All Star United (album)

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All Star United
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 5, 1997
RecordedMay 1996–July 1996
Studio
Genre Christian rock
Length43:06
Label Reunion
Producer
All Star United chronology
All Star United
(1997)
International Anthems for the Human Race
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Cross Rhythms (10/10) [2] [3]
Exit Zine(not rated) [4]

All Star United is the debut studio album by the American Christian rock band of the same name. It was released on Reunion Records on March 5, 1997. A music video was made for "Bright Red Carpet" [5] and released on July 8, 1997. The song, "Beautiful Thing", was featured on the soundtrack of the 2004 movie Saved! .[ citation needed ]

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Ian Eskelin except where noted; all music is composed by Ian Eskelin except where noted.

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."La La Land"Douglas Kaine McKelvey 3:53
2."Bright Red Carpet [a] "  4:11
3."Angels"
  • Dave Clo
  • Eskelin
3:01
4."Drive"  4:53
5."Torn"
  • Eskelin
  • Lon Christian Smith
  • Clo
  • Eskelin
3:51
6."Smash Hit [a] "
  • Eskelin
  • McKelvey
 3:24
7."Saviour of My Universe [a] "  3:32
8."Beautiful Thing [a] "  3:50
9."Tenderness [a] "  4:14
10."Lullaby/Untitled1"  8:14
Total length:43:06
a song appears on Smash Hits compilation (2000)

1. The untitled hidden track plays after three minutes of silence; length 1:10.

Personnel

All Star United

Additional musicians

Production

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References

  1. Jesus Freak Hideout review
  2. Cross Rhythms review
  3. Rimmer, Mike (June 1997). "All Star United - All Star United". Cross Rhythms (39).
  4. "Exit Zine review". Archived from the original on 2008-09-28. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
  5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUZV5o9GIqU