Hanging On by a Thread | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 4, 2010 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 44:39 | |||
Label | Tooth & Nail | |||
Producer | Toby Wright, Rob Hawkings, Travis Wyrick | |||
The Letter Black chronology | ||||
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Singles from Hanging On by a Thread | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Alpha Omega News | (B+) [3] |
Corezine.net | [4] |
The Christian Manifesto | (3.25/5) [5] |
TheChristianRock20 | [6] |
Christian Music Zine | (B-) [7] |
Jesusfreakhideout.com | [8] |
The New Review | [9] |
RockTheCross.net | [10] |
UltimateGuitar.com | (8.7/10) [11] |
Hanging On by a Thread is the second album by The Letter Black. It is their first album to be released on Tooth & Nail Records and their first album to not be released independently. The album was released on May 4, 2010, and has sold over 100,000 copies in the United States by 2011. [12]
The album entered the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart at No. 10.
This album includes "Moving On", "Hanging On by a Thread" and "Best of Me" from the Breaking the Silence EP.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Fire with Fire" | 3:06 |
2. | "Invisible" | 3:20 |
3. | "Hanging on by a Thread" | 3:03 |
4. | "Believe" | 4:01 |
5. | "There'll Come a Day" | 3:23 |
6. | "My Disease" | 2:56 |
7. | "I'm Just Fine" | 2:50 |
8. | "Best of Me" | 3:46 |
9. | "All I Want" | 3:21 |
10. | "Moving On" | 3:39 |
11. | "More to This" | 4:21 |
12. | "Care Too Much" | 3:22 |
13. | "Wounded" | 3:25 |
Total length: | 43:39 |
No. | Title | Length |
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14. | "Useless Alibis" | 3:04 |
15. | "Collapse" | 3:37 |
16. | "While You're Away" | 4:45 |
17. | "Away From Me" | 3:37 |
18. | "Perfect" | 4:03 |
Total length: | 19:06 |
The Band
Additional musicians
Production
The title track was released from the "Breaking the Silence EP" in 2009 and it charted at No. 10 on Christianrock.net. [13] The second single, "Best of Me", charted in the Top 20 on the Weekend 22 chart. [14] The third single from the album, "Believe", was released in September 2010. [1] The band made a music video for "Hanging on by a Thread", which shows the band playing in a cluttered room. The band released a "Believe" music video on iTunes on November 17, 2010, which shows the band playing in a dark room, with screenshots of the silhouette of a cellist, and the band's lead singer, Sarah Anthony, escaping a dark room through a standalone door that leads into the light. The next single, "Fire With Fire", was released in February 2011 with an accompanying music video. [15]
Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 [16] | 183 |
Hanging On by a Thread | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 4, 2010 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 44:39 | |||
Label | Tooth & Nail | |||
Producer | Toby Wright, Rob Hawkings, Travis Wyrick | |||
The Letter Black chronology | ||||
| ||||
Singles from Hanging On by a Thread | ||||
|
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Alpha Omega News | (B+) [3] |
Corezine.net | [4] |
The Christian Manifesto | (3.25/5) [5] |
TheChristianRock20 | [6] |
Christian Music Zine | (B-) [7] |
Jesusfreakhideout.com | [8] |
The New Review | [9] |
RockTheCross.net | [10] |
UltimateGuitar.com | (8.7/10) [11] |
Hanging On by a Thread is the second album by The Letter Black. It is their first album to be released on Tooth & Nail Records and their first album to not be released independently. The album was released on May 4, 2010, and has sold over 100,000 copies in the United States by 2011. [12]
The album entered the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart at No. 10.
This album includes "Moving On", "Hanging On by a Thread" and "Best of Me" from the Breaking the Silence EP.
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Fire with Fire" | 3:06 |
2. | "Invisible" | 3:20 |
3. | "Hanging on by a Thread" | 3:03 |
4. | "Believe" | 4:01 |
5. | "There'll Come a Day" | 3:23 |
6. | "My Disease" | 2:56 |
7. | "I'm Just Fine" | 2:50 |
8. | "Best of Me" | 3:46 |
9. | "All I Want" | 3:21 |
10. | "Moving On" | 3:39 |
11. | "More to This" | 4:21 |
12. | "Care Too Much" | 3:22 |
13. | "Wounded" | 3:25 |
Total length: | 43:39 |
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
14. | "Useless Alibis" | 3:04 |
15. | "Collapse" | 3:37 |
16. | "While You're Away" | 4:45 |
17. | "Away From Me" | 3:37 |
18. | "Perfect" | 4:03 |
Total length: | 19:06 |
The Band
Additional musicians
Production
The title track was released from the "Breaking the Silence EP" in 2009 and it charted at No. 10 on Christianrock.net. [13] The second single, "Best of Me", charted in the Top 20 on the Weekend 22 chart. [14] The third single from the album, "Believe", was released in September 2010. [1] The band made a music video for "Hanging on by a Thread", which shows the band playing in a cluttered room. The band released a "Believe" music video on iTunes on November 17, 2010, which shows the band playing in a dark room, with screenshots of the silhouette of a cellist, and the band's lead singer, Sarah Anthony, escaping a dark room through a standalone door that leads into the light. The next single, "Fire With Fire", was released in February 2011 with an accompanying music video. [15]
Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 [16] | 183 |