Fight for My Soul

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Fight for My Soul
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 2, 2013 (2013-09-02)
Studio
  • House of Blues Studios
  • Platinum Lab
  • Lyricanvas
  • Robot Lemon
  • Watershed Studio
Length55:39
Label Concord
Producer
Jonny Lang chronology
Turn Around
(2006)
Fight for My Soul
(2013)
Signs
(2017)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
PopMatters 8/10 [2]

Fight for My Soul is the sixth studio album by American musician Jonny Lang. It was released on September 2, 2013 through Concord Records. Recording sessions took place at House of Blues Studios, Platinum Lab, Lyricanvas, Robot Lemon and Watershed Studio. Production was handled by Lang himself together with Tommy Sims.

Contents

The album peaked at number 50 on the Billboard 200, number 2 on the Top Christian Albums, number 20 on the Top Rock Albums, number 25 on the Tastemaker Albums and topped the Blues Albums charts in the United States. It also reached number 54 on the Swiss Hitparade and number 44 on the UK Official Independent Albums Chart.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Blew Up (The House)"4:42
2."Breakin' In"
  • Langseth, Jr.
  • Sims
  • Matt Ridenour
3:36
3."We Are the Same"
  • Langseth, Jr.
  • Sims
5:59
4."What You're Looking For"
  • Langseth, Jr.
  • Michael Logen
5:45
5."Not Right"
  • Langseth, Jr.
  • Sims
4:33
6."The Truth"
  • Langseth, Jr.
  • Sims
5:08
7."River"
  • Langseth, Jr.
  • Sims
4:13
8."Fight for My Soul"
  • Langseth, Jr.
  • Sims
4:58
9."All of a Sudden"4:42
10."Seasons"
  • Langseth, Jr.
  • Sims
5:00
11."I'll Always Be"
  • Langseth, Jr.
  • Sims
7:03
Total length:55:39

Charts

Chart (2013)Peak
position
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [3] 54
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [4] 44
US Billboard 200 [5] 50
US Christian Albums (Billboard) [6] 2
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [7] 20
US Top Blues Albums (Billboard) [8] 1
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) [9] 25

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