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
After Hours (Little River Band album) release in Australia, the band's first album, "Little River Band", had not yet become a hit in the US. When the first album entered the US charts, following the delayed success of single "It's a Long Way There", any potential US release of "After Hours" was delayed. In the meantime, the band recorded their third album, "Diamantina Cocktail". However, Capitol Records in the US deemed that album to be not commercial enough. In response, Capitol selected five tracks from the Australian "After Hours" plus four tracks from the Australian version of "Diamantina Cocktail" and released this compilation in the US