The Economy of Sound

The Economy of Sound is the fifth studio album by American post-grunge band Seven Mary Three. It was released on June 5, 2001, on Mammoth Records. The album peaked at #178 on the Billboard 200 on June 23, 2001.

The album's Billboard-charting singles were "Wait" (#7 on Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks and #21 on Hot Modern Rock Tracks) and "Sleepwalking" (#39 on Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks).

Critical reception
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music wrote that the album "jettisoned the vestiges of the band's grunge sound in favour of crowd pleasing hard rock."

Track listing
All songs written by Jason Ross, except where noted.

Album credits

 * Jason Ross – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
 * Thomas Juliano – lead guitar, backing vocals
 * Casey Daniel – bass
 * Giti Khalsa - drums
 * Kevin McKendree – keyboards
 * Eric Gardner – percussion

Production

 * Producers: Jason Ross, Tom Morris, and Neal Avron
 * Engineering: Tom Morris with Matt Martone
 * Mixing: Neal Avron, except Tracks 1 and 2 mixed by Chris Lord-Alge
 * Mastering: Bob Ludwig
 * Art Direction: Lane Wurster
 * Graphic Design: Chris Eselgroth
 * Photography: Christian Lantry