Needtobreathe offer up another collection of sweeping, reverent rock songs with The Outsiders, the band's first effort since The Heat earned praise from the Christian community two years prior.
This is the musicians' first album as genuine stars, and the music is appropriately huge, with echoing vocals and ringing guitars that take their cues from classic rock.
Such epic material has become fairly standard in the CCM world, where the influence of U2 and Coldplay is never more than a guitar riff away.
The Outsiders also flirts with touches of roots rock and traditional gospel, though, from the title track's powerful Southern stomp to the sheer power of Bear Rinehart's voice.
Like Will Hoge, Rinehart puts a contemporary spin on the raw, gritty sounds of Joe Cocker and Otis Redding, and his strong delivery is almost preacher-like in its intensity.
As a result, this album covers more ground than records by similar artists, and it does so without alienating any of its secular-minded listeners, too.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Outsiders | Needtobreathe | Play | 04:28 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Valley of Tomorrow | Needtobreathe | Play | 04:02 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Through Smoke | Needtobreathe | Play | 03:11 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Lay 'Em Down | Needtobreathe | Play | 03:10 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | What You've Done to Me | Needtobreathe | Play | 03:20 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Hurricane | Needtobreathe | Play | 04:07 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | These Hard Times | Needtobreathe | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Stones Under Rushing Water | Needtobreathe | Play | 03:24 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Prisoner | Needtobreathe | Play | 03:15 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Won't Turn Back | Needtobreathe | Play | 03:09 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Girl Named Tennessee | Needtobreathe | Play | 02:55 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Something Beautiful | Needtobreathe | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | Garden | Needtobreathe | Play | 03:41 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | Let Us Love | Needtobreathe | Play | 03:42 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 49 mins | 114 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Alagia | Mixing, Producer |
| 2 | Rick Beato | Engineer, Producer |
| 3 | Sandra Benser | Vocals |
| 4 | Seth Bolt | Artwork, Engineer, Group Member, Mixing |
| 5 | Carolyn Hancock | Strings |
| 6 | Tania Maxwell Clements | Strings |
| 7 | Kevin Dean | Engineer |
| 8 | Anthony Delia | A&R, Marketing |
| 9 | Pete Ganbarg | A&R |
| 10 | Michael Gleason | String Arrangements |
| 11 | Carolyn Hancock | Strings |
| 12 | David Hancock | Strings |
| 13 | David Hancock | Strings |
| 14 | Jeanne Johnson | Strings |
| 15 | Ken Lanyon | Engineer |
| 16 | Lesley Melincoff | A&R |
| 17 | Needtobreathe | Primary Artist, Producer |
| 18 | Tec Petaja | Photography |
| 19 | Bear Rinehart | Artwork, Group Member |
| 20 | Bo Rinehart | Artwork, Design, Group Member |
| 21 | Brian Scheuble | Engineer |
| 22 | Jim Scott | Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 23 | Joe Stillwell | Artwork, Group Member |
| 24 | Andy VanDette | Mastering |
| 25 | Sara Watkins | Vocals |
| 26 | Scotty Wilbanks | Organ, Piano |
| 27 | Cassandra Williams | Vocals |
| 28 | Chris Woehrle | Design |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |