Who We Are Instead
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| Studio album by Jars of Clay | ||
| Released | November 4, 2003 | |
| Recorded | 2003 | |
| Genre | ||
| Length | 51:01 | |
| Label | Essential Records | |
| Producer(s) | Jars of Clay | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Jars of Clay chronology | ||
| Furthermore: From the Studio, From the Stage (2003) |
Who We Are Instead (2003) |
Redemption Songs (2005) |
Who We Are Instead is the sixth album of Christian band Jars of Clay. It was released in 2003 by Essential Records.
The band's fifth full-length album was their most acoustic-based since their first disc, and as a result, their most relaxed-sounding material to date. The stripped-down sound accompanied a more direct focus on their spirituality, with Gospel influences creeping into a few of the songs, and God and Jesus being more explicitly mentioned throughout the disc. Steve Mason proved to be rather versatile on this album, with several songs featuring either the lap steel or mandolin.
The songs "Show You Love" and "Sunny Days" were fairly successful singles from this project. Arguably, these were two of the happier and more upbeat songs on a project generally filled with more contemplative and reflective tunes.
The song "Amazing Grace" is not a cover of the popular hymn, but an original song written by the band.
[edit] Track listing
- "Sunny Days" - 3:30
- "Amazing Grace" (featuring Ashley Cleveland) - 5:18
- "Lonely People" (America cover) - 2:45
- "Only Alive" - 4:04
- "Trouble Is" - 3:50
- "Faith Enough" - 5:24
- "Show You Love" - 3:33
- "Lesser Things" - 4:36
- "I'm In The Way" - 2:33
- "Jesus Blood Never Failed Me Yet" (Gavin Bryars cover) - 3:39
- "Jealous Kind" (featuring Ashley Cleveland) - 4:10
- "Sing" - 4:11
- "My Heavenly" - 3:29
- "Tonight" (special edition only)
- "Shipwrecked" (special edition only)
[edit] Performers
[edit] Charts
| Release Year | The Billboard 200 Chart Position |
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| 2003 | 103 |
| Jars of Clay |
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| Dan Haseltine - Stephen Mason - Matthew Odmark - Charlie Lowell |
| Former: Matt Bronlewee - Scott Savage - Aaron Sands - Joe Porter - Greg Wells |
| Discography |
| Albums: Jars of Clay - Much Afraid - If I Left the Zoo - The Eleventh Hour - Furthermore: From the Studio, From the Stage - Who We Are Instead - Redemption Songs - Good Monsters |
| Singles: "Flood" - "Liquid" - "Crazy Times" - "Frail" - "Fade To Grey" - "Unforgetful You" - "I Need You" - "Fly" - "Sunny Days" - "Show You Love" "God Will Lift Up Your Head" - "Let Us Love And Sing And Wonder" - "Dead Man (Carry Me)" - "Work" - "Good Monsters" |
| Other releases: Drummer Boy - The White Elephant Sessions |
