18 Candles: The Early Years
# 18 Candles: The Early Years

18 Candles: The Early Years is the first compilation album by Silverstein, released in 2006. It compiles their first two previously released, then-out-of-print EPs Summer's Stellar Gaze and When the Shadows Beam, along with some newly recorded acoustic and live material and a remix of the song "Smile in Your Sleep". By July 2006, the album had sold over 20,000 copies.

## Personnel

### Silverstein

* Shane Told – Lead vocals; bass guitar (Summer's Stellar Gaze)
* Josh Bradford – Rhythm guitar
* Neil Boshart – Lead guitar (When the Shadows Beam and bonus tracks)
* Billy Hamilton – Bass guitar, backing vocals (When the Shadows Beam and bonus tracks)
* Paul Adam Koehler – Drums, percussion, guitar
* Richard McWalter - Lead guitar (Summer's Stellar Gaze)

### Production

* Engineered by Scott Komer, Justin Koop and Cameron Webb
* Produced by Shane Told, Alan Szymkowiak, Justin Koop and Cameron Webb
* Mixed by Alan Szymkowiak, Scott Komer and Cameron Webb
* Josh Bradford, Andy Owens and Kevin Kennaley - photographers

## Chart positions

| Charts (2006) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 148 |
| U.S. Billboard Independent Albums | 10 |
