The Heat (Needtobreathe album)
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The Heat is the second studio album
by the American rock
band Needtobreathe
, released on August 28, 2007 under Atlantic
/Word Records
. The album reached #164 on Billboard
s Top 200 and #2 on the Top Heatseekers
charts. The first single from the album, "Signature of Divine (Yahweh)
", reached #1 on R&R
's Christian contemporary hit radio
chart, and was the #14 most played song in 2007 on the same radio format. "Washed by the Water
" was the sixth most-played song on R&R magazine's
Christian CHR
chart for 2008. The Heat was GMA Dove Award-nominated for "Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year", as well as "Rock/Contemporary Song of the Year" for the song "Signature of Divine (Yahweh)".
and Ed Roland's Tree Sound Studios in Atlanta, Georgia
.
used "We Could Run Away" in their TV show The Hills. Also, FOX
used the song "Nothing Left to Lose" for promotions of their shows Prison Break
and K-Ville
.
The song "More Time
" is featured in the 2007 film P.S. I Love You
and its Atlantic Records
soundtrack.
The song "Nothing Left To Lose" was featured in the theatrical trailer for the 2009 film "Extraordinary Measures
".
At the 39th annual GMA Dove Awards in 2008, The Heat was nominated for "Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year", and "Signature of Divine (Yahweh)" was nominated for "Rock/Contemporary Song of the Year".
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by the American rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band Needtobreathe
Needtobreathe
Needtobreathe is an American rock band from Seneca, South Carolina. The band has charted on mainstream rock/pop charts, but have had their greatest number of singles on Christian music charts...
, released on August 28, 2007 under Atlantic
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
/Word Records
Word Records
Word Records is a Christian record label based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a division of Word Entertainment , which, itself is co-owned by Warner Music Group and Curb Records...
. The album reached #164 on Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
s Top 200 and #2 on the Top Heatseekers
Top Heatseekers
Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical...
charts. The first single from the album, "Signature of Divine (Yahweh)
Signature of Divine (Yahweh)
"Signature of Divine " is the first single released off the album The Heat by Christian rock band Needtobreathe. It was released in the summer of 2007. The song was nominated for the "Rock/Contemporary Song of the Year" Dove Award for 2007....
", reached #1 on R&R
R&R (magazine)
R&R was a weekly music trade publication that followed the radio industry and tracked the monitoring of current songs by format, station and audience cumes...
's Christian contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
chart, and was the #14 most played song in 2007 on the same radio format. "Washed by the Water
Washed by the Water
"Washed by the Water" is a 2007 song by the Christian rock band Needtobreathe from their second studio album The Heat. It was released as a radio single at the end of 2007, becoming a #1 hit in the spring of 2008. It was the sixth most-played song on R&Rs Christian CHR chart for...
" was the sixth most-played song on R&R magazine's
R&R (magazine)
R&R was a weekly music trade publication that followed the radio industry and tracked the monitoring of current songs by format, station and audience cumes...
Christian CHR
Contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...
chart for 2008. The Heat was GMA Dove Award-nominated for "Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year", as well as "Rock/Contemporary Song of the Year" for the song "Signature of Divine (Yahweh)".
Recording
The album was recorded over a six-month period of time, from late 2006 to spring 2007. The band recorded the album at both Rick Beato's Black Dog Studio in Seneca, South CarolinaSeneca, South Carolina
Seneca is a city in Oconee County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 7,652 at the 2000 census. It is the principal city of the Seneca Micropolitan Statistical Area Seneca is a city in Oconee County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 7,652 at the 2000 census. It is...
and Ed Roland's Tree Sound Studios in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
.
Release and promotion
In late 2007, MTVMTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
used "We Could Run Away" in their TV show The Hills. Also, FOX
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
used the song "Nothing Left to Lose" for promotions of their shows Prison Break
Prison Break
Prison Break is an American television serial drama created by Paul Scheuring, that was broadcast on the Fox Broadcasting Company for four seasons, from 2005 until 2009. The series revolves around two brothers; one has been sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit, and the other devises an...
and K-Ville
K-Ville (TV series)
K-Ville is an American television drama created and executive produced by Jonathan Lisco, centering on policing New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina...
.
The song "More Time
More Time
"More Time" is a song by Christian rock band Needtobreathe and the second single from their 2007 album The Heat. The song was featured in the 2007 film P.S. I Love You and its soundtrack.-Chart performance:...
" is featured in the 2007 film P.S. I Love You
P.S. I Love You (film)
P.S. I Love You is a 2007 American drama film directed by Richard LaGravenese. The screenplay by LaGravenese and Steven Rogers is based on the 2004 novel of the same name by Cecelia Ahern. The film is dedicated to the memory of producer Molly Smith's sister Windland Smith Rice.-Plot:Holly and Gerry...
and its Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
soundtrack.
The song "Nothing Left To Lose" was featured in the theatrical trailer for the 2009 film "Extraordinary Measures
Extraordinary Measures
Extraordinary Measures is a 2010 medical drama film starring Brendan Fraser, Harrison Ford, and Keri Russell. It is distributed by CBS Films and was released on January 22, 2010. It is about parents who form a biotechnology company to develop a drug to save the lives of their children, who have a...
".
At the 39th annual GMA Dove Awards in 2008, The Heat was nominated for "Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year", and "Signature of Divine (Yahweh)" was nominated for "Rock/Contemporary Song of the Year".
Track listing
- "Spare the Time" – 0:36
- "Restless" – 3:56
- "Again" – 3:41
- "Return" – 4:27
- "We Could Run Away" – 4:08
- "Streets of Gold" – 3:29
- "More TimeMore Time"More Time" is a song by Christian rock band Needtobreathe and the second single from their 2007 album The Heat. The song was featured in the 2007 film P.S. I Love You and its soundtrack.-Chart performance:...
" – 4:24 - "Signature of Divine (Yahweh)Signature of Divine (Yahweh)"Signature of Divine " is the first single released off the album The Heat by Christian rock band Needtobreathe. It was released in the summer of 2007. The song was nominated for the "Rock/Contemporary Song of the Year" Dove Award for 2007....
" – 4:04 - "Looks Like Love" – 4:18
- "The Heat" – 3:52
- "Nothing Left to Lose" – 4:21
- "Movin' On" – 3:09
- "Washed by the WaterWashed by the Water"Washed by the Water" is a 2007 song by the Christian rock band Needtobreathe from their second studio album The Heat. It was released as a radio single at the end of 2007, becoming a #1 hit in the spring of 2008. It was the sixth most-played song on R&Rs Christian CHR chart for...
" – 3:28 - "Second Chances" – 4:36
Personnel
- Bear Rinehart – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano, organ, songwriting
- Bo Rinehart – guitar, background vocals, synth, songwriting
- Seth Bolt – bass, background vocals, programming, mix engineering
- Joe Stillwell – drums, percussion, background vocals
- Rick Beato – production, mix engineering
- Ed RolandEd RolandEdgar Eugene Roland III was born August 3, 1963 in Stockbridge, Georgia. He is an American musician and vocalist of the alternative rock band Collective Soul. He is the primary songwriter and also contributes guitars, keyboards, producing, and engineering....
– production - Andy VanDette – mastering
- Richard Chycki – mixing
Singles
- "Signature of Divine (Yahweh)Signature of Divine (Yahweh)"Signature of Divine " is the first single released off the album The Heat by Christian rock band Needtobreathe. It was released in the summer of 2007. The song was nominated for the "Rock/Contemporary Song of the Year" Dove Award for 2007....
" - "More TimeMore Time"More Time" is a song by Christian rock band Needtobreathe and the second single from their 2007 album The Heat. The song was featured in the 2007 film P.S. I Love You and its soundtrack.-Chart performance:...
" - "Washed by the WaterWashed by the Water"Washed by the Water" is a 2007 song by the Christian rock band Needtobreathe from their second studio album The Heat. It was released as a radio single at the end of 2007, becoming a #1 hit in the spring of 2008. It was the sixth most-played song on R&Rs Christian CHR chart for...
" - "Streets of Gold"