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."
Contents
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 (3, 4, 9)
Ken Kelly – co-producer (5, 10)
Chip Matthews – mixing (1-6, 8-10)
Don McCollister – mixing (7, 11, 12)
Brad Blackwood - mastering
Benny Quinn – additional mastering