18 Candles: The Early Years

18 Candles: The Early Years
Compilation album by
ReleasedMay 30, 2006
RecordedApril 2000 – March 21, 2006
Genre
Length70:29
LabelVictory
Producer
  • Scott Komer
  • Justin Koop
  • Cameron Webb
  • Shane Told
Silverstein chronology
Discovering the Waterfront
(2005)
18 Candles: The Early Years
(2006)
Arrivals & Departures
(2007)

18 Candles: The Early Years is the first compilation album by the Canadian post-hardcore band Silverstein, released in 2006. It compiles their first two previously released, then-out-of-print EPs Summer's Stellar Gaze and When the Shadows Beam, along with some newly recorded acoustic and live material and a remix of the song "Smile in Your Sleep". By July 2006, the album had sold over 20,000 copies.[1]

Track listing

Summer's Stellar Gaze (2000)
No.TitleLength
1."Waiting Four Years"4:02
2."Wish I Could Forget You"3:36
3."Friends In Fall River"3:01
4."Summer's Stellar Gaze"2:47
5."My Consolation"4:02
6."Forever and a Day"4:27
When the Shadows Beam (2002)
No.TitleLength
7."Red Light Pledge"3:51
8."Dawn of the Fall"4:17
9."Wish I Could Forget You"3:27
10."Bleeds No More"3:17
11."Last Days of Summer"4:26
12."Waiting Four Years"4:14
Bonus tracks (2006)
No.TitleLength
13."My Heroine" (acoustic version)3:34
14."Call It Karma" (acoustic version)4:18
15."Discovering the Waterfront" (live)4:45
16."Defend You" (live)3:34
17."Bleeds No More" (featuring Wil Francis of Aiden) (live)4:16
18."Smile in Your Sleep" (A Crude Mechanical remix)4:35
Total length:70:29

Personnel

Silverstein
Production
  • Engineered by Scott Komer, Justin Koop and Cameron Webb
  • Produced by Shane Told, Alan Szymkowiak, Justin Koop and Cameron Webb
  • Mixed by Alan Szymkowiak, Scott Komer and Cameron Webb
  • Josh Bradford, Andy Owens and Kevin Kennaley - photographers

Charts

Chart (2006) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[2] 127
US Billboard 200[3] 148
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[4] 10

References

  1. ^ Kohli, Rohan (July 19, 2006). "Soundscan Results: Week Ending July 16th, 2006". absolutepunk.net. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  2. ^ "Albums : Top 100". Jam!. June 4, 2006. Archived from the original on June 14, 2006. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  3. ^ "Silverstein Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  4. ^ "Silverstein Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 6, 2025.