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Released | February 29, 2000 | |||
Genre | Christian rock | |||
Length | 51:55 | |||
Label | Word, Epic | |||
Producer | John & Dino Elefante | |||
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Double Take is the Grammy Award winning, eighteenth studio album of the Christian rock band Petra. It was released on February 29, 2000.
The album features 10 new acoustic rearrangements of classic Petra songs. It also features two new songs ("Breathe In" and "The Longing"). The song "Breathe In" is sung by guitarist Pete Orta. It was written completely by him.
This is the only album to feature Trent Thomason on keyboards. [1]
Double Take features new rearrangements of ten classic Petra songs. The new arrangements are more modern and acoustic-oriented. According to lead singer John Schlitt, the purpose of the record is "not to compete. It's to reintroduce to a generation that never heard any of these songs". Schlitt also said that the songs were "designed" to be played on radio.
The album is not fully acoustic, and features orchestration on several of the songs. Additionally, there are two new songs: "The Longing" and "Breathe In". The former was written by Joel Hanson (from PFR) while the latter was written and sung by guitarist Pete Orta. [2]
All songs written by Bob Hartman, except where noted.
Double Take won a Grammy for Best Rock Gospel Album at the 43rd Grammy Awards in 2001. [3]
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The album received mostly mixed to negative reviews from audience and critics. AllMusic gave it a rating of 2.5 stars out of 5 [5] while David Cranson, of Cross Rhythms , gave it 3 out of 10 stars. Cranson wrote "they’ve got most of the arrangements wrong. Too negative in feel, too minor rather than major... The only tracks which really work are the two new ones". [6]
However, Michael Jones, of A Guide to Petra, called it "something that is not to be missed" and "a bit more artsy, a bit more acoustic, and at the same time a bit more progressive than they have been. It is also some of their best quality work in many years". Jones closed his review asking Petra fans to "check their expectations at the door" to avoid being disappointed by the new versions of classic songs. [7]
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