How Can We Be Silent is the third studio album from contemporary Christian

Contemporary Christian music

Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...

 band BarlowGirl

BarlowGirl

BarlowGirl is an American Christian rock–CCM all-female band from Chicago, Illinois. The band is composed of sisters Alyssa , Rebecca , and Lauren Barlow . The band has won several awards in their genre; their song "Never Alone" was the longest running No...

. It was released on July 24, 2007. The CD came with a free bonus CD. The CD was also released in a special edition format that comes with a DVD that features all three of their music videos, over 90 minutes of bonus footage, and personal interviews with the three girls.

The album debuted at number 40 on the U.S. Billboard 200

Billboard 200

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 chart, and number 1 on the Billboard

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's Top Christian Albums chart, selling about 18,000 copies in its first week. The album fell to #99 in its second week on the Billboard 200, selling another 7,000 copies.

Track listing

• Alyssa Barlow and Lauren Barlow share lead vocals in the band. The main lead singer of each song is noted below:

1. "Song For the Broken" - Alyssa - 3:58
2. "I Believe in Love" - Alyssa - 5:19
3. "Here's My Life" - Alyssa - 5:51
4. "Keep Quiet" - Lauren - 4:57
5. "Million Voices" - Lauren - 4:08
6. "Sweet Revenge" - Alyssa - 3:58
7. "One More Round" - Lauren - 3:39
8. "Take My Chances" - Lauren - 3:20
9. "The Guy Song" - Lauren - 3:05
10. "I Don't Regret" - Alyssa - 3:52

Have You Heard The Word free preview

Before the album's release, a free preview of How Can We Be Silent was available at HaveYouHeardTheWord.com. Beginning May 21, a new song was added every Monday leading up to the official release.

Awards

In 2008, the album was nominated for a Dove Award for Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year at the 39th GMA Dove Awards. The song "Million Voices" was also nominated for Rock Recorded Song of the Year.