A Way to See in the Dark
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A Way To See In The Dark is a music album by Jason Gray released September 13th 2011. It is his ninth solo record and his third major label national release with Centricity Music
. It was produced by Jason Ingram and Rusty Varencamp, the same production team from his previous release, Everything Sad Is Coming Untrue.
The lead single released to radio was the album opener, "Remind Me Who I Am". An accompanying music video directed by Jason's frequent collaborator Doug McKelvey and Daren Thomas was released in July 0f 2011. The video features various people holding cardboard signs that signify their understanding of themselves and explores the idea of identity and where it is found. The video is viewable here. Other songs on the album cover themes ranging from fear, shame, hope, and God's love as the basis for our identity.
A series of song diary videos was also produced to promote the project on youtube and other video outlets featuring "Good To Be Alive" and "Remind Me Who I Am"
Jason was also featured in a series of webisodes produced by Centricity Music
that cast their artists in humorous situations with the label's head of A&R John Mays in a fictional school called Centricity U. The webisodes were part of a promotional campaign for the artist's and projects of Centricity Music
and were written and directed by Doug McKelvey. The episode featuring Jason and the lead single from A Way To See In The Dark can be seen here.
A limited Special Edition of this record was also released in a commemorative hard cover-style book that includes 8 additional tracks of demos, alternate versions, and new songs as well as a 32 page booklet with Jason's reflections about the meaning behind each of the songs. The supplemental tracks were produced by Matt Patrick in Minneapolis, MN.
Centricity Music
Centricity Music is an American record label founded in Washington with artists in contemporary Christian music. Some of its artists include Aaron Shust, Andrew Peterson, downhere, and Jason Gray, among others.-History:...
. It was produced by Jason Ingram and Rusty Varencamp, the same production team from his previous release, Everything Sad Is Coming Untrue.
The lead single released to radio was the album opener, "Remind Me Who I Am". An accompanying music video directed by Jason's frequent collaborator Doug McKelvey and Daren Thomas was released in July 0f 2011. The video features various people holding cardboard signs that signify their understanding of themselves and explores the idea of identity and where it is found. The video is viewable here. Other songs on the album cover themes ranging from fear, shame, hope, and God's love as the basis for our identity.
A series of song diary videos was also produced to promote the project on youtube and other video outlets featuring "Good To Be Alive" and "Remind Me Who I Am"
Jason was also featured in a series of webisodes produced by Centricity Music
Centricity Music
Centricity Music is an American record label founded in Washington with artists in contemporary Christian music. Some of its artists include Aaron Shust, Andrew Peterson, downhere, and Jason Gray, among others.-History:...
that cast their artists in humorous situations with the label's head of A&R John Mays in a fictional school called Centricity U. The webisodes were part of a promotional campaign for the artist's and projects of Centricity Music
Centricity Music
Centricity Music is an American record label founded in Washington with artists in contemporary Christian music. Some of its artists include Aaron Shust, Andrew Peterson, downhere, and Jason Gray, among others.-History:...
and were written and directed by Doug McKelvey. The episode featuring Jason and the lead single from A Way To See In The Dark can be seen here.
A limited Special Edition of this record was also released in a commemorative hard cover-style book that includes 8 additional tracks of demos, alternate versions, and new songs as well as a 32 page booklet with Jason's reflections about the meaning behind each of the songs. The supplemental tracks were produced by Matt Patrick in Minneapolis, MN.
Track Listing
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Title | Length | Composer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Remind Me Who I Am" | 3:47 | Gray, Jason Ingram Jason Ingram Jason Ingram is a Christian music producer and songwriter. He has served as a songwriter for many Christian artists, including Sonicflood, Rebecca St. James, Bebo Norman, Point of Grace, and Brandon Heath, among others.-Career:... |
| 2 | "The End of Me" | 3:32 | Gray, Joel Hanson Joel Hanson Joel Hanson was the lead singer and guitarist for Christian rock band PFR. After the breakup of the band, he went on to a solo career with the albums Captured and Broken. Joel is a songwriter who has collaborated with several artists across the music industry, including Sara Groves, Geoff Moore,... |
| 3 | "No Thief Like Fear" | 3:40 | Gray, Ingram |
| 4 | "Good to Be Alive" | 3:24 | Gray, Brandon Heath Brandon Heath Brandon Heath is a contemporary Christian musician from Nashville, Tennessee. He has released three studio albums: Don't Get Comfortable , What If We and "Leaving Eden" . He is best known for the No. 1 "I'm Not Who I Was" and "Give Me Your Eyes". He was nominated four times at the Dove Awards of... , Ingram |
| 5 | "The Sound of Our Breathing" | 3:31 | Gray, Doug McKelvey, Seth Mosley |
| 6 | "Without Running Away" | 3:55 | Gray |
| 7 | "Fear Is Easy, Love Is Hard" | 3:50 | Gray, Andy Gullahorn |
| 8 | "Nothing Is Wasted" | 3:47 | Gray, Ingram, McKelvey |
| 9 | "A Way to See in the Dark" | 3:37 | Gray, McKelvey, Mosley |
| 10 | "The Other Side" | 4:22 | Gray, Andy Osenga |
| 11 | "I Will Find a Way" | 4:14 | Gray, Gullahorn |
| 12 | "Jesus, We Are Grateful" | 5:42 | Gray, McKelvey, Matt Papa Matt Papa Matt Papa is an American rock singer, guitarist and songwriter from Gainesville, Georgia. His music is often compared to David Crowder because of his unique voice and hairstyle.-Biography:... |
Special Edition Bonus Disc Track Listing
- Remind Me Who I Am (demo version)
- The Sound Of Our Breathing (acoustic version)
- Nothing Is Wasted (Solo Piano Alternate Version with different lyrics and bridge)
- Before I've Done Anything
- Good To Be Alive (demo version)
- Love Is Rebuilding Us
- The Angel Of Your Presence
- Remind Me Who I Am (Live Looping Version)