Different Kind of Free

Different Kind Of FREE
Studio album by ZOEgirl
Released September 16, 2003
Genre Rock, pop rock
Label Sparrow
ZOEgirl chronology
Mix of Life
(2002)		 Different Kind Of FREE
(2003)		 Room to Breathe
(2005)
Singles from this album
  1. "You Get Me"
    Released: June 22, 2003[1]
  2. "Feel Alright"
  3. "Beautiful Name"
    Released: February 15, 2004[2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [3]
CCM Magazine B [4]
CCMmagazine.com B+ [4]
Chicago Tribune C+ [4]
Cross Rhythms [5]
Christianity Today (Herman) A- [4]
Christianity Today (Farias) [6]
Jesus Freak Hideout [7]
USA Today C [4]

Different Kind Of FREE is the third studio album from Christian girl group ZOEgirl. It was released on September 16, 2003 through Sparrow Records and was produced by Lynn Nichols, Robert "Aurel M" Marvin, Damon Riley and Tedd T. "You Get Me", "Beautiful Name" and "Feel Alright" were released as radio singles. "Different Kind Of FREE'" marks their departure from the bubblegum pop music of their two previous albums, in favor of a pop rock sound.

Contents

Background

Main article: You Get Me

ZOEgirl's Mix of Life was released on September 24, 2002. This remix album's Trip Rock Mix of "I Believe" foreshadowed the girl group's transition from bubblegum pop music to pop rock music.[8]

During the autumn of 2002, Chrissy Conway-Katina started working on a draft for the lead single "You Get Me" with her future husband James Katina. Its chorus remained the same in the finished version of the song. [9]

On February 2, 2003, an animated banner appeared on ZOEgirl's official website, encouraging visitors to "listen to the [Trip Rock] remix" of ZOEgirl's hit single "I Believe".[10] Those who participated in this activity were instructed to listen to the original, pop version of "I Believe". Afterwards, they listened to the Trip Rock remix of "I Believe". Finally, they would comment on the remix, indicating whether or not they enjoyed it.[11]

The album's official release date was announced on May 22, 2003 via the group's official website. [12] "You Get Me" was released to radio stations on June 22, 2003. On July 15, 2003, ZOEgirl announced the album's title: "Different Kind Of FREE".[1] The lead single "You Get Me" was released to retail stores on July 24, 2003. [13]

Release

Different Kind Of FREE peaked on the Billboard 200 at #149. It reached #9 on Billboard's Christian Albums chart, and #4 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers Chart.

Reception

Despite the girl group's musical transition, the album received generally favourable reviews among Christian music critics. Jesus Freak Hideout stated in their review: "ZOEgirl strips away the electronic sugar and spice to offer up the smoothest transition from pop to pop/rock since Rebecca St. James made the same move in the mid-nineties." CCM Magazine said that "Different Kind Of FREE offers plenty of good advice on ways to be different and, in this case, godly kinds of girls."[14]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Beautiful Name"   Alisa Childers, Chrissy Conway, Kristin Swinford, Lynn Nichols, Tedd T 4:47
2. "You Get Me"   Conway, James Katina 3:48
3. "Inside Out"   Childers, Conway, Swinford, Nichols, James Katina 3:16
4. "Love Me For Me"   Swinford, Nichols, Tjornhom, Jarod McBride 3:32
5. "Unbroken"   Childers, Conway, Swinford, Nichols, Tjornhom, Mark Byrd 4:59
6. "Wait"   Childers, Conway, Swinford, Tjornhom 4:34
7. "Feel Alright"   Childers, Conway, Swinford, Nichols, Tjornhom 3:10
8. "She"   Childers, Conway, Swinford, Nichols, Tjornhom 4:49
9. "Contagious"   Childers, Conway, Swinford, Nichols 5:35
10. "Different Kind Of FREE"   Childers, Conway, Swinford, Nichols, Matt Kearney, Robert Marvin 4:33
11. "Life To Me"   Childers, Conway, Swinford, Nichols, Tjornhom 5:50

References

  1. ^ a b ZOEgirl’s Chrissy Conway Awarded ASCAP. ZOEgirlOnline.com on August 11, 2003 via the Internet Archive. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
  2. ^ Tommy2.net » Daily News. Published on February 24, 2004. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
  3. ^ Allmusic review
  4. ^ a b c d e "Making The Grade" (PDF). CCM Magazine 26 (4): 62. October 2003. http://ht.salemweb.net/ccm/ccmmagazine/pdf/200310.pdf. Retrieved 2011-12-10. 
  5. ^ Cross Rhythms review
  6. ^ Christianity Today review
  7. ^ Jesus Freak Hideout review
  8. ^ Different Kind Of FREE review on Christianity Today. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
  9. ^ "You Get Me" draft via the Internet Archive. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
  10. ^ ZOEgirlOnline.com on February 2, 2003 via the Internet Archive. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
  11. ^ ZOEgirlOnline.com questionnaire via the Internet Archive. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
  12. ^ ZOEgirlOnline.com on May 29, 2003 via the Internet Archive. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
  13. ^ ZOEgirl New CD Single in Stores Now. ZOEgirlOnline.com on August 11, 2003 via the Internet Archive. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
  14. ^ "Different Kind Of FREE" - Music Review. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
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