| With Abandon | |
|---|---|
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | February 23, 1999 |
| Genre | Alternative rock, Christian rock, folk rock |
| Length | 53:29 |
| Label | Sparrow, EMI |
With Abandon is the first album recorded by Chasing Furies, released in 1999. The song "Thicker" was the first single, and it originated a video directed by the award-winner filmmaker Brandon Dickerson.
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| HM Magazine | (favorable) [2] |
| The Phantom Tollbooth | [3] |
| Jesusfreakhideout.com | [4] |
| Today's Christian Music/CCM Magazine | (favorable) [5] |
The album was well received by critics, being called "eclectic and very talented new group", [6] "haunting as Plumb, with lyrics as profound as Jars of Clay, and as musically creative as Mukala", [7] with "impressive musicianship and lyrical work". [8]
The single "Thicker" was enlisted at number 5 in the Top 99 Songs of 1999 of the ChristianRock.Net Online Radio Station. [9] The video was also present on the Top Ten charts of most requested videos of 1999 in the National Chart of Christian Video Magazine. [10]
*Produced by Monroe Jones; Recorded and Mixed by Jim Dineen at Whristler's Music; Additional recording by Monroe Jones at Screaming Baby and Sarah's room at the Meeker house (Boulder, CO); Assisted by Scott Bilyeu, Jeremy Wit and Scott Ramsey; Programming by Mike Haynes, Paul Evans and Devon Weller.
†Words and Music by Sarah MacIntosh.
‡Produced by Brent Milligan; Recorded and Mixed by Shane D. Wilson; Recorded at 16th Avenue Sound, Salt Mine Studio and re:think; Mixed at Salt Mine Studio; Assisted by Jason Boertje; Acoustic Guitar: Joshua Meeker; Slide: vince Emmit; Scottish Pipes: Skip Cleavinger; Programming: Brent Milligan.
§Words and Music by Joshua Meeker.
¶Words by Sarah MacIntosh, music by Joshua Meeker.
‖Words by Sarah MacIntosh and Joshua Meeker, music by Sarah MacIntosh.
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