Over and Underneath | ||||
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Released | May 20, 2008 | |||
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Genre | CCM, pop rock | |||
Length | 44:07 | |||
Label | Reunion | |||
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Singles from Over and Underneath | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Jesus Freak Hideout | [2] |
Cross Rhythms | [3] |
Over and Underneath is the first major label studio album from Christian pop rock band Tenth Avenue North. It was released on May 20, 2008, and peaked at No. 130 on the Billboard 200 in April 2009. The album features two No. 1 singles: "Love Is Here" and "By Your Side". It has been certified Gold status selling over 500,000 copies.
Over and Underneath was released on May 20, 2008, through Reunion Records. In April 2009, it peaked at No. 130 on the Billboard 200. [4]
The album's lead single, "Love Is Here", was released in early 2008 and reached No. 1 on Christian contemporary hit radio (CHR) charts that year. According to Nielsen SoundScan, Tenth Avenue North ended 2008 as the best-selling new Christian music artist, and the only new artist to sell 100,000 digital copies of their album by the end of the year. [5] "By Your Side", the album's second single, was released in late August 2008; it also became a No. 1 song, staying at the top of R&R's Christian CHR radio chart for three consecutive weeks in late January and February 2009. [6]
"Hold My Heart" was featured on the soundtrack for the 2011 film October Baby . In February 2016, it was announced that the album had been certified as Gold, selling more than 500,000 copies. [7]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Love Is Here" | Mike Donehey, Jason Ingram, Phillip LaRue, Drew Middleton | 4:03 |
2. | "Lift Us Up To Fall" | Donehey, Ingram | 3:40 |
3. | "By Your Side" | Donehey, Ingram, LaRue | 4:01 |
4. | "Let It Go" | Donehey, Ingram, Bebo Norman | 3:18 |
5. | "Break Me Down" | Donehey | 3:22 |
6. | "Hold My Heart" | Donehey, Ingram, LaRue | 3:59 |
7. | "Times" | Donehey | 4:16 |
8. | "Beloved" | Donehey | 4:31 |
9. | "You Are" | Donehey | 3:50 |
10. | "Satisfy" | Donehey, Ingram, LaRue | 3:50 |
11. | "Hallelujah" | Donehey, Ingram, LaRue | 5:20 |
Total length: | 44:07 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "Lovesick" | 3:38 |
Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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US Christian Albums (Billboard) [8] | 2 |
US Billboard 200 [9] | 130 |
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