Dosage (album)

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Dosage is the fourth studio album by Atlanta-based American alternative rock band Collective Soul. The album was released on Atlantic Records in February 1999 and peaked at #21 in Billboard's albums chart. The album's title was derived from a catchphrase they used to describe burnout after their previous tour.

The first single from the album, "Heavy", gave the band another #1 hit on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and spent a then record-breaking 15 weeks in the top spot. "Heavy" was also featured in the opening of EA Sports NHL 2001 video game. The second single released, "Run", also gained broad mainstream radioplay.

Over nine years after the album's release date, "Tremble for My Beloved" was featured in the 2008 film, Twilight during the opening sequence and its accompanying soundtrack.

Recording

Dosage marked a change in recording and style for Collective Soul. Unhappy with the production and sound of the previous album Disciplined Breakdown, the band focused more on production and technique for the recording of Dosage. The result led to an arduous six-month recording period where according to guitarist Dean Roland: "The way we recorded Dosage, we were really meticulous about everything that we did for that record." More than before the band progressed to a high production pop-rock sound. This status was obvious with the extensive use of loops, Pro-Tools effects, and synth-pop sounds, especially in comparison with the band's previous three albums which are more organic and raw in sound.

Track listing

All songs written by Ed Roland, except where noted.

1. "Tremble for My Beloved" – 3:52
2. "Heavy" – 2:56
3. "No More, No Less" – 5:18
4. "Needs" – 5:21
5. "Slow" (E. Roland, Dean Roland) – 3:32
6. "Dandy Life" (Ross Childress) – 4:03
7. "Run" – 4:35
8. "Generate" – 3:33
9. "Compliment" (E. Roland, D. Roland) – 3:01
10. "Not the One" – 3:49
11. "Crown" – 10:18 (includes hidden track "She Said" which starts at 5:59) – 5:08 (on Limited Edition)
    • In some markets Dosage was also sold as a Limited Edition containing a "Bonus Track" and a "Bonus 4 Track Disc Of Previous Hits"
12. "Persuasion" – 8:42 (includes hidden track "She Said" on Limited Edition which starts at 4:19)

There was also a bonus track which you could only hear if you installed software from the CD and were online: "Almost You"

Limited Edition Bonus Disc

1. "Shine" (from Hints, Allegations, and Things Left Unsaid) – 5:07
2. "Gel" (from Collective Soul) – 3:00
3. "The World I Know" (E. Roland, R. Childress) (from Collective Soul) – 4:16
4. "Precious Declaration" (from Disciplined Breakdown) – 3:41

Personnel

• Ross Childress – lead guitar, vocals
• Shane Evans – drums, percussion
• Ed Roland – lead vocals, guitar, keyboard
• Dean Roland – rhythm guitar
• Will Turpin – bass guitar, percussion

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1999	The Billboard 200	21

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1999	"Heavy"	Billboard Hot 100	73
		Mainstream Rock Tracks	1
		Modern Rock Tracks	5
	"Run"	Billboard Hot 100	76
		Modern Rock Tracks	36
		Adult Top 40	12
	"No More, No Less"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	10
		Modern Rock Tracks	32
2000	"Tremble for My Beloved"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	35