''The Long Fall Back to Earth'' is the ninth full-length studio album from Jars of Clay. It was released on April 21, 2009 through Gray Matters and Essential Records.

Overview

''The Long Fall Back to Earth'' is the first Jars of Clay album that doesn't include any cover songs since 2002's '' The Eleventh Hour''. ''The Long Fall Back to Earth'' is their follow-up to the acclaimed ''

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'' album. In mid-February, the band released the first single off the album, "Two Hands," with a mix of song clips on their website along with a pre-order package. The album came in at number 10 on the Jesus Freak Hideout most anticipated albums of 2009. In late October, the second single, "Heaven", was released. The album was nominated for a Grammy in the "Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album" category.

Composition

The songs are heavily influenced by the 80's New Wave sound like Tears For Fears, The Cure, Fra Lippo Lippi, Psychedelic Furs, Modern English, When In Rome, Spandau Ballet and U2.

Track listing

Charts

The album peaked at No. 29 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and No. 1 on ''Billboard''s

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Awards

In 2010, both the regular and limited edition of the album were nominated for a Dove Award for Recorded Music Packaging of the Year at the

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, with the limited edition winning the award. The album also won the award for Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year, while the song " Two Hands" was also nominated for Song of the Year.41st Annual GMA Dove Awards nominees announced
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(February 18, 2010) ''The Long Fall Back to Earth'' was also nominated Grammy Award for Best Pop Gospel Album of the Year.

Credits

Jars of Clay *

Dan Haseltine Daniel Paul Haseltine (born January 12, 1973) is an American singer best known as lead vocalist for Christian alternative folk rock group Jars of Clay. Haseltine has performed vocals, piano, accordion, percussion and melodica, while with Jars of ...

– vocals *

Charlie Lowell Charles Daniel Lowell (born October 21, 1973)Jars WorldJars World: Music: Tim. Date of Birth noted. Retrieved 9 August 2007. is an American pianist most known for being the pianist and keyboardist for Christian alternative folk rock group Jars o ...

– acoustic piano, keyboards, synthesizers, organ, backing vocals * Stephen Mason – guitars, backing vocals * Matthew Odmark – guitars, backing vocals Additional musicians * Gabe Ruschival – bass guitar, keyboard bass, percussion * Jeremy Lutito – drums, percussion, loops, sounds *

Katie Herzig Katie Herzig is an American singer-songwriter whose songs have appeared often in movies, TV shows, and commercials. Personal life Katie Herzig was born in California to a musical family. When she was one year old, her family moved to Fort Col ...

– backing vocals (7, 8) Choir on "Weapons" * Jars of Clay, Ben Shive, Joshua V. Smith Production * Jars of Clay – producers at Sputnik Sound, Nashville, Tennessee, art direction * Ron Aniello – producer (4, 5, 6, 11, 12) * Mitch Dane – engineer *

Vance Powell Vance Powell is an American six-time Grammy Award winning record producer, engineer and mixer. His credits include Phish, Chris Stapleton, Jack White, Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown, The Raconteurs, The Dead Weather, The White Stripes, Arctic Monke ...

– engineer (7, 8, 10, 13, 14) * Joshua V. Smith – assistant engineer * Jay Ruston – mixing at TRS West, Sherman Oaks, California * Stephen Marsh – mastering at Marsh Mastering, Los Angeles, California * Michelle Box – A&R production * Tim Parker – art direction * Kharyn Hill – photography * Brandy St. John – stylist * Denika Bedrossian – hair, make-up

Notes

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