''Obsession'' is an

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. The album was their most commercially successful to date, and featured three music videos. Some editions of this album come with a

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that features a 'making of' the album. The album has sold over 200,000 copies in the US. The album peaked at #4 on the

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chart in the US. On July 3, 2004 the album peaked at #147 on the ''Billboard'' 200. /ref> The song "Guilty Pleasures," seemingly only available on the UK Pressing of Obsession, was confirmed by singer James Hart on Twitter to actually be "The Sun Falls Down." The title is incorrect on the Japan pressings and the single for "I Let Go." The album was noted to be a starkly different sonic approach by comparison to the sound found on their earlier work, noted by

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as " shadowy realm ..where the iron poles of heavy metal beat against

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spines, and hammer the resulting screams into melodies lanced with pain."

Track listings

US pressing

#"Obsession" (2:03) #"I Let Go" (3:23) #"Crushed" (3:00) #"This Time" (3:05) #"

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" (3:41) #"I Should Tell You" (3:47) #"Waiting for the Heavens" (3:43) #"Lost in a Dream" (3:07) #"Bleed by Yourself" (3:20) #"A Long Way Home" (2:34) #"Said and Done" (4:00)

UK pressing

#"Obsession" (2:03) #"I Let Go" (3:23) #"Crushed" (3:00) #"This Time" (3:05) #"

" (3:38) #"I Should Tell You" (3:45) #"Waiting for the Heavens" (3:41) #"A Pretty Blue (Lost in a Dream)" (3:07) #"Guilty Pleasures (The Sun Falls Down)" (3:15) #"Bleed by Yourself" (3:18) #"The World Is Mine" (2:57) #"A Long Way Home" (2:34) #"Said and Done" (3:58)

Japanese pressing

#"Obsession" (2:03) #"I Let Go" (3:23) #"Crushed" (3:00) #"This Time" (3:05) #"

" (3:38) #"I Should Tell You" (3:45) #"

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" (3:41) #"Lost in a Dream" (3:07) #"Bleed by Yourself" (3:18) #"A Long Way Home" (2:34) #"Said and Done" (3:58) #"The World Is Mine" (2:57) #"Guilty Pleasures (The Sun Falls Down)" (3:15)

Personnel

* James Hart - lead vocals *

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- lead guitar, piano, lap steel, vocals * Mick Morris - bass *

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- drums, percussion, keyboard, programming, guitars, vocals

References

External links

Obsession Album Website

Obsession on Trustkill Records
Eighteen Visions albums 2004 albums Trustkill Records albums {{2000s-punk-rock-album-stub