Message for the Masses

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Message For the Masses
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Studio album by
Released1999
Genre Christian Rock
Length49:05
Label Independent
Producer Sanctus Real
Sanctus Real chronology
All This Talk of Aliens
(1998)
Message For the Masses
(1999)
Nothing to Lose
(2001)

Message for the Masses is the second independent album recorded by Sanctus Real. The tracks "Message for the Masses", and "After Today" were re-recorded for the album Nothing to Lose . "Message for the Masses" was re-titled "Message". Both tracks were redone again for later albums. The track "After Today" was ultimately re-recorded for the album Say it Loud , and the track "Message" was ultimately re-recorded for the album Fight the Tide .

Track listing

  1. "One of the Best" – 3:01
  2. "Waiver" – 4:14
  3. "Never Leave" – 2:44
  4. "Free to Be" – 4:43
  5. "Forever and a Day" – 4:01
  6. "Remedy" – 4:49
  7. "After Today" – 5:46
  8. "Message for the Masses" – 4:18 – (An early version of "Message")
  9. "S.O.S." – 3:04
  10. "Recognized" – 4:11
  11. "So Long" – 5:45
  12. "Coffee of Life" – 2:37

Personnel

Production


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