Listen Closely
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| Released | December 26, 1998 | |||
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| Genre | Christian rock | |||
| Length | 44:34 | |||
| Label | ForeFront Records | |||
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Listen Closely is the second album of Christian rock band Smalltown Poets. It was released in 1998.
Track listing
[edit]- "Call Me Christian" (Michael Johnston, Lee Moody) – 3:36
- "Anything Genuine" (Johnston, Kevin Breuner, Miguel DeJesus) – 3:05
- "There Is Only You" (Breuner, Danny Stephens) – 3:47
- "Gloria" (Johnston, Stephens, Clark Leake, Brad Olsen, Todd Olsen, Brandon Thompson) – 3:10
- "48 States" (Johnston, Stephens, Byron Goggin) – 3:46
- "Long Long Way" (Stephens) – 4:04
- "The Gospel Is Peace" (Johnston, DeJesus, Stephens) – 4:29
- "Hold It up to the Light" (Johnston, DeJesus, David Wilcox) – 4:15
- "New Man" (Johnston, DeJesus) – 4:58
- "Quasar" (Johnston, DeJesus) – 3:19
- "Garland of Grace" (Johnston, DeJesus) – 3:49
- "One of These Days" (D. Stephens, Ted Stephens) – 2:16
Personnel
[edit]Smalltown Poets
- Michael Johnston – lead vocals, guitars
- Danny Stephens – keyboards, vocals
- Kevin Breuner – lead guitars
- Miguel DeJesús – bass, vocals
- Byron Goggin – drums (2, 3, 5–7, 9–12), percussion
Additional musicians
- Dana Key – 12-string guitar, backing vocals (4, 8)
- Tommy Burroughs – mandolin
- Matt Goldman – drums (1, 4, 8)
- Skidd Mills – percussion
- Carl Marsh – strings
- Kevin Paige – backing vocals (4, 8)
Production
[edit]- Patrick Scholes – executive producer
- Dana Key – executive producer, producer (1, 4)
- John Hampton – producer (2, 3, 5–12), engineer, mixing (4, 8)
- Skidd Mills – engineer, mixing (1–3, 5–7, 9–12)
- Jason Latshaw – additional engineer
- Matt Martone – additional engineer
- Pete Matthews – additional engineer
- Brad Blackwood – mastering
- Disciple Design – design
- Allen Clark – band photography
- The Mark Hollingsworth Company – management
