Fall (Jon Foreman EP)

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Fall
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ReleasedNovember 27, 2007
Recorded2007
Genre Acoustic
Length21:57
Label Lowercase people, Credential
Producer Charlie Peacock, Jon Foreman
Jon Foreman chronology
Fall
(2007)
Winter
(2008)
Alternative covers
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Fall & Winter Compilation Cover
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IGN (June 6, 2010) [7]
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Fall is the first EP released by Jon Foreman, frontman of the San Diego rock band Switchfoot. Foreman announced on his MySpace blog that the EP was initially to be released to iTunes and online at jonforeman.com and amazon.com on November 27, 2007. It was released on iTunes and Amazon a week earlier, on the 20th and was promptly removed. It was officially released on November 27, and debuted at No. 15 on the iTunes top albums chart. It peaked at No. 2 on the Amazon Top albums chart.

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Release and reception

Fall was released with the Winter EP as a physical double-disc set on January 15, 2008. [9]

The Fall & Winter CD combo debuted on the Billboard Top Heatseeker's chart at No. 24. [10]

The Fall & Winter compilation was nominated for a Dove Award for Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year at the 40th GMA Dove Awards. [11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jon Foreman

No.TitleLength
1."The Cure for Pain"4:45
2."Southbound Train"4:15
3."Lord, Save Me from Myself"3:03
4."Equally Skilled"4:54
5."The Moon Is a Magnet"1:54
6."My Love Goes Free"3:07

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