Underneath (Hanson album)

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Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(69/100)
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Billboard	(positive)
Blender
Entertainment.ie
Entertainment Weekly	B−
Q
Rolling Stone
The Village Voice	(favorable)
Yahoo! Music UK

Underneath is the third album by American pop rock group Hanson. It was released in 2004 by 3CG Records. It is the band's first release on their own independent record label.

Track listing

All songs written by Isaac Hanson, Taylor Hanson and Zac Hanson; additional writers in parentheses.
Lead vocals by Taylor Hanson, except where noted.

1. "Strong Enough to Break" (Greg Wells) – 3:32
2. "Dancin' in the Wind" – 4:04
3. "Penny & Me" – 4:03
4. "Underneath" (Matthew Sweet) – 4:40
5. "Misery" – 3:08 (Lead vocals: Zac Hanson)
6. "Lost Without Each Other" (Gregg Alexander) – 3:44
7. "When You're Gone" – 4:31
8. "Broken Angel" – 4:49 (Lead vocals: Zac Hanson)
9. "Deeper" – 4:10 (Lead vocals: Isaac Hanson)
10. "Get Up and Go" – 4:08
11. "Crazy Beautiful" – 4:02
12. "Hey" (Greg Wells) – 4:17
13. "Believe" – 12:17

Notes:

• "Hey" was featured on the sixth episode "A Birthday Witch" from the sixth season of the series Sabrina, the Teenage Witch.
• "Believe" includes the hidden tracks "Crazy Beautiful (Reprise)" and "Lulla Belle".

French version bonus track

14. "Someone (Laissons nous une chance)" (featuring Emma Daumas) (Damon Lee, Dominique Grimaldi, Emma Daumas)

Australian bonus tracks (live from House of Blues, Chicago)

14. "If Only"
15. "I Will Come to You" (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil)

Japanese bonus tracks

14. "Dream Girl"
15. "I Almost Care" (Matthew Sweet)
16. "With You in Your Dreams" (live)

Note: The Japanese version does not include "Get Up and Go".

Personnel

• Taylor Hanson – vocals, piano, keyboards, organ, production, art concept
• Isaac Hanson – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, production, mixing, Pro Tools engineer, art concept
• Zac Hanson – vocals, drums, percussion, piano, production, art concept
• Michelle Branch – guest vocals on "Deeper"
• Dave Ashton – Pro Tools engineer
• P.R. Brown – art direction, art design, photography
• Joe Chiccarelli – lead engineer, mixing
• Steve Churchyard – mixing
• Luis Conte – percussion
• Todd Edwards – art concept
• John Goodmanson – mixing
• Danny Kortchmar – production
• George Marino – mastering
• Justin Meldal-Johnsen – bass
• Steve Ripley – mixing
• Steve Thompson – mixing
• Greg Wells – bass, acoustic guitar, production
• Sam Farrar – bass
• Abraham Laboriel – bass on "Penny & Me"

Worldwide sales

To date, the album has sold more than 350,000 copies, 137,000 of which were US sales and around 17,000 of which were sold in the UK, making this their lowest-selling official release. Despite this, the lead single "Penny & Me" achieved some success, reaching #2 on the Hot 100 Singles Sales chart and #10 on the UK Top 40. The second single, "Lost Without Each Other", did not chart in most countries, and only reached number #39 on the UK Top 40. Hanson themselves have said that they endured a financial loss in making and releasing the album, to the point where in some places, the album itself transitioned from mainstream retail locations to discount stores, particularly across England. It has been speculated that any loss endured has been made up from tour proceeds, as they tend to generate more direct income for bands than record sales can.

Chart positions

Chart (2004)	Peak position
French Albums (SNEP)	173
Italian Albums (FIMI)	53
Japanese Albums (Oricon)	70
Scottish Albums (OCC)	41
UK Albums (OCC)	49
US Billboard Top 200	25
US Billboard Top Independent Albums	1

External links

• Underneath at Metacritic