Halestorm - The Strange Case Of... (2012)

Halestorm - The Strange Case Of... (2012)

Tracklist front / back album covers

1. "Love Bites (So Do I)"   3:11

2. "Mz. Hyde"   3:22

3. "I Miss the Misery"   3:03

4. "Freak Like Me"   3:38

5. "Beautiful with You"   3:16

6. "In Your Room"   2:46

7. "Break In"   4:45

8. "Rock Show"   3:19

9. "Daughters of Darkness"   3:55

10. "You Call Me a Bitch Like It's a Bad Thing"   3:11

11. "American Boys"   3:28

12. "Here's to Us"   2:57

Total length:   40:56

Deluxe edition bonus tracks

13. "Don't Know How to Stop"   3:55

14. "Private Parts" (feat. James Michael of Sixx:A.M.)   3:59

15. "Hate It When You See Me Cry"   3:11

Total length:   52:01

Japanese edition bonus tracks (taken from Reanimate: The Covers EP)

13. "Slave to the Grind" (Skid Row cover)   3:31

14. "Bad Romance" (Lady Gaga cover)   4:08

15. "Hunger Strike" (Temple of the Dog cover)   3:53

16. "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You" (Heart cover)   5:02

17. "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" (The Beatles cover)   6:49

Total length:   68:34

Reissue edition bonus track

13. "Here's to Us (Guest Version)" (feat. Slash, Wolfgang Van Halen, Brent Smith, Myles Kennedy, James Michael, Tyler Connolly, David Draiman, and Maria Brink)   3:15

Total length:   44:11

Hello, It's Mz. Hyde EP

The band released an EP before the album release of four of the songs set to appear on The Strange Case Of....

1. "Love Bites (So Do I)"

2. "Rock Show"

3. "Daughters of Darkness"

4. "Here's to Us"

Total length:   13:28

Halestorm Band Members / Musicians / Album Credits

Lzzy Hale – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano

Joe Hottinger – lead guitar, backing vocals

Josh Smith – bass guitar, backing vocals

Arejay Hale – drums, percussion, backing vocals

Musicians

Wolfgang Van Halen – background vocals

Myles Kennedy – guitar

Slash – guitar

Phil X – guitar

Howard Benson – keyboards

Lenny Skolnik – keyboards

Jamie Muhoberac – piano

Maria Brink – background vocals

Tyler Connolly – background vocals

David Draiman – background vocals

Myles Kennedy – background vocals

James Michael – background vocals

Brent Smith – background vocals

Alex Kirzhner – art direction, design, photography

Hikari Tezuka – hair stylist

Lucky Smyler – make-up

Chris Phelps – photography

Mody Al Khufash – stylist

Anne Declemente – A&R, administration

Pete Ganbarg – A&R

Paul DeCarli – digital editing, engineer

Jon Nicholson – drum technician

Jimmy Fahey – engineer

Hatsukazu "Hatch" Inagaki – engineer

James Michael – engineer

Mike Plotnikoff – engineer

Marc VanGool – guitar technician

Ted Jensen – mastering

Chris Lord-Alge – mixing

Brian Ranney – packaging

Howard Benson – producer, programming

Lenny Skolnik – programming

The Strange Case Of... is the 2nd full-length studio album by the rock band Halestorm, released on April 10, 2012. The album was produced by Howard Benson, who also produced the band's self-titled debut album. The first single and video from the album "Love Bites (So Do I)" won a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance. The song "Freak Like Me" was the band's first single to reach number one on the Mainstream Rock chart. The song "Here's to Us" was performed on the US television show, Glee, with clean lyrics. Four of the album's songs were previously released on the sneak-preview EP Hello, It's Mz. Hyde. A deluxe edition of the album was also released containing three bonus tracks. A different version of the song "Here's to Us" featuring multiple guests including Slash was included as a bonus track on the reissue version of the standard and deluxe version of the album in 2013. In interviews about the album, Hale noted that the album was heavier than their previous album, but was significantly closer to the sound of them live.

The album debuted at No. 7 on Top Rock Albums and No. 15 on the Billboard 200, selling 24,000 copies in its first week. It has sold 500,000 copies in the US as of March 8, 2016, certified by the RIAA.