''Halestorm'' is the debut studio album by American

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Halestorm Halestorm is an American rock band from Red Lion, Pennsylvania, consisting of lead vocalist and guitarist Lzzy Hale, her drummer brother Arejay Hale, guitarist Joe Hottinger, and bassist Josh Smith. The group's self-titled debut album was re ...

. It was released in 2009 by

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. The record was produced by

Howard Benson Howard Benson is an American music producer and multi-instrumentalist. He was nominated for the Producer of the Year Grammy Award in 2007 and 2008. Early life and education Benson was born and raised in a middle-class family in greater Philadel ...

and includes a collaboration with

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as a co-writer in the track "Innocence". ''Halestorm'' received generally mixed reviews from music critics. Commercially, the album was a modest success, debuting at number 40 on the US ''Billboard'' 200. The first single from the album, "I Get Off" received considerable play time and peaked at 17 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart. A tenth anniversary edition was released on December 20, 2019, .

Tenth Anniversary Edition

The band celebrated the tenth anniversary of the album's release by releasing a 10th Anniversary edition featuring "all-new artwork as well as pre-production demos and bonus material." In a statement announcing the reissue of ''Halestorm'', Lzzy Hale said: "We lived through a fire, a mudslide, an earthquake and 19 months in Burbank, California to make sure our debut album was released. To celebrate our 10th year anniversary of our debut album on Atlantic Records, we decided to include raw, never-before-heard demos and rejects, new art, and personal letter from me taking you through our roller-coaster ride. I hope you enjoy this special piece of Halestorm history."

Track listing

All tracks are produced by

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Halestorm''.

Band members

Lzzy Hale Elizabeth Mae "Lzzy" Hale (born October 10, 1983) is an American musician, best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of hard rock band Halestorm, which she co-founded with her brother Arejay Hale in 1997. Career Hale began writing and ...

− vocals, guitar, keyboard * Arejay Hale − drums, percussion, backing vocals * Joe Hottinger − guitar, backing vocals * Josh Smith − bass guitar, backing vocals

Additional musicians

Phil X Theofilos Xenidis (born March 10, 1966), better known as Phil X, is a Canadian musician, singer and songwriter. Since 2013, he has played lead guitar with Bon Jovi and officially replaced former lead guitarist Richie Sambora in 2016. Career Early ...

− guitar *

− keyboards,

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* Debbie Lurie − strings arrangement

Technical

* Mark Vangool – guitar technician * Jon Nicholson – drum technician * Paul Decardi – digital editing * Mike Plotnikoff − recording * Ashburn Miller − strings recording * Hatsukazu Inagaki − additional engineering *

− production *

Chris Lord-Alge Chris Lord-Alge is an American mix engineer. He is the brother of both Tom Lord-Alge and Jeff Lord-Alge, both of whom are also audio engineers. Chris and Tom are known for their abundant use of dynamic compression for molding mixes that play wel ...

− mixing *

− programming *

Ted Jensen Ted Jensen (born September 19, 1954) is an American mastering engineer, known for having mastered many recordings, including the Eagles' ''Hotel California'', Green Day's '' American Idiot'' and Norah Jones' ''Come Away with Me''. Biography Ted ...

− mastering

Managerial and artwork

* Bill McGathy − management * Vincent Hartong − management * Scott Sokol − booking * John Bongiorno − booking * Nick Ferrara − legal representation * Beth Sabbagh − business management * Carla Karakesisoglu − business management * Diana de la Cerda − business management *

Pete Ganbarg Pete Ganbarg is a 2-time Grammy Award-winning music business executive who is currently President of A&R for Atlantic Records. and President of ATCO Records. Pete began his career in A&R in 1989 at SBK Records through a mutual friendship with SBK ...

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artists and repertoire Artists and repertoire (colloquially abbreviated to A&R) is the division of a record label or music publishing company that is responsible for talent scouting and overseeing the artistic development of recording artists (singers, instrumentalist ...

* Leigh Lust − artists and repertoire * Anne DeClemente − artists and repertoire administration * Phil Mucci − photography * Mark Stutzman − cover illustration * Brian Ranney − packaging production

Charts

Certifications

Notes

References

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