Let Love In (Goo Goo Dolls album)
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Let Love In is the Goo Goo Dolls
Goo Goo Dolls
The Goo Goo Dolls are a Grammy-nominated American rock band formed in 1986 in Buffalo, New York, by vocalist and guitarist John Rzeznik and vocalist and bass guitarist Robby Takac. Since the end of 1994, Mike Malinin has been the band's drummer, a position previously held by George Tutuska...

' eighth studio album. "Better Days", which was released as a single late in 2005, appears on the album, along with a cover of the Supertramp
Supertramp
Supertramp are a British rock band formed in 1969 under the name Daddy before renaming to Supertramp in early 1970. Though their music was initially categorised as progressive rock, they have since incorporated a combination of traditional rock and art rock into their music...

 song, "Give a Little Bit
Give A Little Bit
"Give a Little Bit" is the opening song on Supertramp's 1977 album Even in the Quietest Moments.... The song was released as a single that same year and became an international hit for the band, peaking at number 15 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart...

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Track listing

All songs by Johnny Rzeznik
Johnny Rzeznik
John Joseph Theodore Rzeznik , also known as Johnny Rzeznik, is an American songwriter, guitarist, vocalist and producer...

 except when noted.
  1. "Stay with You
    Stay with You
    "Stay with You" is the title of a song recorded by the Goo Goo Dolls. It was released in April 2006 as the third single from their eighth studio album, Let Love In. The song is the second single released from the album, following "Better Days". It was released along with a rerelease of the track...

    " (Glen Ballard
    Glen Ballard
    Glen Ballard is an American songwriter and record producer, best known for co-writing and producing Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill , which won Grammy Award for "Best Rock Album", and "Album of the Year" amongst others, and is ranked by the Rolling Stone amongst The 500 Greatest Albums of...

    , Rzeznik) – 3:56
  2. "Let Love In
    Let Love In (song)
    "Let Love In" is the third and final single from the Goo Goo Dolls' eighth studio album, Let Love In.-Music video:The video features the band performing the song, intercut with subliminal flashes of words that progress from "hunger" "war", "abuse", and the like to words such as "joy" "peace"...

    " (Ballard, Rzeznik, Gregg Wattenberg) – 5:00
  3. "Feel the Silence" – 3:50
  4. "Better Days" – 3:33
  5. "Without You Here" – 3:49
  6. "Listen" (Rzeznik, Robby Takac
    Robby Takac
    Robert Carl Takac, Jr., known as Robby Takac is one of the founding members of the Goo Goo Dolls, along with Johnny Rzeznik. He is the band's bassist and was formerly the lead singer on the Goo Goo Dolls' earlier albums....

    ) – 3:11
  7. "Give a Little Bit
    Give A Little Bit
    "Give a Little Bit" is the opening song on Supertramp's 1977 album Even in the Quietest Moments.... The song was released as a single that same year and became an international hit for the band, peaking at number 15 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart...

    " (Rick Davies
    Rick Davies
    Rick Davies is an English musician, best known as the founder and keyboardist of progressive rock band Supertramp...

    /Roger Hodgson
    Roger Hodgson
    Charles Roger Pomfret Hodgson is a British musician and songwriter, best known as the former co-frontman, and founding member, of progressive rock band Supertramp....

    ) – 3:35
  8. "Can't Let It Go" – 3:53
  9. "We'll Be Here (When You're Gone)" – 3:29
  10. "Strange Love" (Rzeznik, Takac) – 3:35
  11. "Become" (Ballard, Rzeznik) – 4:08

Tour Edition DVD

Live and Intimate
  1. "Stay with You"
  2. "Let Love In"
  3. "Feel the Silence"
  4. "Better Days"
  5. "Without You Here"
  6. "Listen"
  7. "Can't Let It Go"
  8. "We'll Be Here (When You're Gone)
  9. "Strange Love"
  10. "Black Balloon"
  11. "Iris"
  12. "Become"
  13. "Broadway
    Broadway (Goo Goo Dolls song)
    "Broadway" is the title of a song recorded by the Goo Goo Dolls. The song was released in September 2000 as the last single from their hit album Dizzy Up the Girl...

    "
  14. "Here Is Gone
    Here Is Gone
    "Here is Gone" is the title of a song recorded by the Goo Goo Dolls. It was released in March 2002 as the lead single from their seventh studio album, Gutterflower. It reached number 18 on the U.S...

    "


Audio studio tracks
  1. "We'll Be Here (When You're Gone) (Acoustic)
  2. "Better Days" (Acoustic) (also included on Japan pressings)

Personnel

  • John Rzeznik – lead guitar
    Lead guitar
    Lead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...

    , lead and backing vocals
  • Robby Takac
    Robby Takac
    Robert Carl Takac, Jr., known as Robby Takac is one of the founding members of the Goo Goo Dolls, along with Johnny Rzeznik. He is the band's bassist and was formerly the lead singer on the Goo Goo Dolls' earlier albums....

     – bass
    Bass guitar
    The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

    , backing vocals, lead vocals on "Listen" and "Strange Love"
  • Mike Malinin
    Mike Malinin
    Michael Theodore Malinin joined the Goo Goo Dolls in January 1995, after a brief jam session with founding members Johnny Rzeznik and Robby Takac, who were seeking to replace drummer George Tutuska.-Background:...

     – drums
    Drum kit
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    , percussion
    Percussion instrument
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Additional personnel

  • Joel Shearer – rhythm guitars
  • Zac Rae – keyboards
    Keyboard instrument
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  • Tim Pierce – rhythm guitars
  • Greg Suran – rhythm guitars
  • Paul Gordon
    Paul Gordon (musician)
    Paul Christian Gordon is a musician. He has worked with Natasha Bedingfield, Danielle Brisebois, Charles and Eddie, The B-52's, The Devlins, Eran DD, Jeffrey Gaines, Goo Goo Dolls, John Gregory, Nona Hendryx, Carly Hennessy, The Juliet Dagger, Jill Jones, Chaka Khan, Prince, Lila McCann, Mandy...

     – keyboards
  • Brian Kilgore – percussion

Charts

Album
Year Chart Position
2006 The Billboard
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200
9
2006 Billboard Top Internet Albums 9


Single
Year Single Chart Position
2005 "Better Days" Billboard Adult Contemporary 17
2005 "Better Days" Billboard Adult Top 40 3
2005 "Better Days" Billboard Canadian Singles Chart 5
2005 "Better Days" Billboard Hot Digital Songs 14
2005 "Better Days" The Billboard Hot Pop 100 34
2005 "Better Days" The Billboard Hot 100 36
2006 "Better Days" Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Recurrents 2
2006 "Better Days" Billboard Adult Top 40 Recurrents 2
2006 "Let Love In" Billboard Adult Top 40 9
2006 "Let Love In" The Billboard Pop 100 75
2006 "Stay with You" Billboard Adult Top 40 7
2006 "Stay with You" Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 32
2006 "Stay with You" Billboard Hot Adult 40 Tracks 6
2006 "Stay with You" Billboard Hot Digital Songs 32
2006 "Stay with You" The Billboard Pop 100 49
2006 "Stay with You" The Billboard Hot 100 51
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