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The Distance to Here
Studio album by Live
Released	October 5, 1999 (1999-10-05)
Recorded	At the Site, Village Recorder, A&M Studios and the Plant
Genre	Hard rock, post-grunge
Length	56:04
Label	Radioactive
Producer	Jerry Harrison, Live
Live chronology
Secret Samadhi (1997) The Distance to Here (1999) V (2001)
Singles from The Distance to Here
"The Dolphin's Cry" Released: August 24, 1999 "Run to the Water" Released: January 11, 2000 "They Stood Up for Love" Released: June 26, 2000

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Entertainment Weekly	C+
Rolling Stone
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

The Distance to Here is the fifth studio album by the band Live, released in 1999. It debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200, selling 138,000 copies in its first week and was certified Platinum by the RIAA on November 19, 1999.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ed Kowalczyk, except where noted

Personnel

Live

• Ed Kowalczyk – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Chad Taylor – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Patrick Dahlheimer – bass
• Chad Gracey – drums

Additional musicians

• Jerry Harrison – keyboards
• Adam Kowalczyk – rhythm guitar
• Michael "Railo" Railton – keyboards
• Christopher Thorn – rhythm guitar, slide guitar on "Face and Ghost" and "Dance with You"

Charts

Singles

• A : "Run to the Water" did not chart on the Flemish Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 17 on the Ultratip chart.

Certifications

References

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44. "American album certifications – Live – The Distance to Here". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 28, 2022.

• 1999 albums
• Albums produced by Jerry Harrison
• Albums with cover art by Stefan Sagmeister
• Live (band) albums
• Radioactive Records albums