Close to the Silence

Close to the Silence
Studio album by Llama
Released	5 June 2001
Recorded	Treasure Isle (Nashville, Tennessee), The House of Therm (Nashville, Tennessee), Hound's Ear (Franklin, Tennessee)
Genre	Rock
Label	MCA
Producer	Kenny Greenberg, Matt Rollings
Llama chronology
Close to the Silence (2001) The World from Here (2002)

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Close to the Silence was the debut album by the Nashville, Tennessee-based band Llama. It was recorded in Nashville over a two-year period while the three original members of the band (Ben Morton, Neil Mason, and Ben Brown) were finishing high school. One song from the album, "Too Much Too Soon," (which features Béla Fleck) was included on the soundtrack to the 2002 film Swimfan. "Too Much Too Soon" also appeared in the 2002 film Van Wilder.

Track listing[]

1. "Back Where We Began" (Ben Morton, Kenny Greenberg, Matt Rollings) – 3:07
2. "Three White Cars (Morton) – 3:49
3. "Hero" (Morton, Greenberg, Rollings) – 4:05
4. "Too Much Too Soon" (Morton) – 3:37
5. "Close To The Silence" (Morton, Neil Mason) – 3:28
6. "All You Ever Wanted" (Morton, Greenberg, Rollings) – 4:12
7. "Fruit" (Morton, Greenberg, Rollings) – 3:22
8. "Chasing The Sun" (Morton, Mason, Greenberg, Rollings) – 4:07
9. "Another Round" (Morton) – 4:23
10. "Carry Me High" (Morton) – 3:27
11. "To Believe" (Morton) – 12:35 (Contains hidden track called "Space Love")

Credits[]

• Ben Brown – electric guitar
• Neil Mason – drums
• Ben Morton – vocals, acoustic guitar
• James SK Wān – bamboo flute

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