''Skillet'' is the debut studio album by American

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band

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. Released in 1996 as an enhanced CD and audio cassette from

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and

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, it showcases Christian lyrics with a

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sound. Skillet was, at the time, a three-piece band composed of John Cooper on vocals, bass and piano, Trey McClurkin on drums and back-up vocals and Ken Steorts on guitar, back-up vocals and the guitar synth.

Track listing

Credits

Skillet * John L. Cooper – vocals, acoustic piano, bass guitar *

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– guitars,

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, backing vocals * Trey McClurkin – drums, backing vocals Production * Dana Key – executive producer * Patrick Scholes – executive producer * Paul Ebersold – producer, recording, mixing (1, 3, 4, 7) * Skidd Mills – producer, recording, mixing (2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10) * Ken Steorts – additional engineer * Larry Nix – mastering at Ardent Mastering (Memphis, Tennessee) * Troy Glasgow – photography * Jeff Kratschmer – design

Music videos

* "I Can" * "Gasoline" * "Saturn" Also, a new video was made for the song "Splinter". Skillet's self-titled album was the only album with more than one music video until ''Comatose'', which had four. ''Ardent Worship'' had none. "I Can" is a simple video, and shows the band playing on a stage along with various shots of the crowd worshipping God. The video was shot during an actual live show, as it adds an extra portion of the band playing and a part at the end of the song where John Cooper shares his testimony with the crowd. "Gasoline" also shows the band playing on a stage, though it is unknown if this was during an actual show or simply a video shoot. It also features scenes of John crawling around in an outdoor scene, meant to be crying out for God. The "Saturn" video features the band wandering around a large telescope and laboratory, as well as playing on a rooftop.

References

External links

Music video for "Gasoline"
Skillet (band) albums 1996 debut albums Ardent Records albums ForeFront Records albums {{1990s-rock-album-stub