Losing Sleep
Studio album by
Parachute
ReleasedMay 19, 2009
August 4, 2009 (Deluxe Edition)
GenrePop rock
LabelIsland Def Jam Music Group
ProducerJohn Shanks
Parachute chronology
Losing Sleep
(2009)		 The Way It Was
(2011)
Singles from Losing Sleep
  1. "She Is Love"
    Released: May 13, 2009
  2. "Under Control"
    Released: May 17, 2009

Losing Sleep is the debut studio album from pop rock band Parachute. It debuted at number 40 on the Billboard 200 and debuted at number two on the Digital Albums Chart in the United States.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Melodic[3]

Kaj Roth of Melodic gave high praise to the songs for being "catchy and groovy and shouts out longevity", singling out the single "She Is Love" as being an example of "many future hit singles that will conquer the air waves from now on."[3] AllMusic's Andrew Leahey noted how Shanks' "polished" production and the use of "thicker harmonies and gauzy, synthesized string sections" throughout the track listing speak of the band's mainstream aspirations, concluding that "ambition is good for any young band, and Parachute is talented enough to warrant the starry-eyed approach."[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Will Anderson solely, unless otherwise noted

No.TitleLength
1."All That I Am"4:16
2."Back Again"3:04
3."She (For Liz) (co-written by John Shanks)"3:07
4."The Mess I Made"3:51
5."She Is Love"2:26
6."Ghost (co-written by Nate McFarland)"3:41
7."Under Control"3:55
8."Blame It on Me (co-written by Dan Wilson)"3:25
9."Words Meet Heartbeats (co-written by Chris Keup)"3:17
10."The New Year"4:14
11."She Is Love (Full Band Version)"3:05
Deluxe Edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Be Here"3:54
13."Losing Sleep"3:42
14."All That I Am (Acoustic Version)"3:32
Amazon MP3 bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Stuck in the Middle"3:49
iTunes bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Strange World"3:47

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200[1] 40
U.S. Digital Albums[1] 2

Personnel

Parachute
Additional personnel
  • John Shanks - guitar
  • Mark Goldenberg - electric guitar
  • George Stanford - trombone
  • Daniel Clarke - keyboards
  • Charles Judge - keyboards
  • Ken Chastain - percussion
  • Jeff Rothschild - programming

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Losing Sleep - Parachute - Billboard.com".
  2. 1 2 Leahey, Andrew. "Losing Sleep - Parachute". AllMusic. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Roth, Kaj. "Parachute - Losing Sleep". Melodic. Retrieved August 14, 2013.



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