sales were minimal, as the band's co-manager, the late Rob Partridge, contemporaneously noted that "Before The Calm doesn't include a really 'radio-friendly' single, so the promotional opportunities are quite limited". Alternative version The US version of the album was issued on MCA Records under the name "Witness UK" and, along with a different album cover and artwork, featured two additional bonus tracks—"Long First Chapter" and "Before The Calm"—which were to be found as b-sides on the UK single releases of "Scars" and "Hijacker", respectively. Track listing All tracks written by Witness, except where noted. Personnel Witness Gerard Starkie – vocals, guitars Ray Chan – guitars Dylan Keeton – bass John Langley – drums Additional musicians Julian Pransky-Poole – additional instrumentation Recording credits Phil Vinall – producer Paul Read – engineer Phelan Kane – programming Release history References 1999 debut albums Island Records albums MCA Records albums Albums produced by Phil Vinall Albums recorded at Rockfield Studios