It was written by Amy Lee, Ben Moody and David Hodges, and most of it was recorded at Ocean Studios in Burbank, California for the DaredevilВ soundtrack.В It went on to peak at number 5 on the BillboardВ Hot 100В chart.В The second single, ' Going Under', was released on September 9, 2003. The first single released from the album is ' Bring Me to Life', which was commercially released on April 22, 2003. 'That cover of Fallen was my 21st birthday, the day that we did that photo shoot, and I had only been out of high school for two years.' The cover photo and the album photoshoot were taken on Amy Lee's 21st birthday by Frank Veronsky, and the art direction was handled by Ed Sherman. The latest album features the 12th song My Immortal (Band Version) but does not state this song on the track-listing. John has credits on 'Taking Over Me' and Rocky has credits for writing the original version of 'Tourniquet' (originally called 'My Tourniquet') for his band, Soul Embraced. John LeCompt and Rocky Gray both had writing credits on Fallen before they officially joined the band. Fallen was Grammy nominated for Album of the Year in 2004. The CD was re-released in January 2004 with the band version of 'My Immortal'. The album stayed in the top 10 for 43 non-consecutive weeks. The album debuted at #7 and has not fallen below #39 to date on the Billboard Album Chart. ДЇallen has sold well over 15 million copies worldwide and about 5 and a half million in the US alone. ДЄlthough Amy wrote the piano parts on the album, David is credited for having played them. The band refused to do it, and later agreed to add a male vocal on only one song, the lead single 'Bring Me to Life'. Wind-up Records initially refused to release the album unless the band hired a rapper as a full-time member of the band and have him featured on 8 out of 11 track on Fallen. FallenВ was mixed over a two-week period at Conway Recording Studios in North Hollywood and mastered byВ Ted JensenВ at Sterling Sound inВ New York City. Lee's vocals, pianos and the background vocal by the Millennium Choir were recorded at NRG Recording Studios.В The orchestral parts were arranged by David Hodges and David Campbell except for 'My Immortal', which was arranged by composerВ Graeme Revell. The producer used 414 microphones on theВ rideВ andВ hi-hatВ cymbals, recording the drums on two-inch tape on aВ StuderВ recorder and inputting the results intoВ Pro Tools.В The guitars (Gibson Les Paul,В Gibson SG,В Mesa Boogie,В Marshall Amplification) for the album were cut at Mad Dog Studios in Burbank with an old Mesa Boogie guitar cabinet. Дave Fortman said that for the rest of the drums, he used a D112 on the inside of the kick drum, a U47 on the outside, and anВ NS-10В speaker as an outside mic. Songs were recorded as demos before the recording sessions, and 'My Immortal', 'Imaginary', and 'Whisper' appeared on earlier Evanescence recordings.В The album was recorded and mixed from late August to early December 2002.В Recording began at Ocean Studios inВ Burbank, where 'Bring Me To Life' was recorded.В This recording was later used for the DaredevilВ soundtrack.В For that song,В Jay BaumgardnerВ used a mix at his studio (NRG Recording StudiosВ inВ North Hollywood) on anВ SSL 9000 J.В Drum tracks were recorded at Ocean Studios, with Josh FreeseВ playing on selected songs toВ click tracksВ of stereo guitars and vocals.

The album was recorded inВ CaliforniaВ atВ Track Record Studios,В NRG Recording Studios, Ocean Studios, andВ Conway Recording Studios. Composing FallenВ took eight years В in anВ MTVВ interview, Ben Moody said that he wrote with Lee 'maybe two or three times in eight years.' In January 2001 they signed withВ Wind-up Records, their first major label. The album reached 7x Platinium status on 24th June 2008 in the U.S.ДЄfter Evanescence was formed by Amy LeeВ and Ben MoodyВ in 1995, the band released three EPsВ and one demo CD. The album was recorded at Ocean Studios (Burbank) and Conway Recording Studios (Hollywood) both in California.

in 2004, with about 2.61 million copies sold that year.

It is EvanescenceвЂ™s only album to feature guitarist Ben Moody, who left the band later in 2003.ДЎ2.Fallen was the eighth best-selling album in the U.S. This was followed by a two-week period of mixing at Conway Recording Studios in North Hollywood. Fallen was recorded between August and December 2002 in several locations, including Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, California. Writing songs for Fallen started near the time of the bandвЂ™s formation several of the songs that would feature on the album appeared on the bandвЂ™s earlier releases. After releasing several EPs and a demo CD, the group signed to Wind-up in January 2001. gothic metalДЇallen is the debut studio album by American rock band Evanescence, released on March 4, 2003, by Wind-up and Epic Records.

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