Supernatural (DC Talk album)
Supernatural is the fifth studio album from DC Talk. As of 2021, it is the last album released by DC Talk that features all-new studio material and it debuted on the US Billboard Chart at No. 4, selling 106,213 copies.[7] It was certified platinum three years after its release on February 21, 2002.[8] A remastered edition was released in 2013. It released on vinyl in 2015.[9]
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| Released | September 22, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
| Genre | Christian rock, pop rock | |||
| Length | 56:52 | |||
| Label | ForeFront, Virgin | |||
| Producer | Toby McKeehan, Mark Heimermann | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Cross Rhythms | [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B−)[3] |
| Jesus Freak Hideout | [4] |
| Robert Christgau | (C)[5] |
| Rolling Stone | [6] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro" | 0:24 | |
| 2. | "It's Killing Me" | Kevin Max, Toby McKeehan, Michael Tait, Greg Wells | 3:56 |
| 3. | "Dive" | Mark Heimermann, Max, McKeehan, Tait | 4:21 |
| 4. | "Consume Me" | Heimermann, Max, McKeehan, Tait | 4:51 |
| 5. | "My Friend (So Long)" | Mark Hudson, Max, McKeehan, Tait | 4:11 |
| 6. | "Fearless" | George Cocchini, Heimermann, Max, McKeehan, Tait | 5:07 |
| 7. | "Godsend" | Chad Chapin, Heimermann, Max, McKeehan, Tait | 4:14 |
| 8. | "Wanna Be Loved" | Heimermann, Max, McKeehan, Tait | 4:15 |
| 9. | "The Truth" | Heimermann, Max, McKeehan, Tait | 4:25 |
| 10. | "Since I Met You" | Heimermann, Max, McKeehan, Tait | 5:00 |
| 11. | "Into Jesus" | Heimermann, Max, McKeehan, Tait | 4:19 |
| 12. | "Supernatural" | Heimermann, Max, McKeehan, Tait | 4:00 |
| 13. | "Red Letters" | Chris Harris, Heimermann, Max, McKeehan, Tait | 6:06 |
| 14. | "There Is A Treason at Sea" | Max | 1:40 |
| Total length: | 56:52 | ||
No commercial singles were released but there were promotional singles released for "Consume Me", "Into Jesus", "Wanna Be Loved", "Dive", "Supernatural", "My Friend (So Long)" and "Godsend" with them gaining major airplay in their singles market. Billboard Top 40, Alternative Rock radio and AC/CHR. "Consume Me" and "My Friend, So Long" were released as videos as well.
The title track, "Supernatural", is featured on two of the Angel Wars trailers, as well as the main song on the first episode DVD main menu. "Wanna Be Loved" was covered by Chris Sligh on a Season 6 episode of American Idol. "The Truth" was originally recorded for The X-Files: The Album, the soundtrack for The X-Files film Fight the Future, but didn't make the cut.
"Into Jesus" appears on WOW 1999, "Consume Me" appears on WOW 2000 and Commencemix, "Red Letters" appears on WOW Hits 2001.
Personnel
DC Talk
Musicians
- Mark Heimmerman
- Rick May
- Brent Barcus
- George Cocchini
- Dann Huff
- Jerry McPherson
- Will Owsley
- Pete Stewart
- Brent Milligan
- Otto Price
- Todd Collins
- Greg Wells
- Scott Williamson
- Tom Howard – string arrangements
- Carl Marsh – string arrangements
- Carl Gorodetzky
- The Nashville String Machine
Production
- Mark Heimmerman – producer
- Toby McKeehan – producer
- Eddie DeGarmo – A&R
- Danny Goodwin – A&R
- Todd Robbins – engineer
- Robert "Void" Caprio – additional engineer
- Bryan Lenox – additional engineer
- David Schober – additional engineer
- F. Reid Shippen – additional engineer
- Kent Hitchcock – assistant engineer
- Pete Martinez – assistant engineer
- Mike Purcell – assistant engineer
- Reid "Elemental" Waltz – assistant engineer
- Steve MacMillan – mixing at The Castle, Franklin, Tennessee
- Joe Costa – mix assistant
- PJ Heimmerman – production manager
- Deborah Norcross – art direction, design
- Alastair Thain – cover photography
- Len Peltier – band photography
Studios
- House of Insomnia, Franklin, Tennessee – recording
- Fun Attic Studio, Franklin, Tennessee – recording
- Javelina Studios, Nashville, Tennessee – recording
- The White House, Nashville, Tennessee – recording
- Sixteenth Avenue Sound, Nashville, Tennessee – recording
References
- Allmusic review
- Cross Rhythms review
- Entertainment Weekly review
- Jesus Freak Hideout review
- Robert Christgau review
- "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on May 2, 2009. Retrieved February 21, 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - "dc TALK's SUPERNATURAL CERTIFIED GOLD!". www.angelfire.com. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
- "DC TALK - SUPERNATURAL". RIAA. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
- Staff. "First Ever Vinyl Release of dc Talk's 'Jesus Freak' and 'Supernatural'". CCM Magazine. Retrieved February 7, 2016.