To Know That You're Alive
Studio album by
Kutless
ReleasedJune 24, 2008
GenreChristian rock, hard rock, alternative metal
Length40:55
LabelBEC
ProducerPete Kipley
Kutless chronology
Live from Portland
(2006)		 To Know That You're Alive
(2008)		 It Is Well
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[1]
Cross Rhythms[2]
Jesus Freak Hideout[3]
TuneLab Music[4]

To Know That You're Alive is the fifth full-length studio album by the Christian rock band Kutless. It was released on June 24, 2008.[5] It is their first album to feature guitarist Nick DePartee, who took over the position after long-time member Ryan Shrout left the band in May 2007. The album debuted at No. 64 on the Billboard 200 album chart and stayed on the chart for six weeks.[6] The album reached The Billboard Christian Albums chart peaking at No. 1, where it stayed for 27 weeks.[7] The album's first rock single, "The Feeling", hit No. 11 on ChristianRock.net in its first week. The song was released as downloadable content for the Rock Band series.[8]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Feeling"Kutless, Pete Kipley2:24
2."Sleeping City" (Instrumental)De Partee1:10
3."To Know That You're Alive"Kutless, Kipley3:15
4."The Disease & The Cure"James Mead, Jon Micah Sumrall3:51
5."Complete"Chris Taylor, Nick De Partee, Jeffrey Gilbert, Dave Luetkenhoelter, Sumrall, Kipley3:42
6."The Rescue"Kutless, Kipley4:05
7."Promise You"Kutless, Kipley3:34
8."Guiding Me Home"De Partee, Sumrall, Steve Wilson3:05
9."Overcoming Me"De Partee, Gilbert, Kipley, Luetkenhoelter, Sumrall2:59
10."I Do Not Belong"De Partee, Kipley, Sumrall3:00
11."Loud"De Partee, Kipley, Luetkenhoelter, Sumrall2:35
12."Dying to Become"Kutless, Kipley3:57
13."You"De Partee, Kipley, Sumrall3:14
Total length:40:55

Personnel

Kutless

  • Jon Micah Sumrall - lead vocals
  • Nick De Partee - lead guitar, backing vocals
  • James Mead - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Dave Luetkenhoelter - bass guitar
  • Jeffrey Gilbert - Drums

Additional musicians

Production

  • Pete Kipley – producer, engineer
  • Tyson Paoletti – executive producer, A&R
  • Kevin Sheppard – A&R
  • Steve Churchyard – engineer
  • Buckley Miller – engineer, mix assistant
  • Mike "X" O'Connor – engineer
  • F. Reid Shippen – engineer, mixing
  • Simon Rhodes – orchestra recording
  • Troy Glessner – mastering
  • Geoff Barrios – drum technician
  • Invisible Creature, Inc. – art direction
  • Don Clark (musician) – design
  • Dave Hill – band photography

Music video

A music video was released for "To Know That You're Alive". It shows the band playing in a street where a car accident has taken a place. An ambulance comes and rushes a woman in the wreck to the hospital. Once there, it is shown that the woman is pregnant and clearly going into labor. The doctors rush to deliver the woman's baby. The video ends with the woman and the baby alive and together in the hospital room.

Awards

The album was nominated for a Dove Award for Rock Album of the Year at the 40th GMA Dove Awards.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "About.com review". Christianmusic.about.com. Archived from the original on February 19, 2012. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Cross Rhythms review". Crossrhythms.co.uk. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Jesus Freak Hideout review". Jesusfreakhideout.com. June 24, 2008. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
  4. ↑ "TuneLab Music review". Tunelabmusic.com. July 8, 2008. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Kutless Discography". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved May 21, 2008.
  6. ↑ "Kutless To Know That You're Alive Chart History". Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Kutless To Know That You're Alive Chart History". Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Charts". ChristianRock.Net. February 26, 2012. Archived from the original on February 19, 2012. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
  9. ↑ Nominations Announced for 40th GMA Dove Awards at CBN.com
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