''In Moderation'' is the second studio album by

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and the major label debut for the band. Four songs on this album were re-released and had been included on the band's debut album, ''

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''. Their initial release on ''Birth of a Cynic'' fell below expectations with only 2,000 albums being produced and no songs from it being issued as a single. The release of ''In Moderation'' spawned a redefining of the band's success entailing a national (US) tour, with several exceeding 15,000 patrons. The album sold in excess of 150,000 copies in its first year of release. The band's members, Evan Sula-Goff, Seth Watson, Adam Powell, and Alex Viveros are attributed equal credit for writing the songs on ''In Moderation'', while the four which had appeared on ''Birth of a Cynic'' were originally attributed to Evan Sula-Goff; considered, in the AMG musical review for ''In Moderation'', to be the band's solidifying member.

Chart performance

''In Moderation'' charted on the ''

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'' peaking at 34 on the year 2000, and produced two singles, " Question Everything" and "Satisfied", respectively achieving 25 and 35 on the Billboard

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chart, and 16 and 26 on the billboard US

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chart. "Question Everything" also reached number 38 on the US Adult

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Personnel

;Band * Evan Sula-Goff (vocals, guitar) * Seth Watson (guitar, background vocals) * Adam Powell (drums, background vocals) * Alex Viveros (bass, background vocals) ;Additional musicians * The Water Sisters - background vocals on hidden track

Support and technical

* Producers: Paul Lani;

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* Audio Mixers: David Bianco; Paul Lani * Editor: Stewart Whitmore * Photographers:

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Track listing

* ''In Moderation'': total track time, (47:09) # "Satisfied" (3:05) # "Not Alive" (3:38)* # " Question Everything" (4:28) # "Regression" (3:05) # "Good Enough" (3:11) # "Better" (3:26) # "Uninspired" (3:48) # "Esteem" (4:20)* # "Wider" (3:07)* # "My Would-Be Savior" (2:52) # "Forget" (12:09)* * Asterisk indicates four songs previously released on the band's debut album, ''

'' (1997).

Hidden track

The album's 11th track, listed as the last song, "Forget", tracks for (12:09). "Forget" actually fades out at (4:22) and is followed by (3:45) of silence. Then an unlisted track, titled "Empty", begins to play and tracks for the remaining (4:02). This hidden track features the background vocals of the Water Sisters, and a piano accompaniment played by Gary Sula-Goff.AMG Album review
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Footnotes

References

{{Authority control 1999 albums 8stops7 albums Albums produced by David Kahne