Released April 21, 2009 Length 59:06 Artist Jars of Clay Producer Ron Aniello | Recorded 2008-2009 The Long Fall Back to Earth
(2009) The Shelter
(2010) Release date 21 April 2009 | |
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Label Gray Matters, Essential Genres Rock music, Christian rock Nominations Grammy Award for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album Similar Jars of Clay albums, Christian rock albums | ||
The long fall jars of clay
The Long Fall Back to Earth is the ninth full-length studio album from Jars of Clay. It was released on April 21, 2009 through Gray Matters and Essential Records.
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Overview
The Long Fall Back to Earth is the first Jars of Clay album that doesn't include any cover songs since 2002's The Eleventh Hour. The Long Fall Back to Earth is their follow-up to the acclaimed Good Monsters album.
In mid-February, the band released the first single off the album, "Two Hands," with a mix of song clips on their website along with a pre-order package. The album came in at number 10 on the Jesus Freak Hideout most anticipated albums of 2009.
In late October, the second single, "Heaven", was released.
The album was nominated for a Grammy in the "Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album" category.
Track listing
All tracks written by Jars of Clay except where noted.
Charts
The album peaked at #29 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on Billboard's Hot Christian Albums.
Awards
In 2010, both the regular and limited edition of the album were nominated for a Dove Award for Recorded Music Packaging of the Year at the 41st GMA Dove Awards, with the limited edition winning the award. The album also won the award for Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year, while the song "Two Hands" was also nominated for Song of the Year.
The Long Fall Back to Earth was also nominated Grammy Award for Best Pop Gospel Album of the Year.
Credits
Performance Credits
Technical Credits
Songs
1The Long Fall2:19
2Weapons3:27
3Two Hands4:26