Release is Sister Hazel's seventh studio album. It was released on August 18, 2009 through Croakin' Poets/Rock Ridge.
Unlike previous Sister Hazel albums, all of the band members contributed to the songwriting. According to Ryan Newell, the album got its name because they "Took a different approach on this record and 'released' the past method."
Track listing
"Release" (Ryan Newell, Emerson Hart, Pat McGee) – 3:51 "Take a Bow" (Newell, Mike Daly, McGee) – 3:00 "I Believe in You" (Andrew Copeland, Stan Lynch) – 2:51 "Run for the Hills" (Copeland, Britton Cameron) – 3:41 "Better Way" (Ken Kelly, Lindsey Kelly, Mark Trojanowski) – 3:56 "Walls and Cannonballs" (Ken Block) – 3:14 "Vacation Rain" (Jett Beres) – 3:51 "See Me Beautiful" (Block) – 4:06 "One Life" (Cameron, Copeland, Lynch) – 5:13 "Take It Back" (L. Kelly, K. Kelly, Trojanowski) – 3:49 "Fade" (Newell, Chuck Carrier) – 3:29 "Ghost in the Crowd" (Beres) – 5:07
Personnel Sister Hazel Ken Block – lead vocals, acoustic guitar Jett Beres – bass, harmony vocals Andrew Copeland – rhythm guitar, vocals Ryan Newell – lead and slide guitar, harmony vocals Mark Trojanowski – drums
Technical personnel Sister Hazel – producers Stan Lynch – co-producer Ken Kelly – co-producer Chip Matthews – mixing Don McCollister – mixing Brad Blackwood - mastering Benny Quinn – additional mastering
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