Take It All Away

Take It All Away
Take It All Away
	Standard album cover; Japanese version uses alternate cover
Studio album by Ryan Cabrera
Released	August 17, 2004
Recorded	2003–2004
Studio	Ocean Way 2, Los Angeles
Genre	Pop rock
Length	43:28
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Ryan Cabrera, John Rzeznik
Ryan Cabrera chronology
Singles from Take It All Away
	"On the Way Down"; Released: May 24, 2004; "True"; Released: October 11, 2004; "40 Kinds of Sadness"; Released: March 7, 2005;

Take It All Away is the second studio album by American pop rock singer-songwriter Ryan Cabrera, released on August 17, 2004, through Atlantic Records—his first major label outing. The album was produced by Cabrera and John Rzeznik and was recorded at Ocean Way Recordings and Rzeznik's home in Los Angeles. Some songs of the record were inspired by his breakup with singer Ashlee Simpson.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	link
Rolling Stone	Archived December 2, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

The album received mostly favorable reviews from music critics. Three singles were released from the album, including "On the Way Down" and "True". The album debuted at number eight on the Billboard 200.

Singles

"On the Way Down" was released on May 24, 2004, as the lead single from the record. It debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of July 31, 2004, at number 99 and rose steadily to its peak position of number 15 on October 16, 2004, spending a total of 27 weeks on the chart. It peaked at number 4 on the Mainstream Top 40 Airplay chart and number 6 on the Adult Top 40 chart. It peaked at number 10 on Canada's CHR/Pop Airplay chart and also charted in New Zealand and Australia.

"True" was sent to radio on October 11, 2004, as the second single. It debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on December 11, 2004, at number 52 and rose to a peak position of number 18 on January 29, 2005, spending 20 weeks in total. It hit number 9 on the Adult Contemporary chart. In Canada, the song peaked at number 15 on the R&R Canada CHR/Pop 30.

"40 Kinds of Sadness" was released on March 7, 2005, as the third single.^[1] It peaked at number 44 on the Radio & Records CHR/Pop Top 50 chart the week of April 8, 2006.^[2] It spent three weeks in total on the chart.

Commercial performance

Take It All Away debuted at number 8 on the Billboard 200, selling 66,500 copies in its first week.^[3] The album spent 36 weeks on the chart.

Track listing

All songs are produced by Ryan Cabrera and John Rzeznik.

Standard edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Let's Take Our Time"	Ryan Cabrera Guy Chambers	3:09
2.	"On the Way Down"	Sabelle Breer Cabrera Curtis Frasca	3:33
3.	"True"	Cabrera Jimmy Harry Shep Solomon	3:24
4.	"Exit to Exit"	Cabrera Harry Solomon	3:39
5.	"40 Kinds of Sadness"	Breer Cabrera Frasca	3:23
6.	"Echo Park"	Cabrera Harry	3:40
7.	"Take It All Away"	Breer Cabrera Fresca	3:46
8.	"Shame On Me"	Cabrera Steve Diamond Savan Kotecha	3:23
9.	"She's"	Cabrera Kara DioGuardi	4:35
10.	"Illusions"	Cabrera John Rzeznik	3:36
11.	"Blind Sight"	Cabrera	4:01
12.	"On the Way Down (Acoustic Version)"	Breer Cabrera Frasca	3:19
Total length:			43:28

Japanese version
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"I Know What It Feels Like"	Breer Cabrera Fresca	3:35
Total length:			47:03

Latin American version
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Solo Me Faltas Tu (True - Spanish Version)"	Cabrera Harry Solomon	3:24
Total length:			46:52

Personnel

Musicians^[4]

Ryan Cabrera – acoustic guitars and vocals
Gregg Bissonette – drums and percussion
Paul Bushnell – bass guitar
Greg Suran – electric guitars
John Rzeznik – additional guitar (track 10), background vocals (tracks 5, 10)
Raoul Shroff – saxophone (tracks 11, 12)
Rhett Hulcy – piano (track 12)
Dan Chase – miscellaneous percussion

Production^[4]

John Rzeznik – producer (tracks 1-11)
Ryan Cabrera – co-producer (tracks 1-11), producer (track 12)
Doug McKean – engineering and mixing (tracks 1-11)
Craig David Smith – engineering and mixing (track 12)
Darrell Thorp, Greg Burns, Brian Vibberts – assistant engineers
Dan Chase – programming, editing, additional Pro Tools
Eric Ferguson – additional Pro Tools
Ted Jensen – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2004-2005)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[5]	8
US Top Internet Album Sales (Billboard)^[6]	13

References

^ "Going for Adds - CHR/Pop" (PDF). Radio & Records. March 4, 2005.
^ "CHR/Pop Top 50" (PDF). Radio & Records. April 8, 2005.
^ "Over The Counter" (PDF). Billboard: 52. September 4, 2004.
^ ^a ^b Take It All Away (booklet). Atlantic. 2004.
^ "Ryan Cabrera Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
^ "Top Internet Album Sales" (PDF). Billboard. September 4, 2004.

[1] "Going for Adds - CHR/Pop" (PDF). Radio & Records. March 4, 2005.

[2] "CHR/Pop Top 50" (PDF). Radio & Records. April 8, 2005.

[3] "Over The Counter" (PDF). Billboard: 52. September 4, 2004.

[liner_notes-4] Take It All Away (booklet). Atlantic. 2004.

[ac_Billboard200_Ryan_Cabrera-5] "Ryan Cabrera Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 13, 2024.

[6] "Top Internet Album Sales" (PDF). Billboard. September 4, 2004.

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