Elocation

Elocation is the second studio album by Canadian hard rock band Default. It was released on November 25, 2003, by TVT Records. The rock^[1] album spawned three singles, including the song "(Taking My) Life Away", which aired on Muzak's Power Rock station. This album failed to match the success of their debut, but is the band's second most commercially successful album, being certified Gold in Canada.^[2] The final track, an acoustic version of "Let You Down," originally appeared on their previous album.

Elocation
Studio album by Default
Released	November 25, 2003
Genre	Post-grunge alternative metal
Length	46:18
Label	TVT
Producer	Rick Parashar Butch Walker Chad Kroeger
Default chronology
The Fallout (2001) Elocation (2003) One Thing Remains (2005)
Singles from Elocation
"(Taking My) Life Away" Released: October 11, 2003 "Throw It All Away" Released: March 2, 2004 "All She Wrote" Released: 2004

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

The album was produced by Butch Walker and Nickelback's Chad Kroeger and contains a cover of the song "Cruel" by Jeff Buckley.

Commercial performance

Elocation debuted at #49 on the Canadian Albums Chart.^[3]

Critical reception

Tom Harrison of The Province rated the album three stars out of four. He thought that the band showed creative growth from their previous album.^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Who Followed Who?"	Default Butch Walker	3:24
2.	"(Taking My) Life Away"	Default Jim Vallance	4:12
3.	"Movin' On"		3:31
4.	"Throw It All Away"	Default Chad Kroeger	3:29
5.	"Cruel"	Jeff Buckley Gary Lucas	4:39
6.	"Made to Lie"	Default Rick Parashar	3:15
7.	"Crossing the Line"		2:35
8.	"Without You"	Default Parashar	3:40
9.	"Break Down Doors"		3:03
10.	"Enough"		3:38
11.	"All She Wrote"		4:00
12.	"Alone"		3:23
13.	"Let You Down (Acoustic)" (bonus track)		3:29

All tracks are written by Default except where noted.

Bonus tracks

1. "Cruel" (acoustic) – 4:25 (from a TVT Records sampler 2005) (German Count on Me CDS)
2. "(Taking My) Life Away" (acoustic) – 4:10 (from a 2003 promotional test pressing CD single)

Personnel

Default Dallas Smith – lead vocals Jeremy James Hora – guitar, backing vocals Dave Benedict – bass guitar Danny Craig – drums Additional musicians Rick Hopkins – organ (tracks 2, 6, 8) Gordie Johnson – slide guitar (track 5) Brian Lencho – tabla (track 10) Christian Mock – percussion and keyboard programming (track 8) Rick Parashar – tambura (track 10), piano (tracks 1-10, 12) Jon Plum – percussion and keyboard programming (track 8) Butch Walker – piano (track 11)

Technical personnel Alex Aligizakis – assistant engineer (track 4) Ryan Anderson – Pro Tools operator (track 4) Neal Avron – mixing (tracks 1-12) Jose Borges – mixing assistant (tracks 1-12) Rusty Cobb – engineer (tracks 1, 11) Kenny Creswell – drum technician (tracks 1, 11) JT Hall – assistant engineer (tracks 1, 11) Selena Hollebone – 2nd assistant engineer (track 4) Phil Klum – mastering Chad Kroeger – producer (track 4) Sean Loughlin – assistant engineer (tracks 1, 11) Clay Patrick McBride – photography Christian Mock – engineer and Pro Tools (tracks 2, 3, 5-10, 12) Joey Moi – producer (track 4), engineer (tracks 4, 13) Rick Parashar – producer, engineer, and Pro Tools (tracks 2, 3, 5-10, 12) Christie Pride - production coordinator (tracks 1, 11) Honchol Sin – assistant engineer (tracks 2, 3, 5-10, 12) Butch Walker – producer (tracks 1, 11) Leonard B. Johnson - A&R Benjamin Wheelock – design

Charts and certifications

Album Chart (2003) Peak position US Billboard 200[5] 105 US Independent Albums (Billboard)[6] 3 Singles Year Single Chart Position 2003 "(Taking My) Life Away" US Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 25 US Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks 30 2004 "Throw It All Away" US Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 30 "All She Wrote" US Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks 39

Certifications Country Certification Sales Canada Gold[2] 50,000+