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Never Going Back to OK

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Released
  
February 26, 2008

Length
  
41:53

Artist
  
The Afters

Label
  
Epic/Sony Records

Recorded
  
2006–2008

Producer
  
Dan Muckala

Release date
  
26 February 2008

Genre
  
Christian rock

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Never Going Back to OK (2008)
  
Light Up the Sky (2010)

Similar
  
The Afters albums, Christian rock albums

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Never Going Back to OK is the second album by Christian rock group The Afters, released on February 26, 2008.

Contents

The first single from the album is the title track, "Never Going Back to OK". The track has been released as a streaming file on their MySpace website and for purchase on iTunes. Since the album's release, "Keeping Me Alive" and "We Are the Sound" have both been played as singles on Christian radio. "We Are the Sound" was used in commercials and promotion of the reality-talent competition show American Idol. The song "Ocean Wide" also made an appearance on Vampire Diaries.

Following its release, it debuted at #41 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling about 16,000 units in its first week.

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Awards

The album won a Dove Award for Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year at the 40th GMA Dove Awards. The title song was also nominated for Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year.

Never Going Back to OK - EP

An EP of this album has also been released exclusively to iTunes, containing three tracks:

Personnel

The Afters
  • Josh Havens - lead vocals, guitar
  • Matt Fuqua - guitar, backing vocals
  • Brad Wigg - guitar, bass, backing vocals
  • Marc Dodd - drums
  • Additional production
  • Jeremy Lutito - additional drums
  • Justin Sanders - cello
  • Chuck Butler - additional bass, additional acoustic guitar
  • David Davidson - strings
  • David Angell - strings
  • John Catchings - strings
  • Dan Muckala - producer, engineering, string arrangement
  • Joe Baldridge - engineering
  • Skye McCaskey - engineering
  • Josh Muckala - engineering assistant
  • Jess Thompson - engineering assistant
  • F. Reid Shippen - mixing
  • Ted Jensen - mastering
  • James Rueger - A&R
  • Dana Salsedo - creative direction
  • Esther Havens - photography
  • Melanie Peskett - wardrobe
  • Ray Medrano - grooming
  • Songs

    1The Secret Parade1:38
    2Never Going Back to OK2:32
    3Keeping Me Alive3:45

    References

    Never Going Back to OK Wikipedia