Album Welcome released

After spending seven months in Los Angeles, the band released their second album, Welcome , on October 15, 2002. Considered a more melodic effort, the album debuted at No. 17 on the Billboard 200 , selling over 51,000 copies in its first week of release. Much of this was due to the success of the album’s first single, ” Poem “, which shot to No. 5 on the Mainstream Rock chart. “Poem” did not appear on the Billboard Hot 100 but peaked at No. 6 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. The album’s second single, ” Mine “, followed with moderate success, peaking at No. 23 on the Mainstream Rock chart and at No. 26 on the Alternative Songs chart. Welcome became Taproot’s most successful album to date, with over 500,000 copies sold.