Fourth from the Last

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Fourth From the Last
The W's Fourth From the Last Cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 28, 1998
Genre Christian ska, swing
Label 5 Minute Walk/Sarabellum
Producer Frank Tate
The W's chronology
Split EP Limited Edition
(1998)
Fourth From the Last
(1998)
Trouble With X
(1999)

Fourth From the Last is the first album by the band The W's, released in 1998 by 5 Minute Walk. The name of the album is derived from the fact that the letter W is the fourth from the last letter in the Latin alphabet. [1]

Contents

The album was well received, achieving No. 4 on Billboard 's Heatseekers chart and "Top Contemporary Christian" charts, and No. 147 on the Billboard 200. [2] Although the album was pulled from the shelves of LifeWay Christian Resources stores for containing "indecent" words [3] the album eventually sold over 200,000 units. [4] The album received two Dove Awards in 1999, first for "Modern Rock Album of the Year," and "Modern Rock Record Song of the Year" for the song "The Devil Is Bad". [5]

The hidden track is a tribute to the band Five Iron Frenzy, performed in the style of Wesley Willis. [6]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
CCM Magazine [7]
Cross Rhythms [8]
Jesus Freak HideoutStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [9]
HM Magazine [10]
The Phantom Tollbooth [11]
YouthWorker [12]

Track listing

All songs written by The W's except where noted.

  1. "Open Minded"
  2. "The Devil Is Bad" ( Loudspeaker.svg Sample  )
  3. "Frank" written by Todd Gruener
  4. "J.P."
  5. "Moses"
  6. "Pup"
  7. "King of Polyester"
  8. "Jason E"
  9. "Alarm Clock"
  10. "Flower Tattoo" written by Hunter Oswald
  11. "Dexter" written by Todd Gruener
  12. "Hui"

Credits

Production

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