''Kutless'' is the debut album of

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group,

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, released July 16th, 2002. The songs "Run" and "Your Touch" both reached No. 1 song on

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, and "Tonight" was in the Top 5. The album reached The ''Billboard'' Top Heatseekers Albums chart peaking at No. 48. The album also reached the ''Billboard''

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chart peaking at No. 27. It is the only Kutless album to feature bassist Nathan Stuart, who left the band shortly after its release.

Track listing

Personnel

Kutless * Jon Micah Sumrall – lead and backing vocals * James Mead – rhythm guitar, backing vocals * Ryan Shrout – lead guitar, backing vocals * Nathan Stuart – bass guitar * Kyle Mitchell – drums, percussion Additional musicians *

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– pianos, programming, loops, guitars * Phillip A. Peterson – cello * Ben Hulbert – rap (5) * Danielle Capps – backing vocals (12) Production * Aaron Sprinkle – producer, engineer * Brandon Ebel – executive producer * J.R. McNeely – mixing at Hipposonic Studios * Troy Glessner – mastering at Spectre Studio, Renton, Washington * Asterik Studio – art direction, design, layout * Kris McCaddon – band photography Studios * Recorded at Compound Recording, Seattle, Washington * Piano recorded at Hipposonic Studios, Vancouver, B.C. * Drums recorded at Spectre Studio, Tacoma, Washington

Music videos

Three music videos were released for this album, the most of any Kutless album to date. The video for "Your Touch" consists of the band playing in an empty building and walking around the streets surrounding it. The video for "Tonight" includes many varied shots of the band on tour, from playing on stage to talking to fans to many other activities. Finally, the video for "Run" shows the band playing in a dark room while the video tells a story of a woman and a man who argue over a

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that belongs to one of them, and it ends with the woman sitting down and reading the Bible. All three of these videos were included on various compilation DVDs, as well as the special edition DVD of Kutless' album ''

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''. Note: At 3:40, the music video of "Your Touch" is shorter than the album version of the song at 4:23.

References

Kutless albums BEC Recordings albums 2002 debut albums Albums produced by Aaron Sprinkle {{Christian-album-stub