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is exactly the kind of lyrical genius that will propel the award-winning artist forward." Awarding the album three and a half stars at Louder Than the Music, Jono Davies says, "the quality of the songwriting is one of the major draws to this album." Writing a review for
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is August's strongest effort to date", and this according to her makes it "a project hard to find fault with, combining his captivating voice with different sounds and powerful lyrics", which it "succeeds as a well made record, while Chris August continues to make a mark on
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910:Chris August – producer
879:Chris Lacorte – guitars
876:Nathan Dugger – guitars
52:April 7, 2015
1438:Fervent Records albums
1164:. The Front Row Report
968:Chart performance for
873:Hank Bentley – guitars
744:August, Justin Ebach,
674:"I'm in Love with You"
291:Christian Music Review
1242:. New Release Tuesday
1190:. Jesus Freak Hideout
925:Sean Moffitt – mixing
907:Josh Bailey – A&R
891:Jacob Schrodt – drums
888:Matthew Melton – bass
758:"Find You to Find Me"
487:Louder Than the Music
1048:Aspinwall, Grace S.
919:Mark Endert – mixing
882:Mike Payne – guitars
394:The Front Row Report
201:Professional ratings
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1238:Lassiter, Caitlin.
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37:Studio album
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1348:No Far Away
858:– keyboards
817:"Something"
805:Mike Weaver
786:"Superhero"
657:"The Maker"
1422:Categories
1142:October 1,
1006:References
902:Production
746:Jeff Pardo
727:"Paradise"
697:Ben Glover
188:alongside
134:chronology
56:2015-04-07
1364:The Maker
1292:Billboard
993:Billboard
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970:The Maker
856:Ben Shive
841:Personnel
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620:The Maker
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154:The Maker
124:(Track 3)
22:The Maker
1246:April 1,
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691:August,
109:Producer
49:Released
39: by
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1168:May 17,
1113:May 12,
897:– drums
850:Ed Cash
662:Ed Cash
165:(2018)
162:Seasons
158:(2015)
149:(2012)
117:Ed Cash
98:Fervent
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1272:May 6,
1220:May 6,
1087:May 5,
1030:May 5,
963:Charts
820:August
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677:August
649:Length
214:Rating
211:Source
76:Length
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643:Title
294:4.3/5
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65:Genre
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