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This article is about the Sister Hazel album. For the Eugene O'Kelly book, see Chasing Daylight (book).

Chasing Daylight
Studio album by Sister Hazel
Released	February 4, 2003 (2003-02-04)
Recorded	July 2001–September 2002
Genre	Southern rock
Length	52:46
Label	Croakin' Poets/Sixthman
Producers	Don McCollister Sister Hazel
Sister Hazel chronology
Fortress (2000) Chasing Daylight (2003) Lift (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

Chasing Daylight, released in 2003, is Sister Hazel's fourth studio album.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Your Mistake"	Ken Block	Block	4:09
2.	"Come Around"	Block Jett Beres	Beres	3:56
3.	"One Love"	Block Billy Montana Henry Paul Dave Robbins	Ryan Newell Montana Paul Robbins	3:29
4.	"Best I'll Ever Be"	Block	Andrew Copeland	4:50
5.	"Life Got in the Way"	Block Richard Marx	Block Marx	3:38
6.	"Everybody"	Block Beres Newell	Block Beres Newell	3:31
7.	"Swan Dive"	Block Newell Beres Tia Sillers	Newell	3:46
8.	"Killing Me Too"	Block	Block	5:37
9.	"Sword and Shield"	Block	Block	5:06
10.	"Hopeless"	Copeland Stan Lynch	Copeland Lynch	6:10
11.	"Effortlessly"	Block Beres Newell	Block Beres Newell	4:06
12.	"Can't Believe"	Copleland	Copeland	4:33

Acoustic versions

The band also released an EP of acoustic versions of three of the songs: "Everybody," "Your Mistake," and "Best I'll Ever Be."

Personnel

Sister Hazel

• Ken Block – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, background vocals
• Andrew Copeland - background vocals, lead vocals (10), rhythm electric guitar
• Ryan Newell - lead electric guitar, rhythm electric guitar, slide electric guitar, acoustic guitar
• Jett Beres - bass guitar
• Mark Trojanowski - drums

Additional musicians

• Tom Hurst – percussion (6, 7, 12)
• Marty Kearns – Hammond B3 organ (2, 10)

Strings

• Bill Smith – composer, conductor
• Susie Ager, Tomasz Golka, Delmar Pettys, Kurt Sprenger, Daphne Volle – violins
• Tom Demer, Susan Dubois – violas
• Debbie Brooks, Lisa Engle – celli

Technical personnel

• Don McCollister – producer, mixing, engineer
• Kris Sampson – assistant engineer
• Jeremy Zamora – assistant engineer
• Erik Herbst – strings engineer
• Greg Calbi – mastering

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
The Billboard 200	177
Top Independent Albums	6
Top Internet Albums	177

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
2003	"Your Mistake"	Adult Top 40	27
	"Life Got In The Way"	Adult Top 40	36