''Live from Portland'' is the first live album by the

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band

Kutless Kutless is an American Christian rock band from Portland, Oregon, formed in 1999. Since their formation, they have released multiple studio albums and one live album, '' Live from Portland''. They have sold over 3 million records worldwide. ...

. It was released on December 5, 2006. It was recorded on March 16, 2006, in the band's hometown of

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. The album comes with a CD of the concert's audio, and a DVD with the concert itself. The DVD is slightly longer than the CD, including drum solos from drummer Jeffrey Gilbert. The DVD also contains the band's

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for "Shut Me Out", and a documentary about the show and the band being on tour. This is the band's last release with longtime guitarist Ryan Shrout, though his last studio album with them was ''

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''.

Track listing

Personnel

Kutless *

Jon Micah Sumrall Jon Micah Sumrall (born October 13, 1980) is an American musician and the lead vocalist of the Christian rock band Kutless. He occasionally plays acoustic guitar and piano for the band as well. Sumrall has been a member of Kutless since he starte ...

– lead vocals * James Mead – guitars, backing vocals * Ryan Shrout – guitars, backing vocals * Dave Leutkenhoelter – bass * Jeffrey Gilbert – drums

Production

* Brandon Ebel – executive producer * Tyson Paoletti – executive producer * Kevin Sheppard – A&R * Zach Hodges – producer * J.R. McNeely – producer, mixing * Rob Burrell – recording * Troy Glessner – mastering at Spectre Studios (Tacoma, Washington) * Ed Janiszewski – production manager * Invisible Creatures, Inc. – art direction * Don Clark – design * Bryan Myss – photography * Chance Hoag and Darren Tyler at Platform Artis Management – management

Awards

In 2008, the album received a nomination for a

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for Long Form Music Video of the Year at the

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.Nominees Announced for 39th GMA Dove Awards
on CBN.com

References

2006 live albums 2006 video albums Kutless albums BEC Recordings albums 2000s live video albums Christian live video albums {{christian-film-stub