The Legend of Chin

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The Legend of Chin

Studio album by Switchfoot
Released	June 17, 1997
Recorded	Signature Sound (San Diego, CA.)
Genre	Christian rock/Alternative rock
Length	37:53
Label	re:think Records
Producer(s)	Jimmie Lee Sloas
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Switchfoot chronology
	The Legend of Chin (1997)	New Way to Be Human (1999)

The Legend of Chin is the first studio album by the alternative rock band Switchfoot. It was released on June 17, 1997 under independent label re:think Records, which was distributed by Sparrow Records.

1 Track listing
2 Willis Chin
3 Miscellanea
4 Music videos

[edit] Track listing

"Bomb" – 2:46
"Chem 6A" – 3:11
"Underwater" – 3:46
"Edge of My Seat" – 2:47
"Home" – 4:03
"Might Have Ben Hur" – 2:38
"Concrete Girl" – 5:05
"Life and Love and Why" – 2:52
"You" – 4:13
"Ode to Chin" – 2:15
"Don't Be There" – 4:22

[edit] Willis Chin

The album is named after Willis Chin, a good friend of the members of Switchfoot. The album jacket of The Legend of Chin is covered with pictures of Willis. Willis Chin can also be seen in Switchfoot's DVD Switchfootage, as well as a number of Switchfoot's music videos, like "New Way To Be Human".

[edit] Miscellanea

The song "Chem 6A" refers to an introductory Chemistry course at that Jon Foreman took at UC San Diego.
The song "Chem 6A" was Switchfoot's first music video.
The album got a positive review from Billboard which called it "An intriguing and surprisingly mature effort for a debut release."[1]
The song "You" was featured in the film A Walk to Remember.

[edit] Music videos

Chem 6A

Switchfoot
Jon Foreman – Tim Foreman – Chad Butler – Jerome Fontamillas – Drew Shirley
Discography
Albums: The Legend of Chin – New Way to Be Human – Learning to Breathe – The Beautiful Letdown – Nothing Is Sound – Oh! Gravity.
Singles: Meant to Live – Dare You to Move – This Is Your Life – Stars – We Are One Tonight - Oh! Gravity. - Awakening