Love & War (BarlowGirl album)

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Love & War
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 8, 2009
Genre Christian rock
Length43:02
Label Fervent
BarlowGirl chronology
Home for Christmas
(2008)
Love & War
(2009)
Our Journey... So Far
(2010)
Singles from Love & War
  1. "Beautiful Ending"
    Released: August 5, 2009
  2. "Stay With Me"
    Released: 2009
Professional ratings
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Love & War is the fifth and final studio album from the Christian rock band, BarlowGirl. The album was released on September 8, 2009, on Fervent Records. [3] "Beautiful Ending" is the first single to be released from the album.

Contents

Track listing

Alyssa Barlow and Lauren Barlow share lead vocals in the band. The main lead singer of each song is noted below:

All tracks are written by BarlowGirl

Album release
No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."Come Alive"Lauren3:16
2."Open Heavens"Alyssa4:55
3."Beautiful Ending"Lauren4:18
4."Stay With Me"Alyssa4:16
5."Our Worlds Collide"Alyssa3:09
6."Love Is Marching"Alyssa4:09
7."Running Out Of Time"Lauren2:39
8."Time For You To Go"Lauren3:20
9."Sing Me A Love Song"Alyssa4:10
10."Tears Fall"Alyssa3:53
11."Hello Sunshine"Lauren4:57
Total length:43:02
Digital edition bonus tracks [4]
(iTunes discontinued sales. Amazon Music offers streaming and downloads in select regions.)
No.TitleLead vocalsLength
11."Beautiful Ending (Acoustic Version)"Lauren4:16
12."Our Worlds Collide (Acoustic Version)"Alyssa3:16

Charts

Albums

ChartPeak
position
Billboard 200 85
Billboard Hot Christian Albums 4

Singles

SingleChartPosition
"Beautiful Ending"Billboard Hot Christian Songs 29

Awards

In 2010, the album was nominated for a Dove Award for Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year at the 41st GMA Dove Awards. [5]

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References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. Jesus Freak Hideout review
  3. "BarlowGirl" review on Jesus Freak Hideout
  4. "Love & War (digital album)". Music Services. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  5. 41st Annual GMA Dove Awards nominees announced on The Tennessean (February 18, 2010)