Can You Hear Us?

Can You Hear Us?
Studio album by David Crowder Band
Released	February 26, 2002
Recorded	2001
Studio	The Boyd's Barn (Waco, Texas) Soundwerks, Charlie Peacock Productions and Wyndchase Studios (Nashville, Tennessee) The Castle (Franklin, Tennessee)
Genre	Christian rock, worship
Length	55:25
Label	sixsteps
Producer	Brent Milligan
David Crowder Band chronology
All I Can Say (1998) Can You Hear Us? (2002) Illuminate (2003)

Can You Hear Us? is the debut studio album and third album overall by David Crowder Band and the first recorded for sixstepsrecords, released in February 2002.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Christianity Today	[2]
Cross Rhythms	[3]
Jesus Freak Hideout	[4]

Can You Hear Us? garnered a positive reception from music critics. At Jesus Freak Hideout, J.D. gave the album three-and-a-half stars highlighting the album as "a good start." ^[4] Ashleigh Kittle of Allmusic gave the album four stars calling the release "intense and thought-provoking, yet at the same time lyrically tender". ^[1] At Cross Rhythms, Jonathan Evans gave the album a nine out of ten squares commenting that the album is "Gutsy, edgy praise music from a talented musicianary, this deserves wide exposure." ^[3] However, Andy Argyrakis of Christianity Today gave the album its only mixed rating at two-and-a-half stars cautioning that "For those seeking innovation in worship music, you'd best look elsewhere." ^[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by David Crowder, except where noted

Album release

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Need Words"		2:02
2.	"Our Love Is Loud"		4:47
3.	"You're Everything"		5:55
4.	"God of Creation"		4:15
5.	"Wonderful King"		6:18
6.	"All Creatures of Our God & King"	Francis of Assisi, William H. Draper	3:21
7.	"God of Wrath"		4:53
8.	"Obsession"	Martin Smith	6:00
9.	"My Hope"		4:16
10.	"Thank You for Hearing Me"	Sinéad O'Connor, John Reynolds	4:49
11.	"Undignified / You Alone"	Crowder, Jack Parker, Mike Redman	8:58
Total length:			55:25

Personnel

David Crowder Band

• David Crowder – vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, arrangements (6)
• Jack Parker – keyboards, electric guitars
• Jason Solley – electric guitars
• Mike Dodson – bass
• Jeremy Bush – drums
• Mike Hogan – violin, noises, vinyls

Additional musicians

• David Davidson – viola (9, 10), violin (9, 10)
• Brent Milligan – arrangements (6)
• Sarah Macintosh – backing vocals
• Robbie Seay – backing vocals

Production

• Grant Cunningham – executive producer
• Louie Giglio – executive producer
• Brent Milligan – producer, overdub engineer
• Shane D. Wilson – tracking engineer, mixing (1-3, 6, 9, 10, 11.2)
• Jacquire King – mixing (4, 5, 8)
• Russ Fowler – mixing (7, 11.1)
• Steve Short – mix assistant (7, 11.1)
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering at Marcussen Mastering (Hollywood, California)
• Christiév Carothers – creative director
• Jan Cook – art direction
• Benji Peck – art direction, design
• Kristin Barlowe – photography

References

1. Kittle, Ashleigh (February 26, 2002). "Can You Hear Us - David Crowder Band". Allmusic. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
2. Argyrakis, Andy (February 26, 2002). "David Crowder Band: Can You Hear Us?". Christianity Today. Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on September 7, 2009. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
3. Evans, Jonathan (March 8, 2002). "Review: Can You Hear Us? - David Crowder Band". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
4. J.D. (July 12, 2002). "David Crowder Band, "Can You Hear Us?" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved January 8, 2014.