Invincible (Skillet album)

Invincible is the third studio album by American Christian rock band Skillet. It was released on February 1, 2000 on ForeFront Records and Ardent Records. This album continues the electronic rock that was heard on Hey You, I Love Your Soul (1998). Kevin Haaland replaced original guitarist Ken Steorts, although Steorts performed additional guitar on the album. Korey Cooper, John Cooper's wife, was the keyboardist and backing vocalist on the album and also did loops, programming, and sampling.

Invincible
Studio album by
Skillet
ReleasedFebruary 1, 2000
GenreChristian rock, alternative rock,[1] hard rock[2]
Length52:38
LabelArdent, ForeFront
ProducerJohn L. Cooper, Skidd Mills
Skillet chronology
Hey You, I Love Your Soul
(1998)		 Invincible
(2000)		 Ardent Worship
(2000)
Singles from Invincible
  1. "Best Kept Secret"
    Released: 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Cross Rhythms[3]
Jesus Freak Hideout[2]

Track listing

All songs written by John L. Cooper, except where noted.

Album release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Best Kept Secret[a]" 3:55
2."You Take My Rights Away" 4:32
3."Invincible" 3:51
4."Rest"John Cooper, Korey Cooper3:48
5."Come On to the Future" 3:54
6."You're Powerful"J. Cooper, K. Cooper3:26
7."I Trust You"J. Cooper, K. Cooper3:38
8."Each Other"J. Cooper, K. Cooper3:26
9."The Fire Breathes" 3:41
10."Say It Loud" 3:32
11."The One" 4:12
12."You're in My Brain" 10:40
Total length:52:38
  • The final track, "You're in My Brain", contains a hidden song called "Angels Fall Down".
a Live recording appears on Comatose Comes Alive (2008)

Personnel

Skillet

Additional musicians

  • Skidd Mills – guitars, additional loops
  • Tim Palmer – guitars
  • Mike Salopek – guitars
  • Kent Smith – guitars
  • Ken Steorts – guitars
  • Matt Browning – additional loops (3, 11)

Production

  • Dana Key – executive producer
  • Patrick Scholes – executive producer
  • John Cooper – producer
  • Skidd Mills – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Jason Latshaw – assistant engineer
  • Matt Martone – assistant engineer
  • Pete Matthews – assistant engineer
  • Brad Blackwood – digital editing
  • Scott Hull – mastering at Classic Sound (New York, NY)
  • Disciple Design – art direction, design
  • Allen Clark – photography
  • R.W. Management – management

Music video

There was a music video made for the song "Best Kept Secret". It was the first video by the band to have a story of some kind in it, though the story is very brief. Some of the video shows the band in the story portion in futuristic clothing, while the rest of it shows them playing in a room in similar clothing. The story portion shows the band entering a hallway, which they walk along until they come to a massive room where prisoners are being held in glass cells. All of the prisoners appear to be asleep, with gas masks over their faces. Each band member takes a pipe, at which point all of the prisoners wake up, and the band then smashes the glass of the cells. All of the prisoners fall out of the cells and onto the floor. The band helps them all up as they remove their masks. After freeing the prisoners, the band exits the way they came in.[4]

Chart performance

In 2000, Invincible peaked at No. 13 on the Billboard Christian Albums chart.[5]

References
  1. Huey, Steve. Invincible at AllMusic. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
  2. DiBiase, John (December 12, 1999). "Skillet, "Invincible" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
  3. "Skillet - Invincible". Cross Rhythms Magazine. Cross Rhythms (CR Mag 57). June 1, 2000. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  4. "Skillet-Best Kept Secret". Retrieved February 21, 2011.
  5. "Skillet Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  • Invincible. (2000) Ardent/ForeFront FFD5243
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