''Quota'' is the first official extended play by the Christian
pop punk
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band
Eleventyseven
Eleventyseven (stylized eleventyseven) is an American pop punk band from Greenville, South Carolina which was formed in 2002. They chose the name "Eleventyseven" because "it's the one that looked cool the next morning". The band was originally si ...
.
The EP was released digitally via the
iTunes store
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and
Amazon.com
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on April 29, 2011. However, it has since been pulled from purchase. It was also released in a physical format but is no longer in print. Later the same year, on October 26, the band released ''
Sugarfist'', their fourth full-length album that included five of the six songs from the EP . The Japanese edition of ''Sugarfist'' featured all six songs from ''Quota''.
Reception
The EP received positive reviews overall. Many noted that Eleventyseven was becoming very comfortable with their sound, describing the release as "solid"
with a "surprisingly high amount of replay value".
Track listing
Personnel
;Eleventyseven
*Matt Langston -
lead vocals
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,
guitar
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,
synthesizer
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,
programming,
producer
*Davey Davenport -
bass
*Johnathan Stephens -
drums
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;Additional production
*Kyle Lee -
mixing
*Nathan Dantzler -
mastering
*Ronnie Johnson -
art direction
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and unify the visi ...
/
design
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*Courtney Thompson - band photography
Music videos
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Notes
*The EP marks bassist Davey Davenport's first work with the band, after former bassist Caleb Satterfield left the group to focus on his marriage in mid-2010.
*An acoustic version of "Book of Secrets" was released exclusively to the band's street team around the EP's release.
References
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2011 EPs
Eleventyseven albums
Electropunk albums
Synth-pop EPs