The Ringing Bell

The Ringing Bell
Studio album by Derek Webb
Released May 1, 2007
Studio The Smoakstack and Sumner Studio, Nashville, TN
Genre Rock, singer-songwriter, contemporary Christian music
Length 30:33
Label INO
Producer Derek Webb, Cason Cooley
Derek Webb chronology
One Zero (Remix)
(2007)		 The Ringing Bell
(2007)		 The Ampersand EP
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Beyond The Turntable[2]
CCM Magazine[3]
Christian Broadcasting Network[4]
Christianity Today[5]
Cross Rhythms[6]
Indie Vision Music[7]
Jesus Freak Hideout[8]
Patrol Magazine[9]
PopMatters[10]

The Ringing Bell (2007) is the fourth solo album release from singer-songwriter Derek Webb.[11]

Background

Webb has described the record as a rock record but that "it's fitting that it would be a hard thing to categorize that you couldn't just call it a rock record, that it would be too easy." He also stated that the song "Name" was "probably as close to a thesis as the record has." It carries Webb's theme that "categories in general are not helpful...it's hard to live in a world of categories when really what we need is to know each other and to engage each other and not to let our categories do the talking."

Webb has stated in response to some of his lyrics in "A Love That's Stronger Than Our Fear" and "A Savior on Capitol Hill", which generated talk that Webb was against the George Bush administration, that "I'm not anti-Bush at all...all things considered he deserves the benefit of the doubt and I want to give it to him...This has nothing to do with any specific people."[12]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "The End"  Derek Webb 1:34
2. "The Very End"  Webb 3:02
3. "A Love That's Stronger Than Our Fear"  Webb 3:03
4. "I Wanna Marry You All Over Again"  Webb 3:17
5. "I Don't Want to Fight"  Webb 3:13
6. "Name"  Webb 3:39
7. "Can't Be Without You"  Webb 3:34
8. "I For An I"  Webb 3:22
9. "A Savior on Capitol Hill"  Webb 2:04
10. "This Too Shall Be Made Right"  Webb 3:45
Total length:
 30:33

Personnel

Band[13]
Additional Musicians[13]
Technical[13]
  • Produced by – Derek Webb & Cason Cooley
  • Basic tracks engineered by – Andy hunt @ The Smoakstack, Nashville, TN
  • Vocals engineered by – Derek Webb @ Sumner Studio, East Nashville, TN
  • Additional engineering by – Cason Cooley & Derek Webb @ Sumner Studio, East Nashville, TN & The Smoakstack, Nashville, TN
  • Mixed by – Shane D. Wilson, Mixed @ Pentavarit, Nashville, TN
  • Mastered by – Jim DeMain @ Yes Master, Nashville, TN
  • String arrangements by – Ben Shive
  • Art Direction – Derek Webb & Brannon Mcallister
  • Photography – Jeremy Cowart
  • Illustration – Chris Koelle / www.portlandstudios.com
  • Design & Layout – Brannon McAllister

Reception

Critical response

The Ringing Bell received universally positive reviews from Christian critics. The review site Patrol gave the album a 9 on the site's ten-point scale - a record high - praising its "substance."

Paste Magazine gave 'The Ringing Bell' a 5 out of 5 and ranked it No. 27 on their Top 100 albums of 2007.[14]

In the media

On November 8, 2007, the song "Name" was played at the beginning of the Season 4 Grey's Anatomy episode Physical Attraction, Chemical Reaction.

Charts

Chart (2007) Peak position
US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[15] 11
US Christian Albums (Billboard)[16] 15

References

  1. ↑ Jurek, Thom (May 2007). "The Ringing Bell - Derek Webb". AllMusic.com. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  2. ↑ Brandt, Randy (June 23, 2007). "Derek Webb: The Ringing Bell". PopMatters.com. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  3. ↑ Lusk, Caroline (May 1, 2007). "In Review: Derek Webb: The Ringing Bell (INO)" (PDF). CCM Magazine. Salem Publishing. p. 54. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
  4. ↑ Jones, Jennifer E. (May 2007). "Album Reviews Archive". Christian Broadcasting Network. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  5. ↑ Breimeier, Russ (May 1, 2007). "The Ringing Bell - Reviewed by Russ Breimier". Christianity Today. Crosswalk. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  6. ↑ McCollum, Alastair (August 1, 2007). "Review: The Ringing Bell - Derek Webb". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  7. ↑ Pettersson, Eric (June 5, 2007). "Derek Webb - The Ringing Bell". www.indievisionmusic.com. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  8. ↑ Taylor, Josh (April 29, 2007). "Derek Webb, "The Ringing Bell" Review". www.jesusfreakhideout.com. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  9. ↑ Lundy, Stewart (July 13, 2007). "Derek Webb, 'The Ringing Bell' - Patrol - A review of religion and the modern world". www.patrolmag.com. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  10. ↑ MacNeil, Jason (December 13, 2007). "Derek Webb: The Ringing Bell". PopMatters.com. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Derek Webb Speaks Out And Is Heard" (2007-06-29). Press Release. Retrieved 2008-01-15.
  12. ↑ http://derekwebb.net/discography/trb/
  13. 1 2 3 Derek Webb, The Ringing Bell (liner notes), INO Records, 2007
  14. ↑ " " Retrieved 2013-07-15.
  15. ↑ "Derek Webb – Chart history" Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums for Derek Webb.
  16. ↑ "Derek Webb – Chart history" Billboard Christian Albums for Derek Webb.
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