The Other Side (Godsmack EP)

The Other Side
EP by Godsmack
Released	March 16, 2004
Recorded	2003
Studio	Avex Honolulu Studios, Honolulu, Hawaii
Genre	Acoustic rock
Length	29:57
Label	Universal Republic
Producer	Sully Erna David Bottrill
Godsmack chronology
Faceless (2003) The Other Side (2004) IV (2006)
Singles from The Other Side
"Running Blind" Released: February 29, 2004 "Touché" Released: July 13, 2004

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Blender	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]

The Other Side is an acoustic EP by American rock band Godsmack, released on March 16, 2004. It includes several previously released songs re-recorded as acoustic versions, as well as three new acoustic tracks.

One new song, "Touché", featured Godsmack's first guitarist, Lee Richards, as well as John Kosco, who were at that time in the now defunct band Dropbox.^[5] The other two new acoustic tracks are "Running Blind" and "Voices" which are old songs that vocalist Sully Erna wrote but never recorded.^[6]

The song "Asleep" is actually an acoustic, shorter and calmer version of "Awake" from the band's second album, Awake.

Recording

According to Sully Erna, the band decided to do an acoustic record because they have always messed around with acoustic versions of their music and gotten great reactions to it. "Reworking the songs this way shows a different side of the band."^[7]

The Other Side was recorded in a Hawaiian studio with producer David Bottrill, who has worked with the group on "I Stand Alone", and on their third studio album, Faceless.^[7]

Commercial performance

The Other Side debuted at number five on the Billboard 200, selling 98,000 copies in its first week,^[8] and the album would go on to sell over half million copies in the United States. The album has been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), with excess sales of 500,000 copies.^[9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sully Erna, except where noted

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Running Blind"	3:59
2.	"Re-Align"	4:23
3.	"Touché" (featuring John Kosco and Lee Richards) (Sully Erna, John Kosco, Lee Richards)	3:38
4.	"Voices"	3:44
5.	"Keep Away"	4:49
6.	"Spiral"	5:21
7.	"Asleep"	3:58
Total length:		29:57

Personnel

Godsmack

• Sully Erna – vocals, acoustic guitar, producer
• Tony Rombola – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
• Robbie Merrill – bass
• Shannon Larkin – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

• David Bottrill – mixing
• P. R. Brown – art direction, design, cover photo
• Troy Gonzalez – assistant engineer
• Kent Hertz – engineer
• Dave Homcy – studio photography
• John Kosco – vocals (track 3)
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• Lee Richards – guitar (track 3)
• Ben Sanders – mixing assistant

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2004) Peak position US Billboard 200[10] 5 Year-end charts Chart (2004) Position US Billboard 200[11] 180

Singles Song Chart (2004) Peak position "Running Blind" Mainstream Rock Tracks 3 Modern Rock Tracks[12] 14 "Touché" Mainstream Rock Tracks 7 Modern Rock Tracks[12] 33

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[13]	Gold	500,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "The Other Side - Godsmack". Allmusic. Archived from the original on 2024-05-17. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
2. Carioli, Carly (May 2004). "Godsmack: The Other Side". Blender. p. 124.
3. Richardson, Sean (March 19, 2004). "The Other Side Review". Entertainment Weekly. pp. 65–66. Archived from the original on March 28, 2010. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
4. Hoard, Christian (March 24, 2004). "The Other Side : Godsmack : Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 6, 2008. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
5. Wiederhorn, Jon (June 3, 2004). "Ex-Godsmack Guitarist Finds Second Act - News Story". MTV News. Archived from the original on April 2, 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2007.
6. "Discography - The Other Side". Godsmack - Discography. Archived from the original on October 24, 2007. Retrieved November 10, 2007.
7. Wiederhorn, Jon (August 12, 2003). "Godsmack To Release All-Acoustic Album In November". Blabbermouth.Net. Archived from the original on January 27, 2008.
8. "Norah Still Tops On Billboard 200". Blabbermouth.Net. March 24, 2004. Archived from the original on April 25, 2009. Retrieved January 23, 2009.
9. "RIAA certification for Godsmack Albums". Recording Industry of America. Retrieved April 27, 2009.
10. "Godsmack Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
11. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 1, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
12. "Godsmack Alternative Songs Chart History". Billboard.
13. "American album certifications – Godsmack – The Other Side". Recording Industry Association of America.