Relient K is the debut studio album by American rock band Relient K. Many of the tracks are newer versions of those found on their 1998 demo All Work & No Play. Typical of early Relient K albums, the lyrics use pop culture references for teaching and to illustrate Biblical principles.[5] As of late 2006/early 2007, this album has sold around 400,000 copies.
Russ Long – mixing at The Carport (Nashville, Tennessee)
Erik Wolf – mastering at Wolf Mastering (Nashville, Tennessee)
Mike McGlaflin – A&R
Kerri McKeehan-Stuart – photography
Brad Talbott – design, layout
Timothy Eddings – management
Notes and miscellaneaedit
At the end of "Hello McFly", Toby McKeehan (tobyMac) calls Matt Thiessen, telling him that a song about Marilyn Manson will never be on a CD put out by Gotee Records (the call is followed by "My Girlfriend", a song about Marilyn Manson). McKeehan is the president of Gotee Records, and the one who signed Relient K to a record deal after hearing their demo.
The hidden track after "K Car" is entitled "Punk Rock Picnic" - Relient K's "Call Us Rock Stars" with various quotes dubbed over and then music from a polka concert at the end.[citation needed]
The song "anchorage" is the only Relient K song to begin with a lowercase letter, and is the first Relient K song that has absolutely no vocals.
Pre-release copies of the album feature a short track called "Ed Sullivan" which was excluded from the release version, likely due to licensing issues, as it is in fact a brief parody of the same song from the film Bye Bye Birdie.[citation needed]
Drummer Stephen Cushman provides the screaming vocals on "Softer to Me", as well as some lead vocals on "Wake Up Call".[citation needed]
Pop culture and Biblical referencesedit
"Hello McFly" refers to the Back to the Future trilogy, in which the main character was named Marty McFly. The song is about the inability to change one's past.[5]
"Nancy Drew" refers to the series of children's mysteries with the main character of the same name. This song also mentions The Hardy Boys, the brother series to Nancy Drew.[5]
At the end of the polka music that makes up the second half of the hidden track, the man playing that just finished playing the polka music asks the audience if they've heard his song on the radio about the Cleveland Browns. It also features a recording of a Reliant K starting up in the intro.
^Carey, Jesse (May 4, 2015). "The Definitive Ranking of Bands From Christian Pop Punk's Glory Days". Relevant Magazine. Relevant. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
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^McCready, Tim (July–August 2000). "Reviews / Relient K self titled". HM Magazine (84): 70, 72. ISSN 1066-6923.
^ abcdefPowell, Mark Allan (2002). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music (First printing ed.). Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers. pp. 750–751. ISBN1-56563-679-1.
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Relient K is the debut studio album by American rock band Relient K Many of the tracks are newer versions of those found on their 1998 demo All Work amp No Play Typical of early Relient K albums the lyrics use pop culture references for teaching and to illustrate Biblical principles 5 As of late 2006 early 2007 this album has sold around 400 000 copies Relient KStudio album by Relient KReleasedApril 25 2000StudioYellow Studios Canton Ohio GenrePop punk 1 Length46 40LabelGoteeProducerMark Lee TownsendRelient K chronology2000 A D D 2000 Relient K 2000 The Creepy EP 2001 Singles from Relient K My Girlfriend Released 2000 Wake Up Call Released 2000Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingJesus Freak Hideout 2 Exit Zine 3 HM Magazine 4 Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Notes and miscellanea 4 Pop culture and Biblical references 5 ReferencesTrack listing editAll tracks are written by Relient K except where notedNo TitleWriter s Length1 Hello McFly 2 492 My Girlfriend 2 473 Wake Up Call 3 194 Benediction outro 1 395 When You re Around 2 026 Softer to Me 3 227 Charles in Charge David Kurtz Michael Jacobs Al Burton2 398 Staples 2 599 Anchorage 0 2210 17 Magazine 3 0611 Balloon Ride 2 5812 Everything Will Be 3 3113 Nancy Drew 2 4814 K Car also includes two hidden tracks after interlude silences 11 50Total length 46 40 The First Three Gears compilation album edition bonus tracksNo TitleLength15 Breakdown Live originally from 2000 A D D EP 4 1416 Softer to Me Acoustic originally from The Creepy EP 4 13Personnel editRelient K Matt Thiessen lead vocals guitar Matt Hoopes guitar backing vocals Brian Pittman bass guitar Stephen Cushman drums backing vocalsProduction Todd Collins executive producer Joey Elwood executive producer Toby McKeehan executive producer Mark Lee Townsend producer recording Russ Long mixing at The Carport Nashville Tennessee Erik Wolf mastering at Wolf Mastering Nashville Tennessee Mike McGlaflin A amp R Kerri McKeehan Stuart photography Brad Talbott design layout Timothy Eddings managementNotes and miscellanea editAt the end of Hello McFly Toby McKeehan tobyMac calls Matt Thiessen telling him that a song about Marilyn Manson will never be on a CD put out by Gotee Records the call is followed by My Girlfriend a song about Marilyn Manson McKeehan is the president of Gotee Records and the one who signed Relient K to a record deal after hearing their demo The hidden track after K Car is entitled Punk Rock Picnic Relient K s Call Us Rock Stars with various quotes dubbed over and then music from a polka concert at the end citation needed The song anchorage is the only Relient K song to begin with a lowercase letter and is the first Relient K song that has absolutely no vocals Pre release copies of the album feature a short track called Ed Sullivan which was excluded from the release version likely due to licensing issues as it is in fact a brief parody of the same song from the film Bye Bye Birdie citation needed In the song K Car the line and Brandon Ebel just gave us a call references the founder of the Christian record label Tooth amp Nail Records 6 Drummer Stephen Cushman provides the screaming vocals on Softer to Me as well as some lead vocals on Wake Up Call citation needed Pop culture and Biblical references edit Hello McFly refers to the Back to the Future trilogy in which the main character was named Marty McFly The song is about the inability to change one s past 5 Charles in Charge was a cover of the theme from the TV series of the same name 5 17 Magazine refers to the magazine of the same name 5 Nancy Drew refers to the series of children s mysteries with the main character of the same name This song also mentions The Hardy Boys the brother series to Nancy Drew 5 K Car refers to Plymouth s Reliant K based on the K Car platform for which the band is named At the end of the polka music that makes up the second half of the hidden track the man playing that just finished playing the polka music asks the audience if they ve heard his song on the radio about the Cleveland Browns It also features a recording of a Reliant K starting up in the intro My Girlfriend draws parallels to 1 Peter 5 8 where the Devil is portrayed as a Lion waiting to devour lives 5 It also references rocker Marilyn Manson and his song The Beautiful People References edit Carey Jesse May 4 2015 The Definitive Ranking of Bands From Christian Pop Punk s Glory Days Relevant Magazine Relevant Retrieved January 23 2016 Relient K Relient K Review Jesus Freak Hideout April 25 2000 Retrieved June 2 2012 Exit Zine review Web archive org April 23 2001 Archived from the original on April 23 2001 Retrieved June 2 2012 McCready Tim July August 2000 Reviews Relient K self titled HM Magazine 84 70 72 ISSN 1066 6923 a b c d e f Powell Mark Allan 2002 Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music First printing ed Peabody Massachusetts Hendrickson Publishers pp 750 751 ISBN 1 56563 679 1 K Car Lyrics Songmeanings net Retrieved 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