To Plant a Seed

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To Plant a Seed
We Came as Romans To Plant a Seed cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 3, 2009
Genre
Length37:17
Label Equal Vision
Producer Joey Sturgis
We Came as Romans chronology
Dreams
(2008)
To Plant a Seed
(2009)
Understanding What We've Grown to Be
(2011)

To Plant a Seed is the debut studio album by American metalcore band We Came as Romans. It was released by Equal Vision Records on November 3, 2009, and was produced by Joey Sturgis. The album's artwork was created by Paul Romano, aligning with We Came as Romans' positive message. Guitarist Joshua Moore explained that the lyrical themes on To Plant a Seed are focused on spreading this message. [1] A deluxe edition of the album was released on January 18, 2011, which includes one bonus track and a DVD titled To Plant a DVD. [2]

Contents

The songs "Dreams" and "Intentions" were re-recorded from the band's Dreams EP.

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Track listing

All songs written by Joshua Moore and Dave Stephens.

No.TitleLength
1."To Plant a Seed"3:51
2."Broken Statues"3:41
3."Intentions" (featuring Tyler Smith)3:01
4."Roads That Don't End and Views That Never Cease"3:49
5."Dreams"4:15
6."We Are the Reasons"3:43
7."Beliefs"4:06
8."I Will Not Reap Destruction"3:58
9."Searching, Seeking, Reaching, Always"2:56
10."An Ever-Growing Wonder"3:57
Total length:37:17
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."To Move On Is to Grow"3:47
Total length:41:04

To Plant a DVD chapter listings

Charts

ChartPeak
position
U.S. Billboard 200175
U.S. Billboard Hard Rock Albums 13
U.S. Billboard Independent Albums 25
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers 6

Personnel

We Came as Romans
Production

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