Fall (Jon Foreman EP)

Infobox Album
Name = Fall
Type = EP
Artist = Jon Foreman


Released = flagicon|USA November 27, 2007
Recorded = 2007
Genre = Acoustic
Length = 21:57
Label = Lowercase People Records
Credential Recordings
Producer = Charlie Peacock
Jon Foreman
Reviews =
* AbsolutePunk.net (85%) [http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=281427 link]
* Jesus Freak Hideout Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/JonForemanFallEP.asp link]
* Christianity Today Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/reviews/2008/fallandwinter.html link] (Fall & Winter)
* The Album Project Rating|5|5 [http://thealbumproject.net/2007/12/11/full-review-jon-foreman-fall-ep/ link]
* Pop Matters rating-10|7 [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/53778/jon-foreman-fall-winter/ link] (Fall & Winter)
* CMSpin rating-10|7.91 [http://www.cmspin.com/newsmanager/anmviewer.asp?a=4734&z=5 link] (Fall & Winter)
* IGN rating-10|6.6 [http://music.ign.com/articles/853/853104p1.html link] (Fall & Winter)
*Patrol Magazine (6.6/10) [http://www.patrolmag.com/index.php?id=169 link]
Last album =
This album = "Fall"
(2007)
Next album = "Winter"
(2008)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternative covers
Type = EP


Lower caption = The Fall & Winter Compilation Cover

"Fall" is the first EP released by Jon Foreman, frontman of the San Diego rock band Switchfoot. Foreman announced on his MySpace blog that the EP was initially to be released to iTunes and online at jonforeman.com and amazon.com on November 27, 2007. It was released on iTunes and Amazon a week earlier, on the 20^th and was promptly removed. It was officially released on November 27, and debuted at No. 15 on the iTunes top albums chart. It peaked at No. 2 on the Amazon Top albums chart.

EP track listing

# "The Cure for Pain" - 4:45
# "Southbound Train" - 4:15
# "Lord, Save Me from Myself" - 3:03
# "Equally Skilled" - 4:54
# "The Moon Is a Magnet" - 1:54
# "My Love Goes Free" - 3:07

Fall & Winter

"Fall" was released with the "Winter" EP as a physical double-disc set on January 15, 2008. [http://anth-net.com/?p=642] The Fall & Winter CD combo debuted on the Billboard Top Heatseeker's chart at No. 24. [ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=324&cfgn=Albums&cfn=Top+Heatseekers&ci=3091113&cdi=9653491&cid=02%2F02%2F2008 Chart Listing For The Week Of Feb 02 2008] - Published February 2, 2008 (Retrieved April 15, 2008)]

ound

As the title indicates, the sound of this EP reflects the effect of fall time. The mood overall is melancholy, yet maintains the warmth of an autumn day. It varies from the cooler tones of the "Winter" EP.

Other appearances

*The sixth track from the EP, "My Love Goes Free", can be heard in the 2007 motion picture "Bella".
*"The Moon Is a Magnet" was considered for Switchfoot's sixth studio album, "Oh! Gravity.," but didn't make the final cut.
*"The Cure for Pain" was played in the season finale of the popular ABC drama Grey's Anatomy

References

External links

* [http://www.switchfoot.com/jfweb/index2.html Official site]
* [http://www.switchfoot.com/jfweb/lyrics.htm Lyrics]