Flyleaf is the debut studio album by Americanrock bandFlyleaf. It was released on October 4, 2005, throughOctone Records. A re-packagedCD/DVD special edition was released on October 30, 2007, which included additionalacoustic tracks and music videos. The album was re-released on January 14, 2008, throughPolydor Records in the United Kingdom, which included three additional acoustic tracks. In December 2024, the band began accepting pre-orders for the first vinyl pressing ofFlyleaf with release planned for January 2025 according to the band'sInstagram page. The pressing was simultaneously teased by band membersLacey Sturm, James Culpepper and Sameer Bhattacharya on their own Instagram accounts.
Lyrically, the album deals with topics such asChristianity, love and death.Flyleaf received mixed reviews from music critics. It debuted at No. 88 on theBillboard 200, selling more than 13,000 copies within its first week. Due to the band's growing exposure to fame in 2007, it eventually reached its peak of No. 57 on the week of September 17, 2007, and spent more than 133 weeks on the chart. It also topped theBillboardChristian Albums chart, and has since become the ninth best-selling Christian album of the 2000s. It has sold more than 1 million copies to date, and was certifiedPlatinum by theRecording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[8]
The album was released October 4, 2005. On October 30, 2007, the band re-released the album repackaged as a CD/DVD special edition version. It has the same tracks as the original release, with the addition of acoustic versions of "Cassie", "Fully Alive", "I'm So Sick", "All Around Me", and "Red Sam" (which is the only acoustic song not released as a single). The DVD has exclusive interviews with Flyleaf and music videos of "All Around Me", "I'm So Sick", and "Fully Alive". The re-release also came packaged with a free ringtone of "All Around Me" and a "locker" poster. The album was re-released January 14, 2008, in the UK onPolydor Records but with only three additional acoustic tracks.
WhenA&M Records teamed withOctone Records, the album was re-printed to show the new joint-venture label arrangement. This re-printed version had "Fully Alive" at a length of 2:34, replacing the original 2:48 version, and a different back cover artwork.
Flyleaf sold over 13,000 copies of the special edition CD/DVD in the first week. They jumped 59 spots on theBillboard Top 200 chart up to No. 62. In the second week of sales for the special edition CD/DVD,Flyleaf sold over 10,100 copies. To date, it has sold over 1 million copies in the U.S., certifying it asplatinum.
According toBillboard, the album was the ninth best-selling Christian album between the years 2000 and 2009.[10]
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