Leave Here a Stranger

Leave Here a Stranger
Studio album by
Starflyer 59
ReleasedJune 5, 2001
Genres
Length40:05
LabelTooth & Nail
ProducerTerry Scott Taylor
Starflyer 59 chronology
Easy Come, Easy Go
(2000)		 Leave Here a Stranger
(2001)		 Can't Stop Eating
(2002)
Starflyer 59 studio albums chronology
Everybody Makes Mistakes
(1999)		 Leave Here a Stranger
(2001)		 Old
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star
Cross RhythmsStarStarStarStarStarStar
Jesusfreakhideout.comStarStarStarStarStar

Leave Here a Stranger is the sixth studio album by alternative rock band Starflyer 59. It was released on June 5, 2001 by Tooth & Nail Records. Unlike most contemporary albums, it was recorded and mixed in mono as opposed to stereo. Leave Here a Stranger was listed in Los Angeles Times among the Top 10 albums of 2001. HM Magazine characterizes its lyrical content as a concept album about the troubles associated with the life of a recording artist.

In a 2008 interview, Martin stated that the photo featured on the cover art is "supposedly a set shot from [Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace] that a photographer had, [which] we thought had a neat look to it."

Track listing

All songs written by Jason Martin.

Leave Here a Stranger track listing
No.TitleLength
1."All My Friends Who Play Guitar"5:21
2."Can You Play Drums?"2:56
3."When I Learn to Sing"3:25
4."Give Up the War"4:49
5."Things Like This Help Me"4:58
6."This I Don't Need"2:53
7."I Like Your Photographs"6:21
8."...Moves On"1:20
9."Night Music"3:41
10."Your Company"4:21
Total length:40:05

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.

Starflyer 59

Additional musicians

Production

Artwork

Management

References

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  2. 1 2 3 Hinds, Andy. "Leave Here a Stranger - Starflyer 59". AllMusic. Archived from the original on May 30, 2026. Retrieved May 30, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 Blackburn, Stuart (September 11, 2001). "Review: Leave Here a Stranger – Starflyer 59". Cross Rhythms. Archived from the original on January 5, 2026. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 Leave Here a Stranger (CD liner notes). Starflyer 59. Tooth & Nail Records. 2001. TND1199.
  5. ↑ Warman, Christopher Ryan (August 25, 2008). "Starflyer 59, 'Leave Here a Stranger' Review". Jesusfreakhideout.com. Archived from the original on July 12, 2025. Retrieved January 16, 2026.
  6. ↑ Cromelin, Richard. "Pop Music; The Consensus Top 10, Plus One". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
  7. ↑ Jones, Sarah (July–August 2001). "Reviews / Leave Here a Stranger". HM Magazine (90): 74. ISSN 1066-6923.
  8. ↑ "Q&A Session Vol X". SF59Fans.com. September 24, 2009. Archived from the original on April 22, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Leave Here a Stranger". Apple Music. Archived from the original on May 30, 2026. Retrieved May 30, 2026.