The Distance to Here is the fourth studio album by the band Live

Live (band)

Live is an American rock band from York, Pennsylvania, composed of Chad Taylor , Patrick Dahlheimer , and Chad Gracey . Lead singer and principal songwriter Ed Kowalczyk left the band in November 2009....

, released in 1999. It debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200

Billboard 200

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, selling 138,000 copies in its first week and was certified Platinum

Music recording sales certification

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 by the RIAA

Recording Industry Association of America

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 on November 19, 1999.

Track listing

All songs written by Ed Kowalczyk

Edward Kowalczyk

Edward Joel Kowalczyk is the former lead singer of the band Live. Since leaving Live in 2009, he has launched a solo career. His first album, Alive, was released worldwide in June and July 2010.-Live:...

, except where noted.

1. "The Dolphin's Cry
   The Dolphin's Cry
   "The Dolphin's Cry" is a song by the alternative rock band Live. It was released as the first single from their fourth studio album The Distance to Here in 1999. The song was co-produced by Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads.-Music video:...
   
   " – 4:24
2. "The Distance" – 3:51
3. "Sparkle" – 4:33
4. "Run to the Water
   Run to the Water
   "Run to the Water" is a song by alternative rock group Live, which was released in 2000 as the second single from their 1999 album, The Distance to Here.-Australian CD single:#"Run to the Water" – 4:27#"The Dolphin's Cry" – 5:08...
   
   " (Kowalczyk, Patrick Dahlheimer
   Patrick Dahlheimer
   Patrick "Pat" Dalheimer is the bassist for the bands Live and The Gracious Few. Live have sold over 20 million records, including the 8x platinum album Throwing Copper.-Biography:...
   
   ) – 4:28
5. "Sun" – 3:32
6. "Voodoo Lady" (Kowalczyk, Chad Taylor
   Chad Taylor
   Chad Taylor is a guitarist in the bands The Gracious Few and Live. Live have sold over 20 million records, including the 8x platinum album Throwing Copper.-Biography:...
   
   ) – 4:19
7. "Where Fishes Go" – 4:22
8. "Face and Ghost (The Children's Song)" – 4:30
9. "Feel the Quiet River Rage" – 4:36
10. "Meltdown" – 3:55
11. "They Stood Up for Love
    They Stood Up for Love
    "They Stood Up for Love" is a song by alternative rock group Live, which was released as the third and final single from their 1999 album, The Distance to Here. It reached number one on the Belgian Singles Chart....
    
    " (Kowalczyk, Dahlheimer, Taylor) – 4:35
12. "We Walk in the Dream" – 4:22
13. "Dance With You" – 4:37

Outtakes and B-sides

• "Change"
• "Deeper"
• "Don't Wait"
• "New City"
• "Overcome"
• "Still Aroused"
• "Transmission"
• "Vine Street" (aka "Pop Vortex"; b-side to "The Dolphin's Cry")
• "Walk Into This Room"
• "Wash The Blood Away"

Pilgrimage to the Southern Stars

A fan-named pre-release, Pilgrimage to the Southern Stars, included "Don't Wait," a track that did not make the final album.

1. "Sun"
2. "The Dolphin's Cry"
3. "Run to the Water"
4. "Sparkle"
5. "Feel the Quiet River Rage"
6. "Happy Hour" (aka "Voodoo Lady")
7. "Amphibious" (aka "Where Fishes Go")
8. "They Stood Up for Love"
9. "The Distance"
10. "Fijian Seas" (aka "Dance With You")
11. "Face and Ghost" (aka "Face and Ghost (The Children's Song)")
12. "We Walk in the Dream"
13. "Don't Wait"
14. "Meltdown"

1998 demo session

An even earlier demo than the Pilgrimage release contains several outtakes, along with alternate versions of every other song featured.

1. "Sparkle"
2. "Sun"
3. "Deeper"
4. "The Distance"
5. "Where Fishes Go"
6. "Walk Into This Room"
7. "Meltdown"
8. "Voodoo Lady"
9. "Overcome"
10. "Dance With You"
11. "Feel the Quiet River Rage"
12. "Still Aroused"
13. "Don't Wait"
14. "They Stood Up for Love"
15. "Face and Ghost"
16. "Vine Street"

Album

Chart	Peak
UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...	56
US Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	4
Canadian Albums Chart Canadian Albums Chart The Canadian Albums Chart is the official album sales chart in Canada. It is compiled every Wednesday by U.S.-based music sales tracking company Nielsen Soundscan, and published every Thursday by Jam! Canoe and Billboard, along with its sister charts the Canadian Singles Chart and the Canadian BDS...	1
Swiss Albums Chart Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75...	47
Austrian Albums Chart Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann...	11
Dutch Albums Chart MegaCharts MegaCharts is responsible for the composition and exploitation of a broad collection of official charts in the Netherlands, of which the Mega Top 50 and the Mega Album Top 100 are the most known ones. Mega Charts also provides information to the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, of which the Dutch Top...	2
Belgian Flanders Albums Chart Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts...	1
Belgian Wallonia Albums Chart Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts...	47
Swedish Albums Chart Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association ....	6
Finnish Albums Chart Mitä hittiä The Official Finnish Charts is a national record chart in Finland composed by Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.The singles chart was started in January 1991 as Radiomafian lista and was broadcast on the radio station Radiomafia of the Finnish Broadcasting Company, YLE. This chart is based on a...	24
Norwegian Albums Chart VG-lista VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by...	2
Australian Albums Chart	1
New Zealand Albums Chart Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand...	2
German Albums Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...	13

Singles

Song	Refs	Peak chart positions
		US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	US (M.R.)	Aus ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...	Ned MegaCharts MegaCharts is responsible for the composition and exploitation of a broad collection of official charts in the Netherlands, of which the Mega Top 50 and the Mega Album Top 100 are the most known ones. Mega Charts also provides information to the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, of which the Dutch Top...	UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	NZ Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand...	Bel (Fl) Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts...	Fin
"The Dolphins Cry"		78	3	25	10	62	48	7	—
"Run to the Water"		—	14	34	49	—	44	—	15
"They Stood up for Love"		—	31	—	44	—	—	1	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart