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Released
  
July 28, 1998

Fourth From the Last(1998)
  
Trouble With X(1999)

Release date
  
28 July 1998

Producer
  
Frank Tate

Artist
  
The W's

Label
  
5 Minute Walk

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Genres
  
Ska, Swing music, Christian ska

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Fourth From the Last is the first album by the band The W's, released in 1998 by 5 Minute Walk. The name of the album is derived from the fact that the letter W is the fourth from the last letter in the Latin alphabet.

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The album was well received, achieving #4 on Billboard's Heatseekers chart and "Top Contemporary Christian" charts, and #147 on "The Billboard 200". Although the album was pulled from the shelves of LifeWay Christian Resources stores for containing "indecent" words the album eventually sold over 200,000 units. The album received two Dove Awards in 1999, first for "Modern Rock Album of the Year," and "Modern Rock Record Song of the Year" for the song "The Devil Is Bad".

The hidden track is a tribute to the band Five Iron Frenzy, performed in the style of Wesley Willis.

Track listing

  1. "Open Minded"
  2. "The Devil Is Bad" ( Sample )
  3. "Frank"
  4. "J.P."
  5. "Moses"
  6. "Pup"
  7. "King of Polyester"
  8. "Jason E"
  9. "Alarm Clock"
  10. "Flower Tattoo"
  11. "Dexter"
  12. "Hui"
  13. Hidden Track (about Five Iron Frenzy)

Music credits

  • Andrew Schar — Lead Vocals, Guitar
  • Brian Morris — Drums, Cover Art Talent
  • Valentine Hellman — Tenor Sax, Clarinet
  • Bret Barker — Trumpet
  • Todd Gruener — Bass, vocals
  • James Carter — Alto Sax, background vocals
  • All songs were written by The W's except:
  • "Frank" and "Dexter" written by Todd Gruener
  • "Flower Tattoo" written by Hunter Oswald

    • Production credits

  • Produced by Masaki Liu
  • Executive Produced by Frank Tate
  • Mastered by Ken Lee at Kenneth Lee Mastering, Oakland, CA
  • Album design and Layout by Aaron James
  • Photography by David Dobson

    • Songs

    1Open Minded4:15
    2The Devil Is Bad3:34
    3Frank4:13

    References

    Fourth from the Last Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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