The Other Side (Godsmack album)
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Sales
The Other Side debuted at number five on the Billboard 200Billboard 200
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, selling 98,000 copies in its first week, and the album would go on to sell over half million copies in the United States
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. The album has been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), with excess sales of 500,000 copies.
Personnel
- Sully ErnaSully ErnaSalvatore Paul "Sully" Erna , is an American vocalist and primary songwriter for the American heavy metal band, Godsmack. Erna is also a guitarist and drummer, performing these both on albums and during live shows. He has a daughter named Skylar Brooke Erna and an older sister named Maria.-Early...
- vocals, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, producerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music... - Tony RombolaTony RombolaTony Rombola is an American musician who has been the lead guitarist for the Boston-based heavy metal band Godsmack since the mid-1990s...
- guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, backing vocalistBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists... - Robbie MerrillRobbie MerrillRobbie Merrill is an American bass guitar player, best known for his work with the heavy metal band Godsmack....
- BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Shannon LarkinShannon LarkinShannon Larkin, born James Shannon Larkin on April 24, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois, is a musician best known for being the drummer of the heavy metal band Godsmack. He replaced the previous drummer Tommy Stewart in June 2002...
- drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration... - David Bottrill - Mixing
- P.R. Brown - Art Direction, Design, Cover Photo
- Troy Gonzalez - Assistant
- Sherline Hall - Assistant
- Kent Hertz - Engineer
- Dave Homcy - Photography
- John Kosco - Guest Appearance
- Bob Ludwig - Mastering
- Lee Richards - Guest Appearance
- Ben Sanders - Assistant
- Kurt Schneck - Assistant
- Kevin Sheehy - Assistant
Chart positions
Album| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| The Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
5 |
Singles
| Song | Chart (2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| "Running Blind" | Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks | 3 |
| Alternative Songs | 14 | |
| "Touché" | Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks | 7 |
| Alternative Songs | 33 |