Underneath (Hanson album)
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Underneath is the sixth 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.
- "Strong Enough to Break" (Greg Wells) – 3:32
- "Dancin' in the Wind" – 4:04
- "Penny & Me" – 4:03
- "Underneath" (Matthew Sweet) – 4:40
- "Misery" – 3:08 (Lead vocals: Zac Hanson)
- "Lost Without Each Other" (Gregg Alexander) – 3:44
- "When You're Gone" – 4:31
- "Broken Angel" – 4:49 (Lead vocals: Zac Hanson)
- "Deeper" – 4:10 (Lead vocals: Isaac Hanson)
- "Get Up and Go" – 4:08
- "Crazy Beautiful" – 4:02
- "Hey" (Greg Wells) – 4:17
- "Believe" – 12:17
Notes:
- "Hey" was featured on Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, in the sixth episode of season 6, "A Birthday Witch".
- "Believe" includes hidden tracks "Crazy Beautiful [Remix]" & "Lulla Belle".
French version bonus track
- "Someone (Laissons nous une chance)" (featuring Emma Daumas) (Damon Lee, Dominique Grimaldi, Emma Daumas)
Australian bonus tracks (live from House Of Blues, Chicago)
Japanese bonus tracks
- "Dream Girl"
- "I Almost Care" (Matthew Sweet)
- "With You In Your Dreams (live)"
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 Chicarelli – 1st 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
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. This despite the success of "Penny & Me", which hit #2 on the Hot 100 Single Sales Chart and #10 on the UK Top 40. The second single, "Lost Without Each Other", didn't chart in most countries, and only reached number #39 on the UK Top 40. Hanson themselves have said that they have 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 will be or 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 |
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Billboard Top 200 | 25 |
Billboard Top Independent Albums | 1 |
UK Top 75 | 49 |