''Strong Tower'' is a worship album released by the

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group,

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and is also their third studio album. An enhanced deluxe edition of this album was released on March 20, 2007, with additional tracks and the "Strong Tower" live music video. The title track of this record, "Strong Tower", was once in the Top 5 on ChristianRock.net. The album peaked at No. 87 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and No. 4 on the ''Billboard'' Christian Albums. Five years later, in 2010, the album reached the ''Billboard'' Catalog Albums chart peaking at No. 39. The album was certified Gold by RIAA in 2009 and is Kutless' best selling album to date. The official music video for "Strong Tower" came out on YouTube on February 27, 2009, included lead singer

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, guitarists James Mead and Nick DePartee, bassist Dave Luetkenhoelter and drummer Jeffrey Gilbert.

Track listing

Personnel

Kutless *

– lead vocals, acoustic guitar * James Mead – lead guitars, backing vocals * Ryan Shrout – rhythm guitars, backing vocals * Kyle Zeigler – bass guitar * Kyle Mitchell – drums, percussion Additional musicians * Phil Peterson – cello on "Arms of Love" and "Strong Tower" * Anne-Marie Hunsaker – backing vocals on "Arms of Love" Production * Aaron Sprinkle – producer, engineer at Compound Recording, Seattle, Washington * Austin Thomason – assistant engineer * Zach Hodges – additional engineering * JR McNeely – mixing (1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10) at Compound Recording, Seattle, Washington * Skidd Mills – mixing (5, 6, 9, 11, 12. 13) at Compound Recording, Seattle, Washington * Aaron Mlasko – drum technician * Brandon Ebel – executive producer and A&R * Brian Gardner – mastering at

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, Hollywood, California * Asterik Studio – art direction and design * David Stuart – photography

Awards and certifications

The album was nominated for a

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for Praise & Worship Album of the Year at the

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. The title song was also nominated for Worship Song of the Year.37th Annual GMA Dove Awards Nominations & Winners
on About.com; Jones, Kim This album was certified Gold selling more than 500,000 copies

References

Music video

A video that consists of the band playing at night outside of the

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