Close to the Edge (Blessid Union of Souls album)

Close to the Edge is the fifth studio album (sixth overall) by the American alternative rock band Blessid Union of Souls, released on September 16, 2008.

Close to the Edge
Studio album by Blessid Union of Souls
Released	September 16, 2008
Recorded	2005-2008
Genre	Alternative rock
Label	Torque Records
Blessid Union of Souls chronology
Perception (2005) Close to the Edge (2008)
Singles from Close to the Edge
"Could've Been With You" Released: 2008

Music

Close to the Edge contains twelve songs, eight of which are lifted from their previous album Perception. "I'll Be There" is a relatively simple song analogous to the band's earlier work. "Back from the Dead" was written about recovery from addiction. Lead vocalist Eliot Sloan stated of the conception of the title:

Close To The Edge, in its entirety and its title, represents exactly where we are as a band. There’s a sense of urgency in this record that was completely unintentional and I think it turned out better than anyone in the band expected. It’s the record we’ve been trying to make for the last 5 years, and to hear it as a completed work, knowing it’s about to be released to the masses, has us feeling like this is the first record we’ve ever released.[1]

Note: The song If You Were Mine was initially recorded by Marcos Hernandez for his debut album C About Me in 2005.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Back from the Dead" (new)	4:33
2.	"Could've Been With You"	3:38
3.	"I Still Believe in Love"	4:45
4.	"Wild Side of Me"	4:01
5.	"I'll Be There" (new)	3:32
6.	"A Thousand and One"	4:05
7.	"If You Were Mine" (new)	4:11
8.	"Healing" (new)	3:58
9.	"Closer"	3:47
10.	"I Have Just Begun to Live"	4:03
11.	"She's the One"	4:03
12.	"Let's Get Out of Here"	4:28

References

1. "Blessid Union Of Souls: 'Close To The Edge' Out September 16". Ultimate Guitar Archive. July 21, 2008. Retrieved April 28, 2010.