''With Abandon'' is the first album recorded by
Chasing Furies
Chasing Furies was an American Christian band from Fort Worth, Texas, United States. The band consisted of three siblings, with Sarah MacIntosh performing lead vocals and playing guitars, Rachel Meeker playing the piano and doing backing vocals, ...
, released in 1999. The song "Thicker" was the first single, and it originated a video directed by the award-winner filmmaker
Brandon Dickerson
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.
Reception
The album was well received by critics, being called "eclectic and very talented new group",
[http://www.hmmagazine.com/reviews/album/c/chasing_furies0603.php, HM Magazine] "haunting as
Plumb, with lyrics as profound as
Jars of Clay, and as musically creative as
Mukala",
[http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdReviews/WithAbandon.asp, JesusfreakHideout.com] with "impressive musicianship and lyrical work".
[http://www.tollbooth.org/review99/cfuries.html, The Phantom TollBooth]
The single "Thicker" was enlisted at number 5 in the ''Top 99 Songs of 1999'' of the ChristianRock.Net Online Radio Station.
[http://www.christianhardrock.net/top99.asp Top99 of 1999 ChristianRock.Net] The video was also present on the Top Ten charts of most requested videos of 1999 in the National Chart of Christian Video Magazine.
[http://www.oldhamcounty.com/higherpower2/top1099.html High Power 1999 charts]
Track listing
#"Thicker"
*†
#"Throw Me"
†‡
#"I Would Drown"
*§
#"Fair Night's Longing"
†‡
#"Enchanted"
*¶
#"I Surrender"
†‡
#"Romance Me"
‡§
#"Writhe for Hearing"
†‡
#"Nothing"
†‡
#"Whisper Softly"
‡‖
#"Wait Forever"
*¶
* ''Produced by
Monroe Jones
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; Recorded and Mixed by
Jim Dineen at
Whristler's Music; Additional recording by
Monroe Jones
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at
Screaming Baby and Sarah's room at the Meeker house (
Boulder, CO); Assisted by
Scott Bilyeu,
Jeremy Wit and
Scott Ramsey; Programming by Mike Haynes, Paul Evans and
Devon Weller.''
† ''Words and Music by
Sarah MacIntosh
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.''
‡ ''Produced by
Brent Milligan
Brent Milligan is an American record producer and session bass guitar player currently residing in Nashville, Tennessee.
Background
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; Recorded and Mixed by
Shane D. Wilson; Recorded at 16th Avenue Sound, Salt Mine Studio and re:think; Mixed at Salt Mine Studio; Assisted by
Jason Boertje; Acoustic Guitar:
Joshua Meeker; Slide:
vince Emmit; Scottish Pipes:
Skip Cleavinger; Programming:
Brent Milligan
Brent Milligan is an American record producer and session bass guitar player currently residing in Nashville, Tennessee.
Background
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.''
§ ''Words and Music by
Joshua Meeker.''
¶ ''Words by
Sarah MacIntosh
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, music by
Joshua Meeker.''
‖ ''Words by
Sarah MacIntosh
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and
Joshua Meeker, music by
Sarah MacIntosh
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.''
Personnel
*
Sarah MacIntosh
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,
vocals, acoustic and electric
guitar, backing vocals on "I Would Drown" and "Romance Me"
*Rachel Meeker, backing vocals,
piano,
keyboard
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* Musi ...
*
Joshua Meeker, lead electric
guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on "I Would Drown" and "Romance Me"
*
Greg Herrington,
drums
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*Mark Hill,
Brent Milligan
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,
bass
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*
Jeffery Roach,
keyboard
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,
piano
*
Monroe Jones
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* Monroe (surname)
* Monroe (given name)
* James Monroe, 5th President of the United States
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* Monroe, Arkansas, an unincorporated community and census-designat ...
,
Brent Milligan
Brent Milligan is an American record producer and session bass guitar player currently residing in Nashville, Tennessee.
Background
Brent Milligan was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and moved to Nashville after graduating from Louisiana State U ...
,
production
*
Grant Cunningham,
executive production
*
Christiév Carothers,
creative direction
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References
External links
*With Abandon at Music Brain
link*Official EMI Channel: Thicker Video on YouTub
link
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1999 albums
Chasing Furies albums
Sparrow Records albums