Unbreakable (Fireflight album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Unbreakable
Type = Album
Artist = Fireflight


Released = flagicon|USA March 4, 2008
Recorded = 2007
Genre = Hard rock, Christian rock, alternative metal, post-grunge
Length = 34:49
Label = Flicker
Producer = Rob Hawkins
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:f9fpxzyjldhe link]
*Jesus Freak Hideout Rating|5|5 [http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/Unbreakable.asp link] |
Last album ="The Healing of Harms" (2006)
This album ="Unbreakable" (2008)
Misc = Singles
Name = Unbreakable
Type = studio
single 1 = Unbreakable
single 1 date = 2007
single 2 = The Hunger
single 2 date = 2008

"Unbreakable" is the second full-length studio album released by Christian rock band Fireflight. The album was released on March 4, 2008 on Flicker Records. [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=664949&aid=1107475 Fireflight Discography - Unbreakable] , Billboard.com; Retrieved March 19, 2008]

Background

"Unbreakable" was recorded in September and October 2007.cite web |url=http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=140&article=58594&archive=true |title=Fireflight warms up for visit to Germany, new disc |work=Stars and Stripes |date=2007-11-25 |accessdate=2008-08-20 |author=Brian Bowers] lead vocalist Dawn Richardson said that the recording process was "one of the most hectic times in our lives because we had about six years to write the first album and about six months to write the second one".

The album was produced by Rob Hawkins.cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:f9fpxzyjldhe~T2 |title=Unbreakable > Credits |publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=2008-08-20]

Release and promotion

The album's title track "Unbreakable" was officially released to radio in December 2007.cite web |url=http://www.ccmmagazine.com/news/headlines/11568678/ |title=Fireflight Soars to No. 1 on Christian Rock Radio with Unbreakable |work=CCM Magazine |date=2008-02-19 |accessdate=2008-08-20] The song was featured on an episode of NBC's "Bionic Woman".cite web |url=http://www.majestychristian.com/parable/item.Unbreakable-Fireflight.0083061086626.htm |title=Unbreakable by Fireflight |publisher=Parable.com |accessdate=2008-08-20] A music video for "Unbreakable" made its premiere on March 29, 2008.

The album's second radio single, "The Hunger", was released in mid-2008.

tyle and lyrical themes

The band's female-fronted hard rock sound has been compared to Paramore and Evanescence, and Dawn Richardson's vocals on "Unbreakable" have been described as "riveting".cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:d9fwxq9sldse |title=Fireflight > Overview |publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=2008-08-20 |author=Jason Birchmeier] cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:d9fwxq9sldse |title=Unbreakable review |publisher=Allmusic |author=Jared Johnson |accessdate=2008-08-20] Allmusic reviewer Jared Johnson labeled certain tracks as "pulsating rockers", such as the singles "Unbreakable" and "The Hunger"; he described the album's lyrics to be "victorious as a refuge for listeners struggling with loneliness, discouragement, and isolation." Guitarist Justin Cox said, "we push it as heavy as we can without being metal".

The title track "Unbreakable" is based on the Biblical account of Jesus and the woman taken in adultery. Dawn Richardson (lead vocalist) said: "the people in charge were ready to kill her, and Jesus speaks up for her, changes their minds and makes them feel ashamed for accusing her. [...] She knows she’s guilty, and yet she’s suddenly free and given a second chance."cite web |url=http://www.gospelmusicchannel.com/artists/detail/fireflight |title=Fireflight | Christian Music |publisher=Gospel Music Channel |accessdate=2008-08-20]

Chart success

The album debuted at #10 on "Billboard"'s Top Heatseekers and #15 on the Top Christian Albums chart.cite web |url=http://www.ccmmagazine.com/music/artist/fireflight/artistkeywords11541455/11571685/ |title=Fireflight Named First Gospel Music Channel Listen Up Campaign Artist |work=CCM Magazine |date=2008-03-25 |accessdate=2008-08-20] The debut single "Unbreakable" was released in late 2007, and by February 2008 it reached number-one on Christian rock radio charts after only seven weeks of radio airplay. The song also peaked at #4 on Radio And Records CHR Chart April, 2008.

"The Hunger", the second Christian Rock single release, also charted number-one July, 2008.

Track listing

#"Unbreakable" – 3:21
#"You Gave Me A Promise" – 3:32
#"Brand New Day" – 4:11
#"The Hunger" – 3:09
#"Stand Up" – 3:16
#"Forever" – 3:43
#"Go Ahead" – 3:02
#"The Love We Had Before" – 3:43
#"So Help Me God" – 3:17
#"Wrapped In Your Arms" – 3:40

Personnel

* Dawn Richardson – lead vocals
* Justin Cox – guitar, backing vocals
* Wendy Drennen – bass
* Phee Shorb – drums
* Glen Drennen – guitar

References

External links

* [http://iamunbreakable.com IamUnbreakable.com]