| This album = '''''The Early Years: 1997-2000''''' <br>(2004)
| prev_title = [[Switchfoot: Live – EP]]
| Next album = ''[[Nothing Is Sound]]'' <br>(2005)
| prev_year = 2003
| next_title = [[Nothing Is Sound]]
| next_year = 2005
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r715802|pure_url=yes}} allmusic review]</ref>
|rev2 = [[Cross Rhythms]]
|rev2score = {{rating|8|10}}<ref>[http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/products/Switchfoot/The_Early_Years_19972000/12745/ Cross Rhythms review]</ref>
|rev3 = Jesus Freak Hideout
|rev3score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref>[http://jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/TheEarlyYears1997-2000.asp Jesus Freak Hideout review]</ref>
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'''''The Early Years: 1997-2000''''' is a 3-CD set of the first three [[studio album]]s of the Alternative Rock band Switchfoot. This set was released on the heels of the band's meteoric rise to mainstream popularity with the double-platinum breakthrough, "[[The Beautiful Letdown]]," along with back-to-back hit singles, "[[Meant to Live]]" and "[[Dare You to Move]]," (the latter of which is included in its original recorded state on this compilation. Recently, ''The Early Years'' was certified [[RIAA certification | RIAA Gold]], with total sales of over 500,000 copies.<ref>We're Awakening! : A Switchfoot Newspaper Fansite: Switchfoot - "The Early Years" Goes Gold! (http://wereawakening.blogspot.com/2008/09/switchfoot-early-years-goes-gold.html) Published September 27, 2008 (Retrieved September 28, 2008).</ref>
'''''The Early Years: 1997–2000''''' is a three-disc set consisting of the first three [[studio album|album]]s by [[alternative rock]] band [[Switchfoot]]. This set was released after the band's meteoric rise to mainstream popularity with the double-platinum breakthrough ''[[The Beautiful Letdown]]''. ''The Early Years'' is seen as an introduction to Switchfoot's earlier material for fans who were introduced to the band with ''The Beautiful Letdown''.


The three discs on this compilation were the original pressings of ''[[The Legend of Chin]]'', ''[[New Way to Be Human]]'', and ''[[Learning to Breathe (Switchfoot album)|Learning to Breathe]]''. The original booklets and artwork are also included in the double jewel case that houses the entire collection.<ref>[http://christianmusic.about.com/od/upcomingreleases/a/aasfootearlyyrs.htm Switchfoot Revisits Early Years Nov. 2nd] - Published October 2004 (Retrieved July 17, 2008)</ref>
It is seen as an introduction of Switchfoot's earlier material to the newer fans that came after hearing "The Beautiful Letdown."


''The Early Years'' has been certified [[RIAA certification|RIAA Gold]], with total sales of over 500,000 copies.<ref>[http://wereawakening.blogspot.com/2008/09/switchfoot-early-years-goes-gold.html Switchfoot - "The Early Years" Goes Gold!] - Published September 27, 2008 (Retrieved September 28, 2008).</ref>
==Tracklisting==
The 3 CD's on this compilation were the original pressings of "[[The Legend of Chin]]," "[[New Way to Be Human]]," and "[[Learning to Breathe]]." The original booklets and artwork are also included in the double jewel case that houses the entire correction.<ref>[http://christianmusic.about.com/od/upcomingreleases/a/aasfootearlyyrs.htm Switchfoot Revisits Early Years Nov. 2nd] - Published October 2004 (Retrieved July 17, 2008)</ref>
# Bomb
# Chem 6a
# Underwater
# Edge of My Seat
# Home
# Might Have Been Hur
# Concrete Girl
# Life and Love and Why
# You
# Ode to Chin
# Don't Be There
# [[New Way to Be Human]]
# Incomplete
# Sooner or Later (Soren's Song)
# Company Car
# Let That Be Enough
# Something More (Augustine's Confession)
# Only Hope
# Amy's Song
# I Turn Everything Over
# Under the Floor
# [[Dare You to Move|I Dare You to Move]]
# [[Learning to Breathe]]
# You Already Take Me There
# Love Is the Movement
# Poparazzi
# Innocence Again
# Playing for Keeps
# The Loser
# The Economy of Mercy
# Erosion
# Living Is Simple


==Release==
==Track listing==

[[Sparrow Records]], the [[CCM]] record company that bought out Switchfoot's original indie [[record label]], [[Rethink (record label)|Re:Think]] released the compilation.
===''The Legend of Chin''===
{{Track listing
| title1 = Bomb
| writer1 = [[Jon Foreman]]
| length1 = 2:46
| title2 = Chem 6A
| writer2 = Jon Foreman
| length2 = 3:11
| title3 = Underwater
| writer3 = Jon Foreman, Casey Gee
| length3 = 3:46
| title4 = Edge of My Seat
| writer4 = Jon Foreman
| length4 = 2:47
| title5 = Home
| writer5 = Jon Foreman
| length5 = 4:03
| title6 = Might Have Ben Hur
| writer6 = Jon Foreman
| length6 = 2:38
| title7 = Concrete Girl
| writer7 = Jon Foreman
| length7 = 5:05
| title8 = Life and Love and Why
| writer8 = Jon Foreman
| length8 = 2:52
| title9 = You
| writer9 = Jon Foreman
| length9 = 4:13
| title10 = Ode to Chin
| writer10 = Jon Foreman
| length10 = 2:15
| title11 = Don't Be There
| writer11 = Jon Foreman
| length11 = 4:22
}}

===''New Way to Be Human''===
{{Track listing
| title1 = New Way to Be Human
| writer1 = [[Jon Foreman]], Douglas Kaine McKelvey
| length1 = 3:36
| title2 = Incomplete
| writer2 = Jon Foreman, [[Tim Foreman]]
| length2 = 4:13
| title3 = Sooner or Later (Soren's Song)
| writer3 = Jon Foreman
| length3 = 3:58
| title4 = Company Car
| writer4 = Jon Foreman
| length4 = 3:13
| title5 = Let That Be Enough
| writer5 = Jon Foreman
| length5 = 2:38
| title6 = Something More (Augustine's Confession)
| writer6 = Jon Foreman, Douglas Kaine McKelvey
| length6 = 4:00
| title7 = [[Only Hope]]
| writer7 = Jon Foreman
| length7 = 4:13
| title8 = Amy's Song
| writer8 = Jon Foreman
| length8 = 4:30
| title9 = I Turn Everything Over
| writer9 = Jon Foreman
| length9 = 3:21
| title10 = Under the Floor
| writer10 = Jon Foreman
| length10 = 3:55
}}

===''Learning to Breathe''===
{{Track listing
| title1 = [[Dare You to Move|I Dare You To Move]]
| writer1 = [[Jon Foreman]]
| length1 = 4:07
| title2 = Learning to Breathe
| writer2 = Jon Foreman
| length2 = 4:35
| title3 = You Already Take Me There
| writer3 = Jon Foreman, [[Tim Foreman]]
| length3 = 2:42
| title4 = [[Love Is the Movement]]
| writer4 = Jon Foreman
| length4 = 5:10
| title5 = Poparazzi
| writer5 = Jon Foreman
| length5 = 3:20
| title6 = Innocence Again
| writer6 = Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman
| length6 = 3:28
| title7 = Playing for Keeps
| writer7 = Jon Foreman
| length7 = 3:44
| title8 = The Loser
| writer8 = Jon Foreman
| length8 = 3:43
| title9 = The Economy of Mercy
| writer9 = Jon Foreman
| length9 = 3:56
| title10 = Erosion
| writer10 = Jon Foreman
| length10 = 3:22
| title11 = Living Is Simple
| writer11 = Jon Foreman
| length11 = 5:17
}}


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 02:41, 17 April 2023

The Early Years: 1997–2000
Compilation album by
Switchfoot
ReleasedNovember 2, 2004
Recorded1996–2000
GenreAlternative rock
Length118:58
LabelSparrow
Switchfoot chronology
Switchfoot: Live – EP
(2003) 		The Early Years: 1997–2000
(2004) 		Nothing Is Sound
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Cross Rhythms[2]
Jesus Freak Hideout[3]

The Early Years: 1997–2000 is a three-disc set consisting of the first three albums by alternative rock band Switchfoot. This set was released after the band's meteoric rise to mainstream popularity with the double-platinum breakthrough The Beautiful Letdown. The Early Years is seen as an introduction to Switchfoot's earlier material for fans who were introduced to the band with The Beautiful Letdown.

The three discs on this compilation were the original pressings of The Legend of Chin, New Way to Be Human, and Learning to Breathe. The original booklets and artwork are also included in the double jewel case that houses the entire collection.[4]

The Early Years has been certified RIAA Gold, with total sales of over 500,000 copies.[5]

Track listing

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The Legend of Chin

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bomb"Jon Foreman2:46
2."Chem 6A"Jon Foreman3:11
3."Underwater"Jon Foreman, Casey Gee3:46
4."Edge of My Seat"Jon Foreman2:47
5."Home"Jon Foreman4:03
6."Might Have Ben Hur"Jon Foreman2:38
7."Concrete Girl"Jon Foreman5:05
8."Life and Love and Why"Jon Foreman2:52
9."You"Jon Foreman4:13
10."Ode to Chin"Jon Foreman2:15
11."Don't Be There"Jon Foreman4:22

New Way to Be Human

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."New Way to Be Human"Jon Foreman, Douglas Kaine McKelvey3:36
2."Incomplete"Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman4:13
3."Sooner or Later (Soren's Song)"Jon Foreman3:58
4."Company Car"Jon Foreman3:13
5."Let That Be Enough"Jon Foreman2:38
6."Something More (Augustine's Confession)"Jon Foreman, Douglas Kaine McKelvey4:00
7."Only Hope"Jon Foreman4:13
8."Amy's Song"Jon Foreman4:30
9."I Turn Everything Over"Jon Foreman3:21
10."Under the Floor"Jon Foreman3:55

Learning to Breathe

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Dare You To Move"Jon Foreman4:07
2."Learning to Breathe"Jon Foreman4:35
3."You Already Take Me There"Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman2:42
4."Love Is the Movement"Jon Foreman5:10
5."Poparazzi"Jon Foreman3:20
6."Innocence Again"Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman3:28
7."Playing for Keeps"Jon Foreman3:44
8."The Loser"Jon Foreman3:43
9."The Economy of Mercy"Jon Foreman3:56
10."Erosion"Jon Foreman3:22
11."Living Is Simple"Jon Foreman5:17

References

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  1. ^ allmusic review
  2. ^ Cross Rhythms review
  3. ^ Jesus Freak Hideout review
  4. ^ Switchfoot Revisits Early Years Nov. 2nd - Published October 2004 (Retrieved July 17, 2008)
  5. ^ Switchfoot - "The Early Years" Goes Gold! - Published September 27, 2008 (Retrieved September 28, 2008).
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