Leave a Whisper

Leave a Whisper
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 27, 2003 (2003-05-27)
Recorded2002–2003
StudioHenson Recording Studios, The Blue Room (Los Angeles), Tree Sound (Atlanta)
Genre
Length47:01
LabelAtlantic
Producer
Shinedown chronology
Leave a Whisper
(2003)
Us and Them
(2005)
Singles from Leave a Whisper
  1. "Fly from the Inside"
    Released: March 25, 2003
  2. "45"
    Released: July 29, 2003
  3. "Simple Man"
    Released: June 15, 2004
  4. "Burning Bright"
    Released: July 13, 2004

Leave a Whisper is the debut studio album by American rock band Shinedown. The album was released on May 27, 2003, by Atlantic Records, faring well due to the success of the singles "Fly from the Inside" and "45". Recording took place at Henson Recording Studios and The Blue Room, both in Los Angeles. Leave a Whisper paved the way for Shinedown's successful second album, Us and Them, and was re-released on June 15, 2004, to incorporate a cover version of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Simple Man". The album's singles also fared well, with "Fly from the Inside" reaching No. 5, "45" reaching No. 3, "Simple Man" reaching No. 5, and "Burning Bright" reaching No. 2 on the US Mainstream Rock list.

Leave a Whisper is Shinedown's second best-selling album. On August 17, 2004, it was certified gold for 500,000 copies sold, and by October 21, 2005, the album had sold one million copies in the US, and was certified platinum by the RIAA.[5]

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  5. ^ "RIAA Gold and Platinum search for albums by Shinedown". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 13, 2009.