''This Is What I Live For'' is the tenth studio album by

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, released via Up/Down-Brando Records on October 23, 2020 after originally being scheduled for September 18, 2020. The artwork for the album was created by Phillip Nichols. ''This Is What I Live For'' is the first Blue October studio album to feature lead guitarist

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on every song. The album also marks the first appearance of

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's daughter Blue Reed on one of the band's recordings, providing vocals on the song "Fight for Love". The title track features vocals and lyrics by Steve Schiltz of

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, a longtime collaborator and de facto session member of Blue October. The songs “I Will Follow You” and “This is What I Live For” were recorded at

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. The song "Only Lost is Found" samples the

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song "Live Today Again" from the 2005 album ''The Lone Gunman''.

Promotion

The first single, "Oh My My", reached the top 10 on the alternative rock radio chart in September 2020. The group also released a

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for "Oh My My". However, because of the

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, the band members did not appear in the video; instead it was created by animator Johnny Chew.

Track listing

Personnel

– lead vocals, guitar, producer * Jeremy Furstenfeld – drums *

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– bass guitar *

– guitar * Ryan Delahoussaye – keyboard, violin * Eric Holtz –

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* Jayson Peters - Assistant Audio Engineer * Kaleb Munoz - Assistant Audio Engineer * Steve Schiltz – vocals, guitar * Karen Hover – vocals * Blue Reed Furstenfeld – vocals * Charley Siess - drum tech * Phillip Nichols – sleeve art

Charts

References

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