''About a Mile'' is the first album by

About a Mile About a Mile are an American Christian music band with three members, all brothers, from Butler, Pennsylvania. The band started making music in 2009. Word Records signed the band in 2016 and released their first album: '' About a Mile''. Backg ...

. It was released by

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on July 15, 2014. About a Mile worked with Howard Benson and Ian Eskelin on the production of this album.

Reception

Signaling in a three star review by ''

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'', Matt Conner wrote, "About A Mile might be a band making their full-length debut, but their self-titled LP sounds as seasoned as any veteran release this year... A bit color-by-numbers, but it's a pretty picture nonetheless." Tony Cummings, in a nine out of ten review for ''

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'', wrote, "'About A Mile' will seem predictable and generic to the hipsters but to less blinkered Christian radio listeners simply looking for spiritual uplift with well crafted, well performed songs, this will do very nicely." In a four-star review at ''New Release Tuesday'', Kevin Davis said, "This is a great collection of confessional and authentic expressions of faith. The songs are poignant and powerful... If you want to experience an uplifting, soul-stirring and worshipful album, look no further than ''About A Mile''." In rating the album three and a half stars, Alex "Tincan" Caldwell from ''Jesus Freak Hideout'' wrote, "Passion is a funny thing; it covers a multitude of musical shortcomings in the same way abundant sunshine can turn even the most mundane days better."

Track listing

Charts

References

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