''Music in High Places'' is a live album by the

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, released in 2003 by Earth Escapes. It was recorded live for the VH1 program ''Music in High Places'' and features the band performing acoustic renditions of their songs in various natural settings in

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(with the exception of "Shallow," which was recorded acoustically in the studio). The version of "Rest of My Life" from this recording was released as a

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and reached #16 on US modern rock charts. The album peaked at #134 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Most of the songs performed are from the band's preceding 2 albums, 1998's ''

'' and 2002's ''

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''. It would be the band's final recording with founding drummer Wade Youman, who was ejected from the band shortly after, due to personal and professional issues, until he was reinstated in 2013 though he eventually quit the band again in 2019.

Track listing

Personnel

Band

*Scott Russo - lead vocals *Steve Morris -

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*Rob Brewer - rhythm guitar, backing vocals *Pat "PK" Kim -

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*Wade Youman - drums

Production

*Don Worsham and Wil Burston – recording engineers *John Alagia and Jeff Juliano – mixing *Peter Harding – additional engineering and editing *Baraka –

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Artwork

*Jeff Nicholas and Marco Orozco – cover design and art direction *Spencer Thornton and Steve Simmons – photography

Chart positions

Singles - Billboard (North America) {{DEFAULTSORT:Music In High Places Unwritten Law albums 2003 live albums