The Economy of Sound is the fifth studio album by American post-grunge band Seven Mary Three. It was released on , 2001, on Mammoth Records. The album peaked at No. 178 on the Billboard 200 on June 23, 2001.[ Billboard.com - Discography - Seven Mary Three - The Economy of Sound]

The album's Billboard-charting singles were "Wait" (No. 7 on Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks and No. 21 on Hot Modern Rock Tracks) and "Sleepwalking" (No. 39 on Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks).[ Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Seven Mary Three]

Critical reception The Encyclopedia of Popular Music wrote that the album "jettisoned the vestiges of the band's grunge sound in favour of crowd pleasing hard rock."

Track listing All songs written by Jason Ross, except where noted.

Album credits Jason Ross – lead vocals, rhythm guitar Thomas Juliano – lead guitar, backing vocals Casey Daniel – bass Giti Khalsa – drums Kevin McKendree – keyboards Eric Gardner – percussion

Production Producers: Jason Ross, Tom Morris, and Neal Avron Engineering: Tom Morris with Matt Martone Mixing: Neal Avron, except Tracks 1 and 2 mixed by Chris Lord-Alge Mastering: Bob Ludwig Art Direction: Lane Wurster Graphic Design: Chris Eselgroth Photography: Christian Lantry

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