So Much for Substitutes

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So Much For Substitutes
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 10, 2003
RecordedDec 2002 – Feb 2003
Genre Christian rock
Length55:57
Label Word Entertainment
Producer Jimmie Lee Sloas
Downhere chronology
downhere
(2001)
So Much For Substitutes
(2003)
Wide-Eyed and Mystified
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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So Much for Substitutes is the second official album release by Christian rock band Downhere, the first to include current bassist Glenn Lavender and last to be released under Word Records. [2] The label dropped the band from their roster in 2004, despite the band garnering nominations and awards for the album; winning the 2003 Covenant Award for Modern Rock/Alternative Album of the Year, and receiving nominations in 2004 for the GMA Music Award for Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year, and the Juno Award for Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year. The song "What It's Like" won the 2003 Covenant Award for Alternative Song of the Year and the song "Breaking Me Down" won the 2004 GMA Music Award for Modern Rock Recorded Song of the Year.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Jason Germain and Marc Martel. Tracks 3 & 7 co-written with Glenn Lavender.

  1. "What It's Like" – 3:42
  2. "Stone" – 3:54
  3. "Breaking Me Down" – 3:19
  4. "Iliad" – 5:04
  5. "Starspin" - 5:56
  6. "Feels Like Winter" – 3:37
  7. "Walls" – 3:50
  8. "How They Love Each Other" – 3:42
  9. "Headed" – 3:23
  10. "In America" – 3:50
  11. "Comatose" – 4:08
  12. "Last Night's Daydream" – 6:45
  13. "Home" (hidden track) – 4:39

Personnel

Downhere

Additional musicians

Production

Singles

References

  1. Christianity Today review
  2. Slater, Ashleigh Kittle. "So Much for Substitutes > Overview". Allmusic . Retrieved May 29, 2010.