Five For Fighting: John Ondrasik (vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, Hammond B-3 organ); Nikki Harris (vocals); Greg Wattenberg, Bob Schneck (electric guitar); Ralph Ferris (violin, viola); Victor Lawrence (cello); Shane Keister (piano); Mark Montague, Sheldon Gomberg (bass); Dorian Crozier (drums, percussion); Robert Medici (drums). <p>Engineers: Brian Scheuble, Gregg Wattenberg, Jack Joseph Puig. <p>Recorded at Mad Dog Studios, Burbank, California and EMI Studios, Santa Monica, California. <p>"Superman (It's Not Easy)" was nominated for the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal. <p>This is a multi-channel Super Audio CD playable only on Super Audio CD players. <p>Five For Fighting: John Ondrasik (vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, Hammond B-3 organ); Nikki Harris (vocals); Greg Wattenberg, Bob Schneck (electric guitar); Ralph Ferris (violin, viola); Victor Lawrence (cello); Shane Keister (piano); Mark Montague, Sheldon Gomberg (bass); Dorian Crozier (drums, percussion); Robert Medici (drums). <p>Engineers: Brian Scheuble, Gregg Wattenberg, Jack Joseph Puig. <p>Recorded at Mad Dog Studios, Burbank, California and EMI Studios, Santa Monica, California. <p>"Superman (It's Not Easy)" was nominated for the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal. <p>It's not difficult to see why Five For Fighting struck a chord with young American audiences. In their music one can hear a bit of Dave Matthews's vocal warmth, Tonic's pop sensibility, Train's melodic soulfulness, and Counting Crows' intensity. This is not to say that the ceaselessly infectious and hook-filled AMERICA TOWN is derivative. It's just that Five For Fighting are tapping into a gestalt of which they are as much a part as any of the aforementioned bands. They also happen to be quite good at plying their pop-rock trade; constructing enough classic melodies, memorable choruses, and gritty ruminations to hopelessly ensnare anyone enamored of folk-rock circa 2001. Hooks, warmth, charisma, what more could one reasonably ask for from a humble American rock band? <p>It's not difficult to see why Five For Fighting struck a chord with young American audiences. In their music one can hear a bit of Dave Matthews's vocal warmth, Tonic's pop sensibility, Train's melodic soulfulness, and Counting Crows' intensity. This is not to say that the ceaselessly infectious and hook-filled AMERICA TOWN is derivative. It's just that Five For Fighting are tapping into a gestalt of which they are as much a part as any of the aforementioned bands. They also happen to be quite good at plying their pop-rock trade; constructing enough classic melodies, memorable choruses, and gritty ruminations to hopelessly ensnare anyone enamored of folk-rock circa 2001. Hooks, warmth, charisma, what more could one reasonably ask for from a humble American rock band?