Greatest Hits (Jars of Clay album)
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Greatest Hits is the third compilation
/greatest hits album from Jars of Clay
, that was released on April 1, 2008. This compilation follows 2001's Jar of Gems
, which was released to the Singapore
market, and 2007's The Essential Jars of Clay
.
** Denotes new song exclusive to this album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
/greatest hits album from Jars of Clay
Jars of Clay
Jars of Clay is a Christian rock band from Nashville, Tennessee. They met at Greenville College in Greenville, Illinois.Jars of Clay consists of Dan Haseltine on vocals, Charlie Lowell on piano and keyboards, Stephen Mason on lead guitars and Matthew Odmark on rhythm guitars...
, that was released on April 1, 2008. This compilation follows 2001's Jar of Gems
Jar of Gems
Jar of Gems is a greatest hits album by Jars of Clay that was released exclusively in Singapore and Philippines due to the band's popularity in those countries. The 12-track compilation on the first disc features all of the band's radio singles that were released in Singapore and Philippines...
, which was released to the Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
market, and 2007's The Essential Jars of Clay
The Essential Jars of Clay
The Essential Jars of Clay is a greatest hits album from Jars of Clay that was released on September 4, 2007 through Essential Records/Legacy Recordings. This is the last release from the band through Essential Records as they have since moved on to the Nettwerk Music Group's Gray Matters imprint...
.
Track listing
The album contains 14 tracks, 13 previously-released and one new song, entitled "Love Is The Protest".| No | Song Title | Original Album | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Flood Flood (song) "Flood" is a song written and performed by Jars of Clay. It is considered to be their breakthrough song due to airplay on contemporary Christian music and alternative rock radio stations, two radio formats which rarely interact with one another. It was released in 1995 on their self-titled debut... " |
Jars of Clay Jars of Clay (album) Jars of Clay is the eponymous first full-length album by Christian 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... |
3:31 |
| 2 | "Love Song for a Savior" | 4:46 | |
| 3 | "Like a Child Like a Child "Like a Child" is the fourth radio single from Jars of Clay from their self-titled debut album. Like many of the other tracks off the album, the song was written while the band members were students at Greenville College. The band's demo album, Frail, released in 1994, contains the first known... " |
4:35 | |
| 4 | "Worlds Apart Worlds Apart (Jars of Clay song) "Worlds Apart" is a song written and recorded by Jars of Clay. The song is the fifth and final radio single from the band's self-titled debut album. The band has mentioned that it took several months to finally complete the song to the form that it appears in on the album. This was due to the... " |
5:18 | |
| 5 | "Crazy Times Crazy Times "Crazy Times" is a song recorded and performed by Jars of Clay. The song was a writing collaboration between band members Dan Haseltine and Stephen Mason with songwriters Mark Hudson and Greg Wells. It was the first single from their second studio album, Much Afraid. The single fared well in the... " |
Much Afraid Much Afraid Much Afraid is the second album of Christian band Jars of Clay. It was released in 1997 by Essential Records.Much Afraid was highly anticipated after the success of the band's first album, but due to a noticeable stylistic shift, the album was not as well received... |
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| 6 | "Frail Frail (song) "Frail" is a song written and performed by Christian alternative folk rock group Jars of Clay. It has appeared on many recordings by the group and lends its name to the group's debut demo release, Frail, from 1994... " |
6:56 | |
| 7 | "Unforgetful You Unforgetful You "Unforgetful You" is a song written and performed by Jars of Clay. It was the first mainstream and Christian radio single from their 1999 studio album, If I Left the Zoo. As the track was produced by Dennis Herring, many similarities in the sound and production styles are noticed with tracks from... " |
If I Left the Zoo If I Left the Zoo If I Left the Zoo is the third album of the band Jars of Clay. It was released November 9, 1999 by Essential Records.-Overview:The band's third album brought about another stylistic shift, away from the lush sound of Much Afraid and into more of a raw and quirky pop/rock sound with occasional folk... |
3:20 |
| 8 | "I Need You I Need You (Jars of Clay song) "I Need You" is a song written and performed by Jars of Clay. It was the first single from their 2002 studio album, The Eleventh Hour. The band stated that they took the same songwriting approach for this song as they did with "Love Song For A Savior" from their self-titled debut album. However,... " |
The Eleventh Hour | 3:38 |
| 9 | "Show You Love Show You Love "Show You Love" is a song written and performed by Jars of Clay. It was the first single from their 2003 studio album, Who We Are Instead. The song was prominently featured in the Adam Sandler motion picture, Spanglish. The song was featured at the end of an episode of The WB television series... " |
Who We Are Instead Who We Are Instead Who We Are Instead is the sixth full-length studio album recorded by Christian band Jars of Clay. It was released in 2003 by Essential Records.... |
3:32 |
| 10 | "Amazing Grace" | 5:18 | |
| 11 | "God Will Lift Up Your Head God Will Lift Up Your Head "God Will Lift Up Your Head" is a song recorded and performed by Jars of Clay. The song is a remake of a traditional hymn of the same name that was written by the 17th-century German hymnwriter Paul Gerhardt. Jars of Clay wrote the music and altered the translated lyrics slightly for the version... " |
Redemption Songs Redemption Songs Redemption Songs is the seventh full-length album by Jars of Clay. It was released by Essential Records on March 22, 2005.-Overview:Redemption Songs is a collection of reinvented hymns and spiritual songs... |
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| 12 | "Dead Man (Carry Me) Dead Man (Carry Me) "Dead Man " is a song written and performed by Jars of Clay. It is the first radio single off of their 2006 studio album, Good Monsters... " |
Good Monsters Good Monsters Good Monsters is the eighth full-length album from Jars of Clay, released by Essential Records on September 5, 2006. This is their last album of new material from Essential Records and it is said to be lyrically their most aggressive album to date. It features eleven original songs, and a remake of... |
3:20 |
| 13 | "Work Work (Jars of Clay song) "Work" is a song written and performed by Jars of Clay. It is the second radio single from their 2006 studio album Good Monsters. The song was the 13th most played song on U.S. Christian Hit Radio stations in 2007. A live concert version of the song appears on the Live Monsters EP, which was... " |
3:55 | |
| 14 | "Love Is The Protest"** | – | 3:33 |
** Denotes new song exclusive to this album