''Life Begins Again'' is the debut studio

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by the Jimmy Chamberlin Complex, led by drummer

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and

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. It was released on January 25, 2005 and as an

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. The album features several guest musicians and vocalists including

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(Smashing Pumpkins),

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), and

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Track listing

All songs were written by Jimmy Chamberlin and

Billy Mohler Billy Mohler is a Grammy-nominated producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He was raised in South Orange County and is Bill Medley's (of the Righteous Bros.) godson. He attended and graduated from Berklee College of Music where he studi ...

, except where noted. # "Streetcrawler" (Chamberlin, Mohler, Sean Woolstenhulme) – 4:05 # "Life Begins Again" – 3:44 #* Features

on vocals # "P.S.A." (Chamberlin, Mohler, Woolstenhulme) – 5:46 # "Loki Cat" (Chamberlin, Mohler, Woolstenhulme) – 4:09 #* Features

on vocals # "Cranes of Prey" – 5:18 # "Love Is Real" – 3:22 #* Features

on vocals # "Owed to Darryl" (Chamberlin, Mohler, Woolstenhulme) – 5:14 # "Newerwaves" – 4:13 # "Time Shift" – 2:43 # "Lullabye" – 3:45 #* Features

on vocals #* Lyrics by Becca Popkin # "Loki Cat (Reprise)" (Chamberlin, Mohler, Woolstenhulme) – 1:11

Personnel

– drums, producer, writer *

– bass, keyboards, guitar, writer, vocals on "Streetcrawler" and "Newerwaves" * Sean Woolstenhulme – guitar, writer * Adam Benjamin –

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* Paul Chamberlin – additional drums on "Loki Cat" * Corey Wilton – lead guitar on "Love Is Real", additional guitar on "Time Shift", art concept *

Linda Strawberry Linda Strawberry is an American artist, director, production designer, editor and musician, best known for her work on tours and music videos, as well as her creative collaborations with Billy Corgan. Career Initially working under her birth nam ...

– backing vocals on "Lullabye" * Tom Rothrock – mixer * Mike Tarantino – assistant to Tom Rothrock * Edmund Monsef – engineer * Forrest Borie – video content production and editing * Frank Gironda – management

References

{{Authority control The Jimmy Chamberlin Complex albums 2005 debut albums Sanctuary Records albums