With Hopes of Starting Over...

With Hopes of Starting Over... is the debut EP from the band The Starting Line, released on June 25, 2001 by Drive-Thru Records. It featured four original songs, two of which later reappeared on their full-length album Say It Like You Mean It, and a cover of Starship's "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now".

In November 2005, a sixth song from the recording session surfaced, titled "Song for Her". The acoustic guitar driven song had been cut from the CD for reasons unknown, but was ultimately released online on the band's PureVolume profile.

"Three's a Charm" featured a music video, as well as a music video for "Leaving" recorded during the Say It Like You Mean It album, As well as "Saddest Girl Story" being rerecorded.

Personnel

 * The Starting Line
 * Mike Golla – Lead guitar, backing vocals
 * Tom Gryskiewicz – Drums
 * Kenny Vasoli – Vocals, bass guitar
 * Matt Watts – Rhythm guitar, backing vocals


 * Production
 * Chris Badami – Producer, engineer, mixing
 * John Paddock – Assistant engineer
 * Gene Grimaldi – Mastering at Oasis Mastering
 * Richard Reines, Stefanie Reines – A&R


 * Artwork
 * Shawn Corrigan – Band photography
 * Matt Hanemann – Design & layout