''Listen Closely'' is the second album of
Christian rock
Christian rock is a form of rock music that features lyrics focusing on matters of Christian faith, often with an emphasis on Jesus in Christianity, Jesus. This music is typically performed by Christians, Christian individuals. The extent to whi ...
band
Smalltown Poets
Smalltown Poets is a Christian rock band formed in 1996. It was formed in Tifton, Georgia by high school friends Michael Johnston (guitars/vocals), Danny Stephens (keyboards), and Byron Goggin (drums), along with (then) Nashville musicians Kevin ...
. It was released in 1998.
Track listing
# "Call Me Christian" (Michael Johnston, Lee Moody) – 3:36
# "Anything Genuine" (Johnston, Kevin Breuner, Miguel DeJesus) – 3:05
# "There Is Only You" (Breuner, Danny Stephens) – 3:47
# "Gloria" (Johnston, Stephens, Clark Leake, Brad Olsen, Todd Olsen, Brandon Thompson) – 3:10
# "48 States" (Johnston, Stephens, Byron Goggin) – 3:46
# "Long Long Way" (Stephens) – 4:04
# "The Gospel Is Peace" (Johnston, DeJesus, Stephens) – 4:29
# "Hold It up to the Light" (Johnston, DeJesus, David Wilcox) – 4:15
# "New Man" (Johnston, DeJesus) – 4:58
# "Quasar" (Johnston, DeJesus) – 3:19
# "Garland of Grace" (Johnston, DeJesus) – 3:49
# "One of These Days" (D. Stephens, Ted Stephens) – 2:16
Personnel
Smalltown Poets
* Michael Johnston – lead vocals, guitars
* Danny Stephens – keyboards, vocals
* Kevin Breuner – lead guitars
* Miguel DeJesús – bass, vocals
* Byron Goggin – drums (2, 3, 5–7, 9–12), percussion
Additional musicians
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Dana Key
Dana Key (December 30, 1953June 6, 2010) was an American Christian rock guitarist, singer, and producer who was co-founder of the Christian rock group DeGarmo and Key with keyboardist Eddie DeGarmo, best friends since the first grade. Key grew up ...
– 12-string guitar, backing vocals (4, 8)
* Tommy Burroughs –
mandolin
A mandolin (, ; literally "small mandola") is a Chordophone, stringed musical instrument in the lute family and is generally Plucked string instrument, plucked with a plectrum, pick. It most commonly has four Course (music), courses of doubled St ...
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Matt Goldman
Matt Goldman (born December 30, 1969) is an American record producer, audio engineer, mixer, and songwriter based in Atlanta, Georgia.
Biography
Born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States, Goldman is a drummer by trade. Goldman c ...
– drums (1, 4, 8)
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Skidd Mills
Skidd Mills is a songwriter/producer based in Nashville, Tennessee. Skidd began his career at Ardent Studios in 1991. There he learned from the likes of John Hampton, Joe Hardy, Jim Dickinson, and Paul Ebersold. In 2001, Skidd left Ardent and sta ...
– percussion
* Carl Marsh – strings
* Kevin Paige – backing vocals (4, 8)
Production
* Patrick Scholes – executive producer
* Dana Key – executive producer, producer (1, 4)
* John Hampton – producer (2, 3, 5–12), engineer, mixing (4, 8)
* Skidd Mills – engineer, mixing (1–3, 5–7, 9–12)
* Jason Latshaw – additional engineer
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Matt Martone – additional engineer
* Pete Matthews – additional engineer
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Brad Blackwood
Brad Blackwood is an American audio mastering engineer. He has mastered albums for artists such as Maroon 5, Against Me!, Lamb of God, Black Eyed Peas, Sara Bareilles, and is an 19 time Grammy nominee and 3-time winner, as well as having multiple n ...
– mastering
* Disciple Design – design
* Allen Clark – band photography
* The Mark Hollingsworth Company – management
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Smalltown Poets albums
1998 albums