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Christianity Today[3]

VOTA is the second self-titled album (though the first by this name) by the Christian rock band VOTA, formerly known as Casting Pearls. The album was released as a digital download on November 11, 2008, and released as a physical CD on February 10, 2009. The band is able to give $40.00 USD to Food for the Hungry through a matching grant with US AID for every album sold from their online store and merchandise table on tour.[4][5] Since the digital release of the album in November, the band has helped raise over $200,000 for the Food for the Hungry project in Kenya (as of July 2009).

Track listing

All songs written by Bryan Olesen/Case Maranville/Scott Rutz unless noted otherwise

  1. "Hard to Believe" - 2:56
  2. "Be Mine" - 2:56
  3. "Love's Taken Over" - 3:13
  4. "Honestly" Jason Ingram/Doug McKelvey/Bryan Olesen - 3:10
  5. "Not Finished" - 3:06
  6. "I'll Go" - 3:28
  7. "Give It to Me" - 3:00
  8. "Free to Fail" - 4:04
  9. "Save Ourselves" Nathan Dantzler/Brad Irby - 3:51
  10. "Bye Bye" - 3:35
  11. "In My Heart" - 4:33
  12. "Everyday Is the First Day" (Bonus Track) - 4:02
  13. "Our Time Now" (Bonus Track) - 3:56
  14. "Alright" (Bonus Track) from the Casting Pearls release
  15. "Weighted" (Bonus Track) from the Casting Pearls release
  16. "You Alone" (Bonus Track) from the Casting Pearls release

Personnel

  • Bryan Olesen – lead vocals, guitar
  • Case Maranville – bass guitar, background vocals
  • Scott Rutz - drums, percussion, background vocals

Additional personnel

  • Phil Joel - background vocals
  • Anthony Porcheddu - keyboards
  • Chris Carmichael - string arrangements and performances (violin, viola and cello)
  • Jim Cooper - piano, background vocals
  • Nathan Dantzler - digital editing, programming, piano, percussion, keyboards, background vocals, additional guitars
  • Gang Vocals: Riley Friesen, Brandon Spinazzola, Nathan Dantzler, Brad Irby and Paige Dantzler

Charted singles

  • "Hard to Believe" #17 (May 2, 2009)[6]

References

  1. ^ Jesus Freak Hideout review
  2. ^ NewReleaseTuesday.com review
  3. ^ Christianity Today review
  4. ^ via VOTAband.com, [1]. Accessed February 29, 2009.
  5. ^ via Zambooie, [2]. Accessed July 13, 2009.
  6. ^ "R&R magazine's May 2, 2009 chart". Weekend 22. May 2, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
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