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. It was released on August 15, 2000 through

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. "I Believe", "Anything Is Possible", "No You" and "Living For You" were released as radio singles.

Background

After the ZOEgirl group was formed, they immediately began to work on their self-titled album at a fast pace. They temporarily separated during the Christmas holidays of 1999 to pray about the album and the message they should record on it. After this, they realized that they wanted to talk about their relationships with God and the romantic relationships that people may face in life. Producers remarked that paper, drafting the debut album's content, was scattered all around the studio. When the album's musical content was finished, ZOEgirl traveled to

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to meet with a stylist for fashion suggestions regarding a photo shoot. After they agreed on what to wear, they traveled to

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for an entire photo shoot day. It is unknown whether the music video was also recorded in this city, but the similarities between the album art and the music video seem to suggest this to be true.

Release

''ZOEgirl'' was released to retail stores on August 15, 2000. It included a link to ZOEgirlOnline.com which served as the group's website. The music video for "I Believe" was released around that time and could be streamed online via this site. A higher quality version of the video was also released on the VHS cassette of

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. The album peaked at No. 173 on the Billboard 200, No. 11 on the ''Billboard'' Contemporary Christian Charts and No. 8 on the ''Billboard'' Heatseeker's Chart. As of October 2003, over 350,000 copies of the debut record were sold.

Reception

''ZOEgirl'' got mixed reviews. Jesus Freak Hideout noted that those who "like to dance but really don't like the secular junk ( Britney Spears) ..will want to check ''ZOEgirl'' out." Meanwhile, Christian Music Today pointed out that the album "still didn't seem to measure up to mainstream quality songwriting and production." This was echoed by American Culture Scope, stating that the "sweet and sour" album was "tasteless" and that "groups such as

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remuch better." Nearly a decade after its release, ZOEgirl admits that their debut album was "bashed" by critics. The album remained on the Nielsen SoundScan Top 40 Christian Album chart for nearly a year after its release.

Track listing

All the songs from ''ZOEgirls debut album were written by at least one band member. Some songs were written with the help of non-members.''ZOEgirl'' album leaflet

Related products

Several products related to this album were released.

Book

A book, titled ''Backstage Exclusive'', was released in 2001, featuring full-colour photos and facts from ZOEgirl.

Other music

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's limited edition single. *"I Believe" (Riverside Mix) *"Anything Is Possible" (Riverside Mix) Karaoke tracks were also released. Volume one of ZOEgirl's Open Mic Karaoke disc series features "I Believe" and "Anything Is Possible".

Video games

'' Original Dance Praise'', released in 2005, featured two songs from ZOEgirl's debut album: "I Believe" and "Suddenly".

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zoegirl ZOEgirl albums 2000 debut albums Sparrow Records albums