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Jars of Clay
Studio album by Jars of Clay
Released	October 24, 1995
Recorded	Icebox Studio/Brentwood Studio, Adrian Belew's Studio, Greenville College
Genre	Alternative Rock, Christian rock
Length	65:36
Label	Essential/Silvertone Records
Producer	Jars of Clay and Adrian Belew
Professional reviews
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Jars of Clay chronology
Frail (1994) Jars of Clay (1995) Drummer Boy (1995)
Alternative covers
Commemorative platinum release

Jars of Clay is the eponymous first full-length album by Christian folk/alternative rock group Jars of Clay. It was released on October 24, 1995 by Essential Records. The album has been highly acclaimed, being one of few Christian albums of the mid-nineties to achieve platinum status. As the group's debut album, Jars of Clay introduced many internationally to the group and established the group due to their distinctive style.

Contents 1 Overview 2 Album covers 3 Track listings 3.1 Standard release 3.2 Japanese release 3.3 Platinum release 4 Personnel 4.1 Jars of Clay 4.2 Additional musicians 5 Production 6 Charts 7 References

Jars of Clay's eponymous first full-length album is characterized by a combination of drum loops and acoustic guitar strumming that would become an early trademark of the band. Strings are also used prominently in several songs, most notably "Blind" and the album's secret track "Four Seven".

The album was mostly self-produced, with the exception of "Liquid" and "Flood" which were produced by former King Crimson guitarist Adrian Belew.

Several tracks from this album were hits on Christian radio, and as a result they have been staples of the band's live concerts ever since. The song "Flood" became an unexpected hit on mainstream radio as well, resulting in a brief period of mainstream rock popularity for the band during which they toured with artists such as Sting, The Samples and matchbox twenty, and were included in several movie soundtracks.

Most of this album consists of reworked versions of songs from the band's demo, Frail, which was recorded as a class project during their senior year of college. The song "He" appears to be almost identical to the original recording.

The songs "Sinking", "Flood", "Worlds Apart", and "Blind" were all unique to this release, as all other tracks had previously been released on the group's debut demo album Frail, and two songs from the demo did not make it to this album - "Fade to Grey" and EP's title track "Frail", though these were both later included on the group's follow-up, Much Afraid, which also introduced lyrics into the previously instrumental piece "Frail".

Notably, Jars of Clay is considered to be a landmark album in Christian rock, even though very few electric guitars are used, leading some to categorize Jars of Clay as folk-rock, alternative folk, or even pop instead.

The album was listed at #22 in the 2001 book, CCM Presents: The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music.

There were two different versions of this album. While identical in content, one was released under the band's Christian Rock-oriented "Sacred" label and the other under their mainstream "Secular" label. The colour of the CD and insert differ slightly between versions, one having a more blue-grey scheme, the other being somewhat grey-brown. The album cover was also slightly modified for the Japanese release and then completely revamped for the commemorative platinum special edition release.

1. "Liquid" - 3:32
2. "Sinking" - 3:47
3. "Love Song for a Savior" - 4:46
4. "Like a Child" - 4:35
5. "Art In Me" - 3:58
6. "He" - 5:19
7. "Boy on a String" - 3:31
8. "Flood" - 3:31
9. "Worlds Apart" - 5:18
10. "Blind" - 5:59
    • "Four Seven/Interlude" (hidden track) - 21:16

1. "Liquid" - 3:32
2. "Sinking" - 3:47
3. "Love Song for a Savior" - 4:46
4. "Like a Child" - 4:35
5. "Art In Me" - 3:58
6. "He" - 5:19
7. "Boy on a String" - 3:31
8. "Flood" - 3:31
9. "Worlds Apart" - 5:18
10. "Blind" - 5:59
11. "Little Drummer Boy" - 4:23 (from Drummer Boy EP)
12. "Flood" (Savage Flavor Remix) - (from Vibe Central: The Essential Remixes)

Jars of Clay Platinum is the title of the special edition album that Jars Of Clay released in 1996 when the self-titled debut attained platinum status.^[1] The album has the same track listing as the original, only differing in that the song "Four Seven", previously a secret track on track ten after "Blind", was made its own track (eleven). The cover and artwork are different to the original album also, designed specifically to commemorate the album being a platinum release. Each of the 20,000 discs are numbered, providing each unit its own degree of uniqueness.^[1]

1. "Liquid"
2. "Sinking"
3. "Love Song for a Savior"
4. "Like a Child"
5. "Art In Me"
6. "He"
7. "Boy On a String"
8. "Flood"
9. "Worlds Apart"
10. "Blind"
11. "Four Seven"

• Dan Haseltine - Vocals
• Matt Odmark - Guitar
• Stephen Mason - Bass, Guitar, Background Vocals
• Charlie Lowell - Organ, Piano, Background Vocals

• Matt Bronleewe - Acoustic Guitar
• Adrian Belew - Bass, Mandolin
• Craig Nelson - Bass
• Tim Smith - Percussion, Drums
• Ronn Huff - Conductor
• John Catchings - Cello
• Carl Gorodetzky - Violin
• Pamela Sixfin - Violin
• Noah Evens - Violin
• Jim Grosjean - Viola
• Sam Levine - Recorder
• Bobby G. Taylor - Oboe
• Jonathan Yudkin - Fiddle, Mandolin

• Jars of Clay - Producer, Art Direction
• Adrian Belew - Producer, String Arrangements
• Ronn Huff - -String Arrangements
• Ken Love - Mastering
• Jon Easterling - Engineer
• Charlie Lowell - Engineer
• Dan Haseltine - Programming
• Matt Odmark - Programming
• Matt Bronleewe - Arranger
• Jeff Borders - Arranger
• Noah Evens - Engineer, String Arrangements
• Robert Beeson - Executive Producer, Art Direction
• Josh Cougle - Inspiration
• Miguel DeJesus - Inspiration

Album Charts & RIAA Certifications

Release Year	The Billboard 200 Chart Position	RIAA Certification
1996	46	3x Platinum

Singles - Billboard (North America) - 1996

Song	Chart	Position
"Flood"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	16
	Modern Rock Tracks	12
	The Billboard Hot 100	37

Christian Radio Singles

No	Single	Year
1	"Flood"	1995
2	"Liquid"	1995
3	"Love Song for a Savior"	1996
4	"Like a Child"	1996
5	"Worlds Apart"	1996

v • d • e Jars of Clay
Band members	Non-member performers
Dan Haseltine  · Stephen Mason  · Matt Odmark  · Charlie Lowell	Jeremy Lutito  · Gabe Ruschival
Former: Matt Bronleewe	Former: Scott Savage  · Aaron Sands  · Joe Porter
Discography
Studio Albums: Jars of Clay  · Much Afraid  · If I Left the Zoo  · The Eleventh Hour  · Furthermore: From the Studio, From the Stage  · Who We Are Instead  · Redemption Songs  · Good Monsters  · Christmas Songs
Compilation Albums: Jar Of Gems  · The Essential Jars Of Clay
Singles: "Flood"  · "Liquid"  · "Love Song for a Savior"  · "Like a Child"  · "Worlds Apart"  · "Crazy Times"  · "Five Candles (You Were There)"  · "Fade to Grey"  · "Overjoyed"  · "Truce"  · "Needful Hands"  · "Unforgetful You"  · "Collide"  · "No One Loves Me Like You"  · "I'm Alright"  · "Hand"  · "Can't Erase It"  · "The Stone"  · "This Road"  · "I Need You"  · "Fly"  · "Revolution"  · "Whatever She Wants"  · "The Valley Song (Sing of Your Mercy)"  · "Show You Love"  · "Sunny Days"  · "God Will Lift Up Your Head"  · "I'll Fly Away"  · "Waiting for the World to Fall"  · "Dead Man (Carry Me)"  · "Work"  · "There Is a River"
Other releases: Frail  · Drummer Boy  · Stringtown  · The White Elephant Sessions  · Front Yard Luge  · 11Live: Jars of Clay in Concert  · iTunes Originals  · Roots & Wings  · Mini Monsters  · Live Monsters
See also
Tweed Horse Sessions  · List of Awards  · Ron Aniello  · Adrian Belew  · Dennis Herring  · Mark Hudson  · Stephen Lipson  · Greg Wells  · "Frail" (song)  · City On A Hill  · Blood:Water Mission  · Essential Records  · Gray Matters  · Greenville College