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| Released | September 16, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
| Studio | The Loft (Saline, Michigan) | |||
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| Length | 41:26 | |||
| Label | Velvet Hammer | |||
| Producer | Tim Patalan | |||
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Our Long Road Home is the fourth studio album since their major label debut and third independent album by American alternative metal band Taproot. It was released on September 16, 2008 and is Taproot's first independent release since 1999's Upon Us.[1] The album was released through Velvet Hammer, the label founded by the eponymous management company that has worked with bands such as System of a Down, Deftones, and Alice in Chains.[2] It is the band's first collaboration with producer Tim Patalan, after working with Toby Wright on their two previous studio releases.
The album's lead single would be "Wherever I Stand", although "You're Not Home Tonight" has received radio play as well. The title Our Long Road Home suits the band's roots in the Ann Arbor area in which it was recorded. The track "It's Natural" includes a female vocalist (Kristin von B), which is a first for the band. "Stethoscope" and "Hand That Holds True" are the album's Teaser #1 clips that Taproot released on YouTube; these were followed by "Path Less Taken."
The album debuted at number 65 on the Billboard 200, with first week sales of 7,700. It was the final album to feature original drummer Jarrod Montague, whose departure was announced a week after the album's release. Montague would rejoin the band in 2023.