These Times (SafetySuit album)

These Times is the second studio album by American rock band SafetySuit, released on January 10, 2012, through Universal Republic Records. The album follows their 2008 debut Life Left to Go. It was released exclusively through iTunes on January 3, 2012, before a wide release the following week.[2] These Times was produced by Howard Benson, Ryan Tedder, and Espionage, along with several self-produced songs, departing from their previous work with producer Greg Archilla. The album reached number 7 on the Billboard 200 chart, making it their highest charting album to date.[3]

These Times
Studio album by SafetySuit
Released	January 10, 2012 January 3, 2012 (iTunes exclusive)
Recorded	2010-2011
Genre	Alternative rock pop rock
Length	42:21
Label	Universal Republic
Producer	Howard Benson Espionage SafetySuit Ryan Tedder [1]
SafetySuit chronology
Life Left to Go (2008) These Times (2012) Hallelujah EP (2012)
Singles from These Times
"Get Around This" Released: April 19, 2011 "Let Go" Released: September 20, 2011 "These Times" Released: January 3, 2012

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Douglas Brown; all music is composed by Brown, except where noted.

No.	Title	Producer	Length
1.	"Believe"	Howard Benson	4:31
2.	"Get Around This" (Douglas Brown, Amund Bjorklund, Espen Lind)	Espionage	3:32
3.	"Let Go" (Brown, Ryan Tedder)	Tedder Noel Zancanella	3:20
4.	"Staring at It"	SafetySuit	4:17
5.	"These Times"	Benson	4:12
6.	"Never Stop"	Benson	3:35
7.	"One Time"	Benson	2:57
8.	"Crash"	SafetySuit	2:52
9.	"Stranger"	Benson	3:11
10.	"Things to Say" (Brown, Bjorklund, Lind)	Espionage	3:52
11.	"Life In the Pain"	SafetySuit	5:58
Total length:			42:21

Bonus Track Version

No.	Title	Producer	Length
12.	"You Don't See Me"	SafetySuit	3:39

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
ARTISTdirect	[5]
USA Today	[6]

These Times received mostly positive reviews from music critics. Rick Florino of ARTISTdirect describes the album as "a catchy, captivating, and classy outing from modern rock's finest young outfit" that "is the first must-have album of 2012".[5] Gregory Heaney of AllMusic rated the album three out of five stars and states: "The album finds the band taking a more spacious approach to the genre, surrounding their heartfelt, midtempo jams in a warm blanket of reverb and keyboards, giving them a real sense of depth."[4]

Charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[7]	37
US Billboard 200[8]	7
US Digital Albums (Billboard)[9]	2
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[10]	3

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic[11]

SafetySuit Doug Brown – vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion Dave Garofalo – guitar Jeremy Henshaw – bass Tate Cunningham – drums, keyboards, percussion Additional musicians Howard Benson – keyboards Espen Lind – Dobro, acoustic guitar, keyboards Ryan Tedder – bass, drums, guitar, keyboards, background vocals Noel Zancanella – bass, drums, guitar, keyboards

Technical Jon Marius Aareskjold – mixing Jerry Beltran – A&R Howard Benson – production, programming Amund Björklund – engineer Doug Brown – engineer, production, programming Bruce Carbone – A&R, executive producer Smith Carlson – engineer Tate Cunningham – engineer, mixing, production, programming Paul DeCarli – digital editing, engineer Espionage – production Chris Gehringer – mastering Serban Ghenea – mixing John Hanes – mixing

Hatsukazu "Hatch" Inagaki – engineer Rich Isaacson – executive producer Espen Lind – engineer, mixing Chris Lord-Alge – mixing Andres Martinez – design, photography Francis Murray – engineer Jon Nicholson – drum technician Mike Plotnikoff – engineer SafetySuit – production Phil Seaford – assistant Ryan Tedder – engineer, production, programming Marc VanGool – guitar technician Noel Zancanella – production, programming

Release history

Source: Amazon.com[1]

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label
United States	January 10, 2012	CD digital download	Universal Republic

References

1. "These Times: Safetysuit: Music". Amazon.com. ASIN B005JLN9VM. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
2. "Daily Dish » SafetySuit Spotlighted With iTUNES Exclusive Week Of January 3". Popyoularity. December 1, 2011. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
3. "SafetySuit - Chart history - Billboard". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
4. Heaney, Gregory. "These Times - SafetySuit — Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
5. Florino, Rick (January 4, 2012). "Safetysuit "These Times" Review". ARTISTdirect. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
6. Mansfield, Brian (January 10, 2012). "Listen Up: SafetySuit, Little Willies, Yo Gotti". USA Today. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
7. "SafetySuit Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard.
8. "SafetySuit Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
9. "SafetySuit Chart History (Digital Albums)". Billboard.
10. "SafetySuit Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.
11. "These Times - SafetySuit - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved December 30, 2015.