Phobia (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Phobia
Type = Album
Artist = Breaking Benjamin


Released = August 8, 2006
Recorded = March - May 2006 at The Barbershop Studios, Hopatcong, New Jersey
Genre = Alternative metal Post-grunge
Length = 43:36
Label = Hollywood Records
Producer = David Bendeth
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:tgjb7i56g74r link]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|2|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/11018536/review/11216393/phobia link]
*TomFromHELL Rating|5|5
*Transform Online [http://www.transformonline.com/music/reviews/005326.php link]
Last album = "So Cold EP" (2004)
This album = "Phobia" (2006)
Next album = "Taking The Blame" (2008)

"Phobia" is the third studio album by alternative metal/post-grunge quartet Breaking Benjamin.

It was recorded at The Barbershop Studios in Hopatcong, New Jersey. It was released on August 8, 2006 and quickly sold out at major retail chains such as Best Buy and Target. The album sold 131,000 copies in its first week, which made it the fastest selling and highest charting Breaking Benjamin album to date, hitting #2 on the US Billboard Top 200.

The album reentered the Billboard 100 at number 38 on May 5, 2007 with its reissue. As of 2008 the album has sold 878,334 copies in the US.Fact|date=March 2008

Track listing

# "Intro" – 1:14
# "The Diary of Jane" – 3:21
# "Breath" – 3:38
# "You" – 3:22
# "Evil Angel" – 3:41
# "Until the End" – 4:13
# "Dance with the Devil" – 3:47
# "Topless" – 3:03
# "Here We Are" – 4:19
# "Unknown Soldier" – 3:46
# "Had Enough" – 3:50
# "You Fight Me" – 3:13
# "Outro" – 2:10
# "The Diary of Jane (Acoustic)" – 3:06 (Best Buy Exclusive Bonus Track)¹

¹The CD released with the Phobia Collector's Edition DVD also includes this track.

Chinese Release

This release features two bonus tracks previously released in America:

# "So Cold (Acoustic)"
# "Rain (2005 Version)"

This release also features different artwork, with the band's new promotional picture as the cover art instead of the cover featured on the American release.

Collector's Edition DVD Track listing

# "Polyamorous"
# "Home"
# "Shallow Bay"
# "Breakdown"
# "Topless"
# "Away"
# "The Diary of Jane" ("Intro" is played before "The Diary of Jane" but it is not a separate track)
# "Dance with the Devil"
# "Until the End"
# "Had Enough"
# "Sooner or Later"
# "Break My Fall"
# "So Cold"
# "Breath"
# "Evil Angel"

This DVD was released in April 2007. It includes the band's entire February 2007 concert at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Musicians

* Benjamin Burnley - Vocals, Guitar
* Aaron Fink - Guitar
* Mark James Klepaski - Bass
* Chad Szeliga - Drums

Additional Musicians

* Sebastian Davin (from Dropping Daylight) - Piano and backing vocals (on track 7, 12 and 14)
* David Eggar - Cello on "The Diary of Jane (Acoustic)"
* Scott Treibitz - Cello arrangement

Song Information

*"The Diary of Jane" was the first single from "Phobia". "The Diary of Jane" was the fastest added song ever in Hollywood Records' history, and was even featured in the video game "NASCAR 07".
*"You" was played live for the first time during an all acoustic set at "Concert for a Cause IV" in April of 2006, while the band was still in the recording process. In an interview, Burnley revealed that he had mistakenly forgotten the second verse of the song during the set.
*"Topless" is an old fan favorite, written and performed before the band had even released their debut album "Saturate".
*There is a spelling mistake in the lyrics book on the song "Dance With The Devil", where it says 'So many days go bye'.
* "The Diary of Jane", and "Breath" were covered by a classical cover quartet called "The Vitamin String Quartet", and is on the album "Strung Out- The String Quartet Tribute to Hard Rock Hits, Vol.4.
* "The Diary of Jane" was also featured in a short scene in the 2008 movie Step Up 2: The Streets.
* According to lead singer Ben Burnley on the Phobia DVD, the track Evil Angel was one of the first songs they wrote for the Phobia Album.

Chart positions

Album

Credits

Recording & Producing

* Produced by David Bendeth
* Arranged by Breaking Benjamin and David Bendeth
* Dan Korneff and John Bender - Engineer and Digital Editing
* Kato Khandwala- Digital Editing
* Mark Rinaldi and Austin Briggs - Assistant Engineers
* Recorded at The Barbershop Studios, Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey
* Editing at Type A Studios, New York City
* Mixed by Ben Grosse at The Mix Room, Burbank, California, assisted by Paul Pavao
* "The Diary of Jane" mixed by Chris Lord-Alge at Resonate Music, Burbank, California, assisted by Keith Armstrong and Dim-E
* "Intro", "Outro", and "The Diary of Jane (Acoustic)" mixed by David Bendeth at Type A Studios, NYC
* Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, NYC

Artwork

* Art Direction & Design - t42design
* Cover Photo - Kamil Vojnar, Getty Images
* Photography - Phil Mucci

References