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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Flyleaf
| Type = studio
| name = Flyleaf
| Artist = [[Flyleaf (band)|Flyleaf]]
| type = studio
| Cover = Flyleaf-Flyleaf.jpg
| artist = [[Flyleaf (band)|Flyleaf]]
| cover = Flyleaf-Flyleaf.jpg
| Released = October 4, 2005
| Recorded = 2005
| alt =
| released = October 4, 2005
| Genre = {{flatlist|
| recorded = 2005
*[[Alternative metal]]<ref name="allmusic.com">[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r794375|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref>
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{flatlist|
*[[Alternative metal]]<ref name="allmusic.com">[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r794375|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref>
*[[nu metal]]<ref name="allmusic.com"/>
*[[nu metal]]<ref name="allmusic.com"/>
*[[Christian rock]]<ref name="jfh">{{cite web|url=http://jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/Flyleaf.asp |title=Flyleaf, "Flyleaf" Review |publisher=Jesusfreakhideout.com |date=2005-10-04 |accessdate=2011-10-12}}</ref>
*[[Christian rock]]<ref name="jfh">{{cite web|url=http://jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/Flyleaf.asp |title=Flyleaf, "Flyleaf" Review |publisher=Jesusfreakhideout.com |date=October 4, 2005 |access-date=October 12, 2011}}</ref>
*[[post-grunge]]
}}
}}
| Length = 33:42
| length = 33:42
| Label = [[Octone Records|Octone]], [[Polydor Records|Polydor]]
| label = [[Octone Records|Octone]], [[Polydor Records|Polydor]]
| Producer = [[Howard Benson]]
| producer = [[Howard Benson]]
| Last album = ''[[Flyleaf EP|Flyleaf]]''<br />(2004)
| prev_title = [[Flyleaf EP|Flyleaf]]
| prev_year = 2004
| This album = '''''Flyleaf'''''<br />(2005)
| next_title = [[Much Like Falling EP|Much Like Falling]]
| Next album = ''Music as a Weapon''<br />(2006)
| Misc = {{Singles
| next_year = 2007
| Name = Flyleaf
| misc = {{Singles
| Type = studio
| name = Flyleaf
| single 1 = [[I'm So Sick]]
| type = studio
| single 2 = [[Fully Alive]]
| single1 = [[I'm So Sick]]
| single1date = October 2005<ref>{{cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YRYEAAAAMBAJ&dq=i%27m+so+sick+flyleaf&pg=PA42 | title=Billboard | date=May 27, 2006 }}</ref>
| single 3 = [[All Around Me]]
| single 4 = Perfect
| single2 = [[Fully Alive]]
| single2date = November 2006
| single 5 = Sorrow
| single 6 = Cassie
| single3 = [[All Around Me]]
| single3date = April 23, 2007
| single 7 = There for You
| single4 = [[Breathe Today]]
| single 1 date = August 29, 2006
| single4date = December 2007
| single 2 date = November 2006
| single 3 date = April 23, 2007
| single5 = There for You
| single5date = July 25, 2008<ref>{{cite AV media notes | title="There for You" | others=[[Flyleaf (band)|Flyleaf]] | year=2008 | type=single | publisher=[[A&M Octone Records]] }}</ref>
| single 4 date = 2007
| single 5 date = 2007
| single 6 date = December, 2007
| single 7 date = July 25, 2008
}}
}}
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[About.com]]
| rev1 = [[About.com]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>[http://christianmusic.about.com/od/cdreviewsal/gr/grflyleafdebut.htm About.com review]</ref>
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://christianmusic.about.com/od/cdreviewsal/gr/grflyleafdebut.htm|title=About.com review|access-date=September 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515104524/http://christianmusic.about.com/od/cdreviewsal/gr/grflyleafdebut.htm|archive-date=May 15, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev2 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev2 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev2Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref name="allmusic.com" />
| rev2Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="allmusic.com" />
| rev3 = Jesus Freak Hideout
| rev3 = Jesus Freak Hideout
| rev3Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}} <ref name="jfh" />
| rev3Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}} <ref name="jfh" />
| rev4 = [[Kludge (magazine)|Kludge]]
| rev4 = [[Kludge (magazine)|Kludge]]
| rev4Score = 5/10<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050312054529/http://www.kludgemagazine.com/reviews/Flyleaf/Flyleaf/ Kludge review]</ref>
| rev4Score = 5/10<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kludgemagazine.com/reviews/Flyleaf/Flyleaf/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050223101331/http://www.kludgemagazine.com/reviews/Flyleaf/Flyleaf/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 23, 2005|title=KLUDGE MAGAZINE - Review - Flyleaf: Flyleaf|date=February 23, 2005}}</ref>
| rev5 = [[Sputnikmusic]]
| rev5Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>[http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/7364/Flyleaf-Flyleaf/ Spuutnikmusic review]</ref>
}}
}}
'''''Flyleaf''''' is the debut studio album by American [[rock music|rock]] band [[Flyleaf (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 music|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. In December 2024, the band began accepting pre-orders for the first vinyl pressing of ''Flyleaf'' with release planned for January 2025 according to the band's [[Instagram]] page. The pressing was simultaneously teased by band members Lacey Sturm, James Culpepper and Sameer Bhattacharya on their own Instagram accounts.


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|''Billboard'' 200]], selling more than 13,000 copies within its first week. Due to the band's growing exposure to [[celebrity|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 music|Christian]] album of the [[2000s in music|2000s]]. It has sold more than 1 million copies to date, and was certified [[RIAA certification|Platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=FLYLEAF&ti=FLYLEAF|title=FLYLEAF - Flyleaf|website=www.riaa.com|access-date=July 4, 2018}}</ref>
'''''Flyleaf''''' is the debut [[studio album]] by American [[rock (music)|rock]] band [[Flyleaf (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 music|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.

While the band's then frontwoman [[Lacey Sturm]] prominently sings, her [[unclean vocals]] are frequent throughout the album. 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|''Billboard'' 200]], selling more than 13,000 copies within its first week. Due to the band's growing exposure to [[celebrity|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 music|Christian]] album of the [[2000s in music|2000s]]. It has sold more than 1 million copies to date, and was certified [[RIAA certification|Platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA).{{Citation needed|date=November 2011|reason=the lede is to be a summary of the article and much of this paragraph is not referenced below so it needs refs.}}


== Background ==
== Background ==
The album was released October 4, 2005. 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 (band)|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.
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 (band)|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.
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/FlyleafEP.asp|title=Flyleaf, "Flyleaf EP" Review|website=www.jesusfreakhideout.com|access-date=2016-04-16}}</ref>
The single "Cassie" was written in honor of [[Cassie Bernall]], who was killed in the [[Columbine High School massacre]] in 1999.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/FlyleafEP.asp|title=Flyleaf, "Flyleaf EP" Review|website=www.jesusfreakhideout.com|access-date=April 16, 2016}}</ref>

== Promotion ==
The album was hugely publicized on the website Purevolume. "I'm So Sick" appears in the game ''[[Rock Band (video game)|Rock Band]]'', and "Perfect" appears in the PC/Mac video game ''[[Guitar Praise]]''. According to Rolling Stone Magazine, the band is among the 2008 breakout bands, along with [[Paramore]].

== Singles ==
*Their first single released was "[[I'm So Sick]]".
*Their second single, "[[Fully Alive]]", hit radio stations on June 6, 2006.
*Their third and highest charting single is "[[All Around Me]]", reaching No. 40 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].
*Their fourth and fifth singles, "Perfect", and "Sorrow", were then released.
*Their sixth and final seventh singles were "Cassie", and "There for You", in which the latter of the two did not garner much attention.


== Commercial performance ==
== 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 [[Oro album|platinum]].
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 [[Oro album|platinum]].


According to ''Billboard'', the album was the ninth best-selling Christian album between the years 2000 and 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts-decade-end/billboard-200-albums?year=2009#/charts-decade-end/christian-albums?year=2009 |title=Music Albums, Top 200 Albums & Music Album Charts |publisher=Billboard.com |date=2009-12-31 |accessdate=2011-10-12}}</ref>
According to ''Billboard'', the album was the ninth best-selling Christian album between the years 2000 and 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts-decade-end/billboard-200-albums?year=2009#/charts-decade-end/christian-albums?year=2009 |title=Music Albums, Top 200 Albums & Music Album Charts |publisher=Billboard.com |date=December 31, 2009 |access-date=October 12, 2011}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
===Original release===
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Standard edition
| headline = Standard edition
| all_writing = [[Lacey Sturm|Lacey Mosley]], James Culpepper, Sameer Bhattacharya, Jared Hartmann, Pat Seals, co-writes noted
| all_writing = [[Lacey Sturm|Lacey Mosley]], James Culpepper, Sameer Bhattacharya, Jared Hartmann, Pat Seals, co-writes noted
| title1 = [[I'm So Sick]]
| title1 = [[I'm So Sick]]
| length1 = 3:00
| length1 = 3:00
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}}
}}
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| collapsed = yes
| headline = German and Japanese bonus track
| headline = Japanese bonus track
| title12 = Tina
| title12 = Tina
| length12 = 2:34
| length12 = 2:34
}}
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = International re-release bonus tracks


| title12 = Fully Alive
===US Re-release===
| note12 = acoustic
This release included all of the standard edition tracks plus acoustic versions of 5 songs from the album.
| length12 = 2:16
| title13 = All Around Me
| note13 = acoustic
| length13 = 3:21


| title14 = Cassie
The album was released as a two-Disc CD/DVD package.
| note14 = acoustic; Europe-only
| length14 = 3:08
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = US special edition bonus tracks


It also included a bonus ringtone of the track "All Around Me" and an exclusive full-color "locker" poster.
{{tracklist
| title12 = Fully Alive
| title12 = Fully Alive
| note12 = acoustic
| note12 = acoustic
| length12 = 2:15
| length12 = 2:15
| title13 = Red Sam
| title13 = Red Sam
| note13 = acoustic
| note13 = acoustic; Hoffman
| length13 = 3:26
| length13 = 3:26
| title14 = Cassie
| title14 = Cassie
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| length16 = 3:21
| length16 = 3:21
}}
}}
{{Track listing
{{tracklist
| collapsed = yes
| headline = US special edition bonus DVD

| headline = DVD
| title1 = Fully Alive (acoustic)
| title1 = Fully Alive
| note1 = video footage
| note1 = acoustic
| title2 = Red Sam (acoustic)
| title2 = Red Sam
| note2 = video footage
| note2 = acoustic; Hoffman
| title3 = Cassie (acoustic)
| title3 = Cassie
| note3 = video footage
| note3 = acoustic
| title4 = I'm So Sick (acoustic)
| title4 = I'm So Sick
| note4 = video footage
| note4 = acoustic
| title5 = All Around Me (acoustic)
| title5 = All Around Me
| note5 = video footage
| note5 = acoustic
| title6 = All Around Me
| title6 = All Around Me
| note6 = music video
| note6 = music video
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| note8 = music video
| note8 = music video
}}
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Deluxe edition


| title12 = Tina
===UK Re-release===
| length12 = 2:33
This release included all of the standard edition tracks plus acoustic versions
| title13 = Justice and Mercy
of three songs from the album.
| length13 = 2:33
{{tracklist
| title12 = Fully Alive
| title14 = Much Like Falling
| note12 = acoustic
| length14 = 2:04
| length12 = 2:41
| title15 = I'm So Sick
| title13 = All Around Me
| note15 = acoustic
| note13 = acoustic
| length15 = 2:59
| length13 = 3:21
| title16 = Fully Alive
| title14 = Cassie
| note16 = acoustic
| note14 = acoustic
| length16 = 2:14
| length14 = 3:11
| title17 = Cassie
| note17 = acoustic
| length17 = 3:08
| title18 = All Around Me
| note18 = acoustic
| length18 = 3:20
| title19 = Red Sam
| note19 = acoustic; Hoffman
| length19 = 3:24
| title20 = I'm So Sick
| note20 = Rhapsody Original
| length20 = 3:01
| title21 = Fully Alive
| note21 = Rhapsody Original
| length21 = 2:32
| title22 = Cassie
| note22 = Rhapsody Original
| length22 = 2:58
| title23 = Sorrow
| note23 = Rhapsody Original
| length23 = 2:47
}}
}}


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
;Flyleaf
* [[Lacey Mosley]] – lead vocals
* [[Pat Seals]] – bass guitar
* [[Lacey Mosley]] – vocals
* [[Sameer Bhattacharya]] – lead guitar
* Pat Seals – bass guitar
* [[Jared Hartmann]] – rhythm guitar
* Sameer Bhattacharya – guitar
* Jared Hartmann – guitar
* [[James Culpepper]] – drums, percussion
* James Culpepper – drums
;Production/additional credits
* [[Dave Navarro]] – additional guitar on "There For You"
* [[Dave Navarro]] – additional guitar on "There For You"
* Ryan White of Resident Hero – background vocals on "Cassie," "So I Thought," and "Red Sam"
* Ryan White of Resident Hero – background vocals on "Cassie," "So I Thought," and "Red Sam"
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* [[James Diener]] & Ben Berkman – A&R
* [[James Diener]] & Ben Berkman – A&R
* Mike Plotnikoff – recording
* Mike Plotnikoff – recording

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{{col-2}}
'''Production'''
* Hatsukazu Inagaki, Alex Uychocde – assistant engineering
* Hatsukazu Inagaki, Alex Uychocde – assistant engineering
* Paul Decarli – Protools editing
* Paul Decarli – Pro Tools editing
* Jon at Drum Fetish – drum technician
* Jon at Drum Fetish – drum technician
* Ed DeGenaro – sound technician
* Keith Nelson – guitar technician
* Keith Nelson – guitar technician
* 7S – art direction
* 7S – art direction
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* Cole Rise – cover photography
* Cole Rise – cover photography
* Shannon Ronique Neall – angel illustration
* Shannon Ronique Neall – angel illustration
{{col-2}}
'''Recording locations'''
* Bay 7 Studios, Valley Village
*Sparky Dark Studio, Calabasas, CA

'''Mixed at'''
** Scream Studios, Studio City, CA
** Chalice Studios, LA
{{col-end}}


==Charts==
==Charts==
{{col-begin}}
{{Refimprove|date=September 2011}}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable"

===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
|-
!Chart (2005)
! scope="col"| Chart (2005–2008)
! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position
!Peak<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p703878|pure_url=yes}}</ref><br>position
|-
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|57|artist=Flyleaf|rowheader=true|access-date=July 11, 2021}}
|[[Top Heatseekers]]
| style="text-align:center;"|3
|-
|-
{{album chart|BillboardAlternative|11|artist=Flyleaf|rowheader=true|access-date=July 11, 2021}}
!Chart (2006)
!Peak<br>position
|-
|-
{{album chart|BillboardChristian|1|artist=Flyleaf|rowheader=true|access-date=July 11, 2021}}
| The Billboard 200
| style="text-align:center;"|57
|-
|-
{{album chart|BillboardHardRock|12|artist=Flyleaf|rowheader=true|access-date=July 11, 2021}}
| Top Rock Albums
| style="text-align:center;"|12
|-
|-
{{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|3|artist=Flyleaf|rowheader=true|access-date=July 11, 2021}}
| Top Christian Albums
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
|-
{{album chart|BillboardRock|12|artist=Flyleaf|rowheader=true|access-date=July 11, 2021}}
!Chart (2008)
|}
!Peak
{{col-2}}

===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2006)
| Top Digital Albums
! scope="col"| Position
| style="text-align:center;"| 71
|-
|-
! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2006/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2006|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 11, 2021}}</ref>
| Top Alternative Albums
| 160
| style="text-align:center;"|11
|-
|-
! scope="row"| US Christian Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2006/christian-albums|title=Top Christian Albums – Year-End 2006|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 11, 2021}}</ref>
| Top Hard Rock Albums
| 6
| style="text-align:center;"|5
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2007)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2007/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2007|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 11, 2021}}</ref>
| 140
|-
! scope="row"| US Christian Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2007/christian-albums|title=Top Christian Albums – Year-End 2007|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 11, 2021}}</ref>
| 3
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2008)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2008/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2008|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 11, 2021}}</ref>
| 105
|-
! scope="row"| US Christian Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2008/christian-albums|title=Top Christian Albums – Year-End 2008|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 11, 2021}}</ref>
| 2
|}
|}
{{col-end}}

==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Flyleaf|title=Flyleaf|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=2005|certyear=2008|accessdate=November 22, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}


==Accolades==
==Accolades==
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! Award (2009)
! Award (2009)
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;" colspan="2"|2009 BMI Pop Award Winning Song – [[All Around Me]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bmi.com/press/entry/538580 |title=2009 BMI Pop Awards Award Winning Songs &#124; Press |publisher=BMI.com |date=2009-05-19 |accessdate=2011-10-12}}</ref>
| style="text-align:left;" colspan="2"|2009 BMI Pop Award Winning Song – [[All Around Me]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bmi.com/press/entry/538580 |title=2009 BMI Pop Awards Award Winning Songs &#124; Press |publisher=BMI.com |date=May 19, 2009 |access-date=October 12, 2011}}</ref>
|}
|}


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{{Flyleaf}}
{{Flyleaf}}
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[[Category:2005 debut albums]]
[[Category:2005 debut albums]]

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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. In December 2024, the band began accepting pre-orders for the first vinyl pressing of Flyleaf with release planned for January 2025 according to the band's Instagram page. The pressing was simultaneously teased by band members Lacey Sturm, James Culpepper and Sameer Bhattacharya on their own Instagram accounts.

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

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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

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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

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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

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Flyleaf
  • Lacey Mosley – vocals
  • Pat Seals – bass guitar
  • Sameer Bhattacharya – guitar
  • Jared Hartmann – guitar
  • James Culpepper – drums
Production/additional credits
  • Dave Navarro – additional guitar on "There For You"
  • Ryan White of Resident Hero – background vocals on "Cassie," "So I Thought," and "Red Sam"
  • Howard Benson – producer, keyboards and programming
  • Mike Plotnikoff – mixing
  • Leon Zervos & Chris Athens – Mastering at Sterling Sound, NY
  • James Diener & Ben Berkman – A&R
  • Mike Plotnikoff – recording
  • Hatsukazu Inagaki, Alex Uychocde – assistant engineering
  • Paul Decarli – Pro Tools editing
  • Jon at Drum Fetish – drum technician
  • Ed DeGenaro – sound technician
  • Keith Nelson – guitar technician
  • 7S – art direction
  • Sam Erickson, Stephen Albanese – photography
  • Cole Rise – cover photography
  • Shannon Ronique Neall – angel illustration

Charts

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Certifications

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

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Accolades

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

References

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  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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