Jesus Freak (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Jesus Freak
Type = Album
Artist = dc Talk


Released = November 21, 1995
Recorded = 1995
Genre = Pop rock
Length = 57:57
Label = ForeFront
Producer = Mark Heimermann, Toby McKeehan, John Mark Painter
Reviews = *Allmusic rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:2n6uak5khm3x~T1 link]
*Cross Rhythms rating|10|10 [http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/products/dc_Talk/Jesus_Freak/7304/ link]
*dcTalkUnite rating|5|5 [http://dctalkunite.com/dctalk/albums/jesusfreak link]
*"Jesus Freak Hideout" rating|5|5 [http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/JesusFreak.asp link]
Last album = "Free at Last" (1992)
This album = "Jesus Freak" (1995)
Next album = "Welcome to the Freak Show" (1997)

"Jesus Freak" is the fourth studio album by dc Talk, released in 1995 and debuting at #3 on Billboard's Top 200 album chart. It has gone on to sell over two million copies [cite web | url = http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/reviews/2006/jesusfreak.html | title=Jesus Freak: 10th Anniversary Special Edition | accessdate = 2007-01-15 | author = Farias, Andree] , achieving double platinum certification by the RIAA. The album was listed at #14 in the 2001 book "".

The site Jesus Freak Hideout is also named for and inspired by this album. [ [http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/JesusFreak.asp "Jesus Freak Review"] ; Jesus Freak Hideout; Retrieved April 7, 2007]

Track listing

#"So Help Me God" – 4:39
#"Colored People" – 4:26
#"Jesus Freak" – 4:50
#"What If I Stumble" – 5:06
#"Day By Day" – 4:30
#"Mrs. Morgan" – 0:57
#"Between You and Me" – 4:59
#"Like It, Love It, Need It" – 5:23
#"Jesus Freak" (Reprise) – 1:17
#"In the Light" – 5:06
#"What Have We Become?" – 6:09
#"Mind's Eye" – 5:17
#"Alas, My Love" – 5:18

"Freaked!"

On June 20, 2006, Gotee Records, which is headed by dc Talk's Toby McKeehan, released a ten-year anniversary tribute called "Freaked!" This CD features artists from record labels Gotee and Mono vs Stereo remaking songs from the original Jesus Freak album. "Freaked!" is not a true tenth-anniversary album, as it was released eleven-and-a-half years after "Jesus Freak". Music critic Jonathan Oakes with Music Passion Magazine gave this album the esteemed album of the year award.

Trivia

*"Day by Day" is a song from the musical Godspell
*"Mind's Eye" features the words of Billy Graham
*Right before "What If I Stumble" begins, a quote from Brennan Manning is heard

Credits

*Joe Baldridge – Engineer
*Brent Barcus – Guitar
*George Cocchini – Guitar
*Todd Collins – percussion, bongos, Conga, Drums, Cabassa, Loops, Cowbell
*Will Denton – Drums
*Mark Heimermann – Bass, Piano, cymbals, Hammond organ, Moog Synthesizer, Producer
*Dann Huff – Guitar
*David Lyndon Huff – Drums
*Ronn Huff – Arranger, Conductor
*Terry MacMillan – Percussion
*Toby McKeehan – Producer
*Jerry McPherson – Guitar
*Shaun McWilliams – Mandolin, Drums
*Brent Milligan – Bass
*John Mark Painter – Bass, Guitar, Accordion, Producer
*Charlie Peacock – Vocals on Track 10
*Dave Perkins – Guitar
*Otto Price – Bass
*Chris Rodriguez – Guitar
*Jimmie Lee Sloas – Bass
*Aaron Smith – Drums
*Dennis Soley – Flute
*Jackie Street – Bass
*Oran Thornton – Guitar
*Sean Turner – Guitar
*Scott Williamson – Drums

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