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Strong Tower

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Released
  
March 1, 2005

Length
  
50:32

Release date
  
1 March 2005

Label
  
BEC Recordings

Studio
  
Compound Recording

Artist
  
Kutless

Producer
  
Aaron Sprinkle

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Strong Tower (2005)
  
Hearts of the Innocent (2006)

Genres
  
Christian rock, Contemporary worship music, Alternative rock

Similar
  
Kutless albums, Christian rock albums

Strong Tower is a worship album released by the Christian rock group, Kutless, and it is also their third studio album. An enhanced deluxe edition of this album was released on March 20, 2007 with additional tracks and the "Strong Tower" live music video. The title track of this record, "Strong Tower", was once in the Top 5 on ChristianRock.net. The album peaked at No. 87 on the Billboard 200 and No. 4 on the Billboard Christian Albums. Five years later, in 2010, the album reached the Billboard Catalog Albums chart peaking at No. 39. The album was certified Gold by RIAA in 2009 and is Kutless' best selling album to date. It is the last album to feature bassist Kyle Zeigler and drummer Kyle Mitchell, who both left the band shortly before the album's release.

Contents

Personnel

Band members
  • Jon Micah Sumrall - vocals
  • James Mead - guitar
  • Ryan Shrout - guitar
  • Kyle Zeigler - bass
  • Kyle Mitchell - drums
  • Additional musicians
  • Phil Peterson - cello on "Arms of Love" & "Strong Tower"
  • Anne-Marie Hunsaker - background vocals on "Arms of Love"
  • Production

    Produced and engineered by Aaron Sprinkle
  • Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8 & 10 mixed by JR McNeely
  • Tracks 5, 6, 9, 11, 12 & 13 mixed by Skidd Mills
  • Additional engineering: Zach Hodges
  • Assistant engineer: Austin Thomason
  • Drum Technician: Aaron Mlasko
  • Executive Producer: Brandon Ebel
  • Recorded and mixed at Compound Recording, Seattle
  • Mastered by Brian Gardner at Bernie Grundman's, Hollywood
  • In media

    The title track, "Strong Tower", is used as a walk-up song by an outfielder David Murphy for the Texas Rangers and an outfielder Matt Murton for Japan's Hanshin Tigers. The song also made it to Rock Band, as a DLC on January 2011. It is only available for Xbox 360.

    Awards and certifications

    The album was nominated for a Dove Award for Praise & Worship Album of the Year at the 37th GMA Dove Awards. The title song was also nominated for Worship Song of the Year.

    Music video

    A video was released for "Strong Tower." It consists of the band playing at night outside of a courthouse building.

    Songs

    1We Fall Down3:09
    2Finding Who We Are3:11
    3Take Me In4:17

    References

    Strong Tower Wikipedia