''Lose This Life'' is the second and final studio album by American
Christian rock
Christian rock is a form of rock music that features lyrics focusing on matters of Christian faith, often with an emphasis on Jesus, typically performed by self-proclaimed Christian individuals. The extent to which their lyrics are explicitly Ch ...
band
Tait. According to frontman
Michael Tait, the songs all have to do with the striving human passion to know, feel and experience
God's love.
It was released by
ForeFront Records on November 4, 2003. It was later released to the Japanese market on April 15, 2004 through
Epic Records Japan and on March 27, 2005 through
Sony BMG Music Entertainment Philippines.
Rob Beckley, lead singer of the alternative rock band
Pillar, appears in the second song "Numb". "Lose This Life" is the single that had been released in the U.S. release of
Eyeshield 21.
Recording and production
Pre-production for ''Lose This Life'' began during the first week of March 2003.
Track listing
"Lose This Life" appeared on
Gundam Seed,
Gran Turismo 4,
MahaGoGo, and the U.S. version of
Eyeshield 21.
Music video
The title track, "Lose This Life", is the only song so far to have spawned a
music video.
Personnel
Tait
*
Michael Tait – vocals
*
Justin York
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– guitars
* Lonnie Chapin – bass
* Chad Chapin – drums
Additional musicians
* Mark Heimermann
*
Matt Bronleewe
*
Paul Moak
* Jerry McPherson
* Adam Lester
* Jay Johnson
* Javier Solis
* Todd Robbins
*
Rob Beckley (from
Pillar) – lead vocals (2)
* Carl Marsh – orchestra arrangements (12)
*
Gavyn Wright
Gavyn Wright is a British violinist and orchestra leader with the London Session Orchestra and Penguin Cafe Orchestra.
He is best known for his orchestral arrangements on pop productions (including Elton John, Simply Red, Bush, Mecano, Oasis, ...
– concertmaster (12)
*
The London Session Orchestra – orchestra (12)
Production
* Michael Tait – producer (1–11)
* Mark Heimermann – producer (1, 2, 4–10)
* Matt Bronleewe – producer (3)
* Chad Chapin – producer (11)
* Brown Bannister – producer (12)
*
Brent Milligan – executive producer, A&R direction
*
Charlie Peacock – A&R direction
* Todd Robbins – engineer, mixing (1, 3, 8, 9, 11, 12)
* Glen Spinner – engineer
* Shane D. Wilson – engineer
* Michael H. Brauer – mixing (2, 4–7, 10)
* Steve Bishir – recording (12)
* Grant Greene – assistant engineer
* Greg Lawrence – assistant engineer
* Melissa Mattey – assistant engineer
* Chris Barnett – assistant engineer (12)
* Tracy Martinson – digital editing (12)
*
Greg Calbi – mastering (1–11)
*
Doug Sax – mastering (12)
* Amy Guenthner – A&R coordinator
* PJ Heimmerman – production manager (1, 2, 4–10)
* Shawn Andrews – production coordinator
* Susannah Parrish – creative coordinator
* Scott McDaniel – art direction
* Room 120 – design
*
Danny Clinch – photography
* Jennifer Catron – artist development
References
Tait (band) albums
2003 albums
ForeFront Records albums
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