''Lit'' is the fourth studio album by the American

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band Lit. It was recorded at World Class Audio in

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and The Pool House in

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. It is the band's final album with all four original members, as drummer

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died of

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in 2009.

Release

"Looks Like They Were Right" was released to radio on May 4, 2004. The album itself was released on June 22, 2004, and was the only album issued by the band's label Nitrus Records and

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. (During their three-year break, they left

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.) "Times Like This" was released to radio on August 24, 2004, and again on September 21.

Reception

It peaked at #113 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and #6 on the

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chart.

Track listing

''Tracks released as non-LP B-sides'' # "Over It" # "Get Back" # "No Turning Back" (Alternate version of "All Or Nothing")

Personnel

Lit * A. Jay Popoff – lead vocals * Jeremy Popoff – guitar, backing vocals * Kevin Baldes – bass, backing vocals * Allen Shellenberger — drums, backing vocals Additional musicians * Gregg Coddington –

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(2) * Jon Devoto – guitar solo (3) * David Campbell – string arrangement (4) * Jake Popoff – vocals (9) *

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– piano (9), string arrangement (9)

References

Lit (band) albums 2004 albums DRT Entertainment albums {{2000s-punk-rock-album-stub