Halestorm (album)

Halestorm
Studio album by Halestorm
Released	April 28, 2009
Genre	Hard rock,[1] post-grunge[2]
Length	37:03
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Howard Benson
Halestorm chronology
One and Done (2006) Halestorm (2009) Live in Philly 2010 (2010)
Singles from Halestorm
"I Get Off" Released: 2009 "It's Not You" Released: 2009 "Familiar Taste of Poison" Released: August 24, 2010 "Bet U Wish U Had Me Back" Released: November 30, 2010

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Dangerdog.com	[4]
Jukebox:Metal	[5]
Kerrang!
Rock Sound	[6]
TuneLab	[7]

Halestorm is the debut studio album by American rock band Halestorm. It was released in 2009 on Atlantic Records. Howard Benson produced the album.^[8] It peaked at #40 on the Billboard 200. The first single from the album, "I Get Off" received considerable play time. The song reached #17 on Billboard's Rock list.^[9] The track "Innocence" was co-written by ex-Evanescence member, Ben Moody.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"It's Not You"	Howard Benson, Lzzy Hale, David Ivory	2:55
2.	"I Get Off"	Benson, Dana Calitri, Hale, Nina Ossoff, Kathy Sommer	3:04
3.	"Bet U Wish U Had Me Back"	Benson, Hale, Bobby Huff	3:43
4.	"Innocence"	Benson, Hale, Ben Moody	3:16
5.	"Familiar Taste of Poison"	David Bassett, Benson, Hale, Ivory	4:04
6.	"I'm Not an Angel"	Benson, Hale, Kara DioGuardi, Marti Frederiksen	3:15
7.	"What Were You Expecting?"	Benson, Hale, John Lowery, James Michael	3:34
8.	"Love/Hate Heartbreak"	Benson, Hale, Tommy Henriksen, Trevor Lukather	3:19
9.	"Better Sorry Than Safe"	Hale, Cody Hanson, Brian Howes	3:12
10.	"Dirty Work"	Gavin Brown, Hale, DioGuardi	3:17
11.	"Nothing to Do with Love"	Bassett, Benson, Hale	3:30
Total length:			37:03

iTunes/Amazon bonus tracks

Track listing
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Tell Me Where It Hurts"	3:48
13.	"Conversation Over"	3:05
14.	"Dirty Mind"	3:18

Band members

• Lzzy Hale - vocals, guitar, keyboard
• Arejay Hale - drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Joe Hottinger - guitar, backing vocals
• Josh Smith - bass guitar, backing vocals

Personnel

• Composer − Kara DioGuardi, Arejay Hale, Lzzy Hale, Joe Hottinger, Nina Ossoff, Josh Smith
• Guitar − Phil X.
• Keyboards − Howard Benson
• Engineer − Hatsukazu "Hatch" Inagaki, Ashburn Miller, Mike Plotnikoff
• Producer − Howard Benson
• Mastering − Ted Jensen
• Mixing − Chris Lord-Alge
• Programming − Howard Benson
• Photography − Phil Mucci
• Cover Illustration − Mark Stutzman
• A&R − Pete Ganbarg, Leigh Lust

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[10]	40
US Top Rock Albums[11]	11
US Top Hard Rock Albums[12]	4
Greek Albums Chart[13]	33

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)[14]	Gold	500,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

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2. Tim Grierson. "Halestorm". About.com Entertainment. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
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4. "Halestorm:2009:Review". Dangerdog.com. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
5. "Halestorm album Review". Jukebox:Metal. Retrieved 2010-04-03.
6. "Review: Halestorm - 'Halestorm'". Rock Sound. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
7. "Review: Halestorm - 'Halestorm'". TuneLab Music. Archived from the original on June 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
8. "Halestorm Set to Hit Hard With Debut Album". Atlantic Records. Archived from the original on November 17, 2008. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
9. "Halestorm". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
10. "Halestorm - Chart history". Billboard. 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
11. "Halestorm - Chart history". Billboard. 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
12. "Halestorm - Chart history". Billboard. 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
13. "Halestorm - Halestorm". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
14. "American album certifications – Halestorm – Halestorm". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH