''Redeemer'' is the third studio album by American

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band Norma Jean. It was released on September 12, 2006 in the United States, and on October 3, 2006 in Canada. The album sold more than 21,000 records in its first week. It is the last album to feature drummer Daniel Davison. For this album they filmed videos for "Blueprints for Future Homes", and "Songs Sound Much Sadder". Shannon Crawford, the singer of

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and Monster in the Machine, painted the album artwork, in which musician Poppy Jean Crawford is depicted as the girl being attacked by a crow.

Track listing

Personnel

;Norma Jean * Cory Brandan - vocals, guitars *Scottie Henry - guitars *Chris Day - guitars *Jake Schultz - bass guitar * Daniel Davison - drums ;Additional musicians * Matthew Putman - percussion and additional drums ;Production *Ross Robinson - mixing *Ryan Boesch - engineering, mixing *Kale Holmes - assistant engineer *Asterik Studio - art direction, design *Shannon Crawford - album art paintings

Notes

* The song "Blueprints for Future Homes" was the first song to be "released" on their MySpace and Purevolume pages on 7/25/06 at 12:01 AM EST. * The song "The End of All Things Will Be Televised" was the second song to be "released" on their MySpace and Purevolume pages on 8/4/06 at 12:01 AM EST. * The song "A Small Spark vs. A Great Forest" was the third song to be released on their Purevolume and MySpace. * The song "A Small Spark vs. A Great Forest" refers t
James 3:5-12
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. * The song "No Passenger: No Parasite" seems to have derived its title and the majority of lyrics from the book "Mere Christianity" by C.S. Lewis, in which Lewis describes a fully Christian society as having "no passengers or parasites". * The song "Songs Sound Much Sadder" was featured on ''This is Solid State'' Vol. 6

References

{{Authority control Norma Jean (band) albums 2006 albums Tooth & Nail Records albums Albums produced by Ross Robinson Century Media Records albums Post-metal albums Solid State Records albums