Collective Soul

Collective Soul is an American rock band who broke into mainstream popularity with their first hit single, "Shine", which came from their debut album Hints, Allegations, and Things Left Unsaid. They have recorded seven Number One mainstream rock hits.

The first line-up of band consisted of Ed Roland, his brother Dean, Shane Evans, Will Turpin, and Ross Childress. Hints, Allegations, and Things Left Unsaid was released in 1993 with several demos that included "Shine".

The group’s self-titled second album issued in 1994 and was certified RIAA triple platinum. Notable singles included US Rock Chart No. 1 hits "December", "Where The River Flows", and "The World I Know", No. 2 hit "Gel" and the Top 10 hit "Smashing Young Man".

Disciplined Breakdown was released in 1997, which eventually became a platinum album, and produced two more No. 1 singles: "Precious Declaration" and "Listen".

The band’s fourth album, Dosage, was released in 1999 and featured the first single "Heavy". Other singles included "Run", "Needs", and "Tremble For My Beloved". The group released its fifth studio album, Blender, in 2000 and the first single "Why, Pt. 2" reached No. 2 on the mainstream rock chart.

In 2001, Collective Soul released their greatest hits compilation, 7even Year Itch: Greatest Hits 1994–2001, which featured the new tracks "Next Homecoming" and "Energy".

The band went on hiatus for over two years, but still played several dozen shows.

In November 2004, they released their sixth studio album, Youth, and "Counting the Days" became a Top 10 rock hit. In May 2005, they released an eight song acoustic EP compilation, From the Ground Up, which had acoustic versions of past favorites.

Collective Soul's seventh studio album, Afterwords, was released in August 2007 and its first single was "Hollywood". The second single from the album, "All That I Know".

Collective Soul released their eighth studio album, another self-titled, in August 2009. The first single was "Staring Down" and the second single was "Welcome All Again". In September 2009, Collective Soul were inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame.

In December 2010, the band released a re-recorded version of "Tremble for My Beloved" as both a single and a video on iTunes. The video was also included on the DVD Music Videos and Performances from The Twilight Saga Soundtracks, Vol. 1.