One by One is the fourth studio album by the Foo Fighters, released on October 22, 2002, through Roswell and RCA Records. Production on the album was troubled, with initial recording sessions considered unsatisfying and raising tensions between the band members.
They eventually decided to redo the album from scratch during a two-week period at frontman Dave Grohl‘s home studio in Alexandria, Virginia.
The album, which includes the successful singles All My Life and Times Like These, has been noted for its introspective lyrics and a heavier, more aggressive sound compared to the band’s earlier work, which Grohl said was intended to translate the energy of the Foo Fighters‘ live performances into a recording.
This was the first album recorded with Chris Shiflett as part of the band, and the first in which Grohl did not play drums, as drum duties were permanently assigned to Taylor Hawkins.
The album was a commercial success, topping the charts in Australia, Ireland, and the United Kingdom, and sold over one million copies in the United States. One by One was positively received by critics, who praised its sound and production, and won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Album in 2004, the second for the band.
Tracklist:
- All My Life
- Low
- Have It All
- Times Like These
- Disenchanted Lullaby
- Tired of You
- Halo
- Lonely as You
- Overdrive
- Burn Away
- Come Back
Foo Fighters
Dave Grohl: lead vocals, backing vocals, rhythm and lead guitar, piano on “Come Back”, production
Nate Mendel: bass, production
Taylor Hawkins: drums, percussion, lead vocals on “Life of Illusion”, production
Chris Shiflett: lead and rhythm guitar, lead vocals on “Danny Says”, production
Additional musicians
Brian May: guitar on “Tired of You”
Krist Novoselic: backing vocals on “Walking a Line”
Gregg Bissonette: drums on “Danny Says”
Production
Adam Kasper: producer on “Tired of You”
Nick Raskulinecz: engineer, producer
Jim Scott: mixing
A.J. Lara: mastering
Bob Ludwig: mastering, mixing
Bob Michaels: mastering
Melinda Pepler: production coordinator
A.J. Lara: digital editing
Eddie Escalante: authoring
Kehni Davis: quality control
Rupesh Pattni: graphic design
Anton Corbijn: photography
Joshua White: photography, illustrations
Raymond Pettibon: artwork, illustrations
Hiro Arishima: liner notes
Taylor Hawkins (February 17, 1972 March 25, 2022).
