Who We Are Instead
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| Studio album by Jars Of Clay | |||||
| Released | November 4, 2003 | ||||
| Recorded | 2003 | ||||
| Genre | Christian rock Folk rock |
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| Length | 51:01 | ||||
| Label | Essential Records | ||||
| Producer | Jars Of Clay/Ron Aniello | ||||
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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 sixth 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. While "Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet" is a cover, of the 1971 composition by Gavin Bryars.
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[edit] Track listing
[edit] Standard release
- "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
[edit] Special edition track listing
Disc One
- "Sunny Days" - 3:30
- "Amazing Grace" (featuring Ashley Cleveland) - 5:18
- "Lonely People" - 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" - 3:39
- "Jealous Kind" (featuring Ashley Cleveland) - 4:10
- "Sing" - 4:11
- "My Heavenly" - 3:29
Disc Two
- "Tonight" - 3:42
- "Shipwrecked" - 2:58
[edit] Performers
[edit] Charts
| Release Year | The Billboard 200 Chart Position |
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| 2003 | 103 |
