folk rock
Folk rock is a hybrid music genre that combines the elements of folk and rock music, which arose in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom in the mid-1960s. In the U.S., folk rock emerged from the folk music revival. Performers s ...
singer
Jennifer Knapp
Jennifer Lynn Knapp (born April 12, 1974) is an American-Australian folk rock, and contemporary Christian musician. She is best known for her first single "Undo Me" from her debut album, ''Kansas'' (1998), and the song "A Little More" from her ...
. The album was released on May 11, 2010, on Graylin Records.
Critical reception
James Christopher Monger of
AllMusic
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concludes his review with, "Knapp claws her way through to truths both cathartic and disappointing, all the while maintaining an engaging, wounded swagger and a radio-ready sheen that brings to mind contemporaries like Brandi Carlile and
Kathleen Edwards
Kathleen Edwards (born July 11, 1978 ) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and musician. Her 2002 debut album, ''
Laura Nunnery Love of ''Jesus Freak Hideout'' gives this album 4 out of a possible 5 stars and begins her review with, "In 2002, Jennifer Knapp walked away from a successful music career and disappeared into the Australian outback. After eight years of silence, the small-town Kansas girl with a dry sense of humor is back, and she has a lot to say. Letting Go is both classic Knapp and unlike anything else she has released, an interesting dynamic that is sure to polarize fans. It is also some of her best work to date."
Andrea Bailey Willits of '' Christianity Today'' gives the album 4 out of 5 stars and writes, "On Letting Go, the Kansas native's lyrics are grittier and more passionate than ever."
In an interview with Knapp, Nancy Dunham of ''The
Washington Examiner
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'' writes, "Produced by Paul Moak, the songs on the May release are something akin to a country/pop/indie journey through Knapp's recent life."
Doug Van Pelt, writing for '' HM Magazine'' begins his review, "Singer songwriter Jennifer Knapp’s latest album, ''Letting Go'', debuts at #73 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart." and concludes, "With a considerable fan base, critical and commercial successes, Knapp walked away from it all at the height of her career. After seven years of soul searching and time spent in Australia, Knapp comes full circle with ''Letting Go''."
Track listing
Musicians
1 – "Dive In"
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Jennifer Knapp
Jennifer Lynn Knapp (born April 12, 1974) is an American-Australian folk rock, and contemporary Christian musician. She is best known for her first single "Undo Me" from her debut album, ''Kansas'' (1998), and the song "A Little More" from her ...
– acoustic guitar, lead vocals, backing vocals
*
Cason Cooley
Cason Jay Cooley (born November 28, 1978, in Akron, Ohio) is an American record producer, audio engineer, composer, songwriter, and musician. He was raised in Wichita, Kansas. As a child, Cooley often accompanied his parents, who toured the coun ...
Paul Moak
Paul Moak (born July 8, 1979) is an American producer, engineer, mixer, and multi-instrumentalist currently residing in Nashville, Tennessee.
Biography
Paul Greer Moak, III was born in Jackson, MS on July 8, 1979. He learned music at a young a ...
– electric guitar
* Tony Lucido – bass
* Will Sayles – drums, percussion
2 – "Want For Nothing"
* Jennifer Knapp – acoustic guitar, lead vocals, backing vocals
* Cason Cooley – acoustic piano, keyboards
* Paul Moak – electric guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar
* Tony Lucido – bass
* Will Sayles – drums, percussion
3 – "Fallen"
* Jennifer Knapp – acoustic guitar, lead vocals, backing vocals
* Cason Cooley – upright piano, Hammond B3 organ
* Paul Moak – acoustic guitar, pedal steel guitar, electric guitar
* Matt Pierson – bass
* Will Sayles – drums, percussion
4 – "Oh Love"
* Jennifer Knapp – acoustic guitar, lead vocals, backing vocals
* Cason Cooley – acoustic piano, keyboards
* Paul Moak – electric guitar, backing vocals
* Tony Lucido – bass
* Will Sayles – drums, percussion
* Claire Indie – cello
5 – "Inside"
* Jennifer Knapp – acoustic guitar, lead vocals, backing vocals
* Cason Cooley – keyboards
* Paul Moak – electric guitar
* Tony Lucido – bass
* Will Sayles – drums
6 – "Letting Go"
* Jennifer Knapp – acoustic guitar, lead vocals
* Cason Cooley – Hammond B3 organ, keyboards
* Paul Moak – electric guitar, backing vocals
* Matt Pierson – bass
* Will Sayles – drums, percussion
7 – "Mr. Gray"
* Jennifer Knapp – acoustic guitar, lead vocals, backing vocals
* Cason Cooley – keyboards,
pump organ
The pump organ is a type of free-reed organ that generates sound as air flows past a vibrating piece of thin metal in a frame. The piece of metal is called a reed. Specific types of pump organ include the reed organ, harmonium, and melodeon. Th ...
* Paul Moak – acoustic guitar,
mando-guitar
An octave twelve is a type of 12-string guitar fitted with a short-scale neck (15.5 inches) and a small solid body. It is tuned one octave higher than a standard guitar, giving it the tonal range of a mandolin and enabling a guitarist to achiev ...
,
vibraphone
The vibraphone is a percussion instrument in the metallophone family. It consists of tuned metal bars and is typically played by using mallets to strike the bars. A person who plays the vibraphone is called a ''vibraphonist,'' ''vibraharpist ...
* Matt Pierson – bass
* Will Sayles – percussion
8 – "Better Off"
* Jennifer Knapp – acoustic guitar, vocals
* Cason Cooley – keyboards
* Paul Moak – mando-guitar, pedal steel guitar
* Tony Lucido – bass
* Will Sayles – drums, percussion
9 – "If It Made A Difference"
* Jennifer Knapp – acoustic guitar, lead vocals, backing vocals
* Cason Cooley – acoustic piano, keyboards
* Paul Moak – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
* Matt Pierson – bass
* Will Sayles – drums, percussion
10 – "Stone To The River"
* Jennifer Knapp – acoustic guitar, lead vocals, backing vocals
* Cason Cooley – acoustic piano, Hammond B3 organ, pump organ
* Paul Moak – electric guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar, backing vocals
* Tony Lucido – bass
* Will Sayles – drums, percussion
* Claire Indie – cello
Production
* John Huie – executive producer
* Mitchell Solarek – executive producer, A&R direction, management
* Paul Moak – producer, engineer
* Justin March – assistant engineer
* F. Reid Shippen – mixing at Robot Lemon (Nashville, Tennessee)
* Erik "Keller" Jahner – mix assistant
* Andrew Mendelson – mastering at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee)
* Nattihaphol Abhigantophand – mastering assistant
* Shelley Anderson – mastering assistant
*Daniel Bacigalupi – mastering assistant
* Fairlight Hubbard – art direction, photography, stylist
* Amy M. Phillips – art direction, photography, stylist
* Kristi Brazell – A&R coordinator
Track information and credits adapted from ''
Discogs
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AllMusic
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