Question 1

Who writes Collective Soul's songs?

Accepted Answer

Ed Roland, on 112 of the band's 144 studio tracks. No other member is credited on more than three. Members are credited on 113 tracks in total and 110 of those carry no outside writer.

Question 2

How many albums have they released?

Accepted Answer

Twelve studio albums, from Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid in 1993 to Here to Eternity in 2024.

Question 3

Which album sold the most?

Accepted Answer

The 1995 self-titled album, certified 3x platinum by the RIAA. The debut is 2x platinum, and Disciplined Breakdown and Dosage are both platinum.

Question 4

Who wrote "Shine"?

Accepted Answer

Ed Roland. It reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and is certified gold, and it came off a demo tape he recorded before the band properly existed.

Question 5

Why are there two self-titled albums?

Accepted Answer

The 1995 album and the 2009 album are both called Collective Soul. The later one is usually called Rabbit after its cover.

Question 6

Does anyone else in the band write?

Accepted Answer

Rarely. Ross Childress is credited on three tracks, Dean Roland, Will Turpin and Joel Kosche on two each, and Shane Evans, Jesse Triplett and Johnny Rabb on none.

Question 7

Which albums have no credits?

Accepted Answer

Blood in 2019 and Here to Eternity in 2024. Neither publishes a writing credit for anybody, which accounts for 30 of the 31 tracks with no name on them.

Question 8

Which album is written most widely?

Accepted Answer

The 2009 self-titled album, where Dean Roland, Will Turpin and Joel Kosche all take credits alongside Ed Roland.

Question 9

Are they still recording?

Accepted Answer

Here to Eternity came out in 2024, twenty tracks across two discs and the longest record they have made.

Question 10

Who is in the band now?

Accepted Answer

Ed Roland, Dean Roland and Will Turpin from the beginning, with Johnny Rabb on drums since 2012 and Jesse Triplett on guitar since 2014.