Lit (album)
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| Released | June 22, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 2003–2004 at World Class Audio, Anaheim, California; The Pool House, Fullerton, California | |||
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| Length | 47:07 | |||
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Lit is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Lit. It was recorded at World Class Audio in Anaheim and The Pool House in Fullerton, California. It is the band's final album with all four original members, as drummer Allen Shellenberger died of malignant glioma in 2009.
Release
"Looks Like They Were Right" was released to radio on May 4, 2004.[1] The album itself was released on June 22, 2004, and was the only album issued by the band's label Nitrus Records and DRT Entertainment. (During their three-year break, they left RCA Records.) "Times Like This" was released to radio on August 24, 2004, and again on September 21.[1]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [2] |
| IGN | 5.5/10 [3] |
| Melodic | [4] |
| Punknews | [5] |
| Rolling Stone | (favorable)[6] |
It peaked at #113 on the US Billboard 200 and #6 on the Top Independent Albums chart.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Jeremy Popoff and A. Jay Popoff, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Too Fast for a U-Turn" | 3:15 | |
| 2. | "Looks Like They Were Right" | 3:56 | |
| 3. | "Needle & Thread" |
| 3:04 |
| 4. | "Times Like This" |
| 3:20 |
| 5. | "Throwaway" |
| 3:31 |
| 6. | "Forever Begins Right Now" |
| 3:07 |
| 7. | "Moonshine" | 3:21 | |
| 8. | "Alright" | J. Popoff | 2:40 |
| 9. | "Lullaby" | J. Popoff | 4:15 |
| 10. | "Hard to Find" |
| 3:40 |
| 11. | "All or Nothing" | 4:02 | |
| 12. | "Pictures of You" (The Cure cover) | The Cure | 4:46 |
| 13. | "Bulletproof" |
| 4:19 |
| Total length: | 47:07 | ||
B-sides
- "Over It"
- "Get Back"
- "No Turning Back" (alternate version of "All or Nothing")
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[7]
- 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 – Moog synthesizer on "Looks Like They Were Right"
- Jon Devoto – guitar solo on "Needle & Thread"
- David Campbell – string arrangement on "Times Like This"
- Jake Popoff – vocals on "Lullaby"
- Gabrial McNair – piano and string arrangement on "Lullaby"
- Engineering/Mixing
- Kyle Homme
Charts
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[8] | 113 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[9] | 6 |
References
- ^ a b "FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock". Friday Morning Quarterback. Archived from the original on June 2, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
- ^ "Lit - Lit". AllMusic.
- ^ Clayman, David (July 2, 2004). "Lit". IGN. Archived from the original on December 17, 2005. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
- ^ Roth, Kaj (June 7, 2004). "Lit - Atomic". Melodic. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
- ^ "Lit - Lit".
- ^ St. Leger, Marie Elsie (July 6, 2004). "Lit: Lit : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 22, 2007. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
- ^ A Place in the Sun (CD booklet). Lit. DRT. 1999. RTE 0043.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Lit Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- ^ "Lit Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 10, 2026.