Listen Closely

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Listen Closely
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Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 26, 1998
Studio
Genre Christian rock
Length44:34
Label ForeFront Records
Producer
Smalltown Poets chronology
Smalltown Poets
(1997)
Listen Closely
(1998)
Third Verse
(2000)
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Listen Closely is the second album of Christian rock band Smalltown Poets. It was released in 1998.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Call Me Christian" (Michael Johnston, Lee Moody) – 3:36
  2. "Anything Genuine" (Johnston, Kevin Breuner, Miguel DeJesus) – 3:05
  3. "There Is Only You" (Breuner, Danny Stephens) – 3:47
  4. "Gloria" (Johnston, Stephens, Clark Leake, Brad Olsen, Todd Olsen, Brandon Thompson) – 3:10
  5. "48 States" (Johnston, Stephens, Byron Goggin) – 3:46
  6. "Long Long Way" (Stephens) – 4:04
  7. "The Gospel Is Peace" (Johnston, DeJesus, Stephens) – 4:29
  8. "Hold It up to the Light" (Johnston, DeJesus, David Wilcox) – 4:15
  9. "New Man" (Johnston, DeJesus) – 4:58
  10. "Quasar" (Johnston, DeJesus) – 3:19
  11. "Garland of Grace" (Johnston, DeJesus) – 3:49
  12. "One of These Days" (D. Stephens, Ted Stephens) – 2:16

Personnel

Smalltown Poets

Additional musicians


Production

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