By the Way By the Way By the Way is the eighth studio album by American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. The album was released July 9, 2002 on Warner Bros. Records. It sold more than 286,000 copies in the first week, and peaked at number two on the "Billboard" 200 (their next album would peak at number one). Singles from the album included "By the Way," "The Zephyr Song," "Can't Stop," "Dosed" and "Universally Speaking." The lyrical subject matter vocalist Anthony Kiedis addresses in "By the Way" is a divergence from previous Chili Peppers albums, with Kiedis taking a more candid
Essence (A Guy Called Gerald album) being "living entities" that possessed the illusion of obtaining the "essence of life" Essence (A Guy Called Gerald album) Essence is the fifth studio album by electronic producer A Guy Called Gerald, which was released on August 14, 2000 through Studio !K7. The album, which initially was intended to be released as "Aquarius Rising", is noted for its usage of vocals, something rarely utilized in his previous recordings. According to Gerald Simpson, the album is an attempt for him to focus on melody and songwriting compared to his previous album "Black Secret Technology". Production for the album began in 1996,