All Else Failed (1995 album)

All Else Failed
Studio album by Zao
Released	1995
Recorded	Poynter's Palace, Little Rock, Arkansas
Genre	Hardcore punk
Length	49:20
Label	Steadfast
Producer	Myk Porter, Barry Poynter
Zao chronology
All Else Failed (1995) The Splinter Shards the Birth of Separation (1997)

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All Else Failed is the debut album by metalcore band Zao. The album was later re-recorded and released as the identically titled All Else Failed in 2003.

This album on Steadfast Records has had three pressings in total, with different cover art for each pressing:

• 1st press: 1996 (green artwork)
• 2nd press: 1999 (brown artwork)
• 3rd press: 2000 (black artwork)

The album was again re-released in 2018, through Steadfast Records, with new artwork and was remixed and remastered.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jesse Smith, except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Resistance"	Zao	2:50
2.	"In Loving Kindness"	Zao	3:31
3.	"Endure"	Zao	4:57
4.	"Growing in Grace" (feat. Myk Porter)		4:33
5.	"Foresight"		2:53
6.	"P.S. 77"		4:55
7.	"Exchange"	Zao	3:09
8.	"In These Times of Silence"		4:51
9.	"A Simple Reminder"		5:14
10.	"All Else Failed"		12:27
Total length:			49:20

Credits

Zao

• Shawn Jonas - Vocals
• Roy Goudy - Guitar
• Mic Cox - Bass
• Jesse Smith - Drums

Production

• Myk Porter - Producer
• Barry Poynter - Producer
• Ben Schigel - Engineer, Mixing, Mastering
• Keith Konya - Design, Layout
• Matt Traxler - Executive Producer, Photography
• Steve Wayne - Photography
• Danielle - Photography