Flyleaf (album)

Flyleaf
Studio album by
Flyleaf
ReleasedOctober 4, 2005
Recorded2005
Genre
Length33:42
LabelOctone, Polydor
ProducerHoward Benson
Flyleaf chronology
Flyleaf
(2004) 		Flyleaf
(2005) 		Much Like Falling
(2007)
Singles from Flyleaf
  1. "I'm So Sick"
    Released: October 2005[3]
  2. "Fully Alive"
    Released: November 2006
  3. "All Around Me"
    Released: April 23, 2007
  4. "Breathe Today"
    Released: December 2007
  5. "There for You"
    Released: July 25, 2008[4]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[5]
AllMusic[1]
Jesus Freak Hideout [2]
Kludge5/10[6]

Flyleaf is the debut studio album by American rock band Flyleaf. It was released on October 4, 2005, through Octone Records. A re-packaged CD/DVD special edition was released on October 30, 2007, which included additional acoustic tracks and music videos. The album was re-released on January 14, 2008, through Polydor Records in the United Kingdom, which included three additional acoustic tracks.

Lyrically, the album deals with topics such as Christianity, love and death. Flyleaf received mixed reviews from music critics. It debuted at No. 88 on the Billboard 200, selling more than 13,000 copies within its first week. Due to the band's growing exposure to fame in 2007, it eventually reached its peak of No. 57 on the week of September 17, 2007, and spent more than 133 weeks on the chart. It also topped the Billboard Christian Albums chart, and has since become the ninth best-selling Christian album of the 2000s. It has sold more than 1 million copies to date, and was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[7]

  1. ^ a b c Allmusic review
  2. ^ a b "Flyleaf, "Flyleaf" Review". Jesusfreakhideout.com. October 4, 2005. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
  3. ^ "Billboard". May 27, 2006.
  4. ^ "There for You" (single). Flyleaf. A&M Octone Records. 2008.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ "About.com review". Archived from the original on May 15, 2013. Retrieved September 3, 2013.
  6. ^ "KLUDGE MAGAZINE - Review - Flyleaf: Flyleaf". February 23, 2005. Archived from the original on February 23, 2005.
  7. ^ "FLYLEAF - Flyleaf". www.riaa.com. Retrieved July 4, 2018.