Dead Man Walking (EP)

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Dead Man Walking
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ReleasedOctober 30, 2015 (2015-10-30)
Genre Southern rock, heartland rock, Contemporary Christian music, folk, Christian rock, folk rock, roots rock, country gospel, americana
Length17:14
Label Fair Trade
Producer Ben Shive
John Tibbs chronology
Anchor
(2013)
Dead Man Walking
(2015)
Dead Man Walking
(2016)

Dead Man Walking is the fourth extended play from John Tibbs. Fair Trade Services released the EP on October 30, 2015, where it was his first release with the label. Tibbs worked with Ben Shive, in the production of this EP. [1]

John Wesley Tibbs is an American Christian musician, who showcases his signature southern heartland roots rock sound, with biblically-based autobiographical lyricism. He has released three independently-made extended plays, Origins in 2010, Swallowing Death, Breathing Life in 2012, and Anchor in 2013. His first major-label release, Dead Man Walking, is released by Fair Trade Services, in late October 2015. The single, "Dead Man Walking", featuring Ellie Holcomb, has broken through on the Billboard magazine Christian Airplay chart. His first studio album, Dead Man Walking, was released on February 5, 2016, from Fair Trade Services alongside Columbia Records. He released his independent project, Heartland, in October 2017.

Fair Trade Services, formerly known as INO Records, is an American record label based in Brentwood, Tennessee, specializing in Contemporary Christian music (CCM). It is distributed by Sony Music Entertainment and was owned by Integrity Media until June 2011. When Integrity Media sold its assets to David C. Cook, label founder/President Jeff Moseley purchased the label assets and renamed it Fair Trade Services

Benjamin Aaron "Ben" Shive is an American Christian musician, keyboardist, arranger, and music producer, who mainly plays acoustic Christian pop and folk rock music. He has released two studio albums, The Ill-Tempered Klavier in 2008 and The Cymbal Crashing Clouds in 2011. He is a GMA Dove Award-winning music producer, for his production on Christmas Is Here from Brandon Heath.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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CCM Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
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Matt Conner, rating the EP four stars from CCM Magazine , says, "Tibbs shows off several facets—an impressive roots-rock foundation, impeccable taste with guests like Ellie Holcomb, a true gift for the memorable melodic turn." [3] Awarding the EP four and a half stars for Jesus Freak Hideout, Alex Caldwell states, "Tibbs' Dead Man Walking EP is a refreshing dose of spirit, grit and passion" [4] Joshua Andre, giving the EP four stars at 365 Days of Inspiring Media, writes, "John’s music is some of the most vulnerable and emotional songs I have heard in a long time!" [2]

<i>CCM Magazine</i> magazine

CCM Magazine is a twice monthly online magazine about contemporary Christian music, published by Salem Publishing, a division of Salem Communications.

Elizabeth Asher Holcomb is an American CCM-folk singer-songwriter raised in Nashville, Tennessee. Her father is noted music producer Brown Bannister, and she was a member of Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors, whose frontman is her husband Drew. They met while in school at the University of Tennessee together.

Track list

Track list
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Silver in Stone" 3:08
2."Abraham" John Tibbs 3:22
3."Dead Man Walking" (featuring Ellie Holcomb) Erik Nieder 3:07
4."Run Wild"Tibbs3:40
5."Love Stands Tall" Cindy Morgan, Tibbs3:57
Total length:17:14

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References

  1. Longs, Herb (October 20, 2015). "John Tibbs "Silver In Stone" Performance Video". The Christian Beat. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Andre, Joshua (October 25, 2015). "Music Reviews: John Tibbs - Dead Man Walking EP". 365 Days of Inspiring Media. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Conner, Matt (November 30, 2015). "John Tibbs - 'Dead Man Walking'". CCM Magazine . Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  4. 1 2 Caldwell, Alex (October 26, 2015). "John Tibbs, "Dead Man Walking EP" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved October 28, 2015.