Disappear (2001)

Disappear is the fifth studio album by the Christian rock band PFR. It was originally released by Steve Taylor's Squint Entertainment label with distribution by Word Records on July 3, 2001.

Disappear was meant to be the band's triumphant return after a five-year hiatus. Produced by longtime collaborator Jimmie Lee Sloas, it featured a raw, more mature, and edgier pop-rock sound compared to the highly polished production of their 1990s records. However, the album became famously "lost" due to terrible timing. Right as Disappear hit store shelves, their record label, Squint Entertainment, abruptly went out of business and shut down. All promotional backing and physical distribution halted overnight, causing the record to literally "disappear" from the market and leaving it heavily overlooked by the general public.

After 25 years in the shadows, PFR launched a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2025 to reissue the album. Close to 600 backers pledged more than $47,000 to bring the project to life. Disappear was fully remastered by multi-Grammy Award-winning audio legend Ted Jensen and was officially reissued and self-released on vinyl and CD. A special edition was released as a two-vinyl set with the first LP containing the original 10 tracks remastered and the second LP containing three live recordings of "Falling," "Closer" and "Missing Love" and a rare bonus track titled "Same Thing" on one side and five demo tracks of songs from Disappear on the flip side. The 2-LP set is in blue marble and was autographed by all three members on the album cover.

Disappear charted and peaked on the following Billboard album charts:

-#16 Top Christian Albums

-#28 Heatseekers Albums

-#17 Top Independent Albums

The album, during the Kickstarter campaign, was made available as a digital download order when the purchaser makes a pledge. Currently, it is not available on digital platforms. A YouTube link to listen to the album is posted below this article.

Track listing on the CD version

1. Amsterdam (Joel Hanson, Patrick Andrew) -2:42

2. Gone (PFR, Jimmie Lee Sloas) -3:21

3. All Ready (Joel Hanson, Patrick Andrew) -3:10

4. Missing Love (Joel Hanson, Tom Lane) -5:26

5. Closer (PFR) -3:15

6. Even a Whisper (Joel Hanson, Phil Madeira) -3:12

7. Language of the Soul (Joel Hanson) -3:48

8. Falling (Joel Hanson, Gordon Kennedy) -2:57

9. Me (PFR, Jimmie Lee Sloas) -2:36

10. You (Joel Hanson, Gordon Kennedy) -4:48

Personnel

PFR:

Joel Hanson -vocals, guitars

Patrick Andrew -vocals, bass guitar

Mark Nash -drums

additional musicians:

Blair Masters -keyboards on track 4

Tony Miracle -keyboards on track 7

Jacob Lawson -violin on track 10

Radio singles

2001 "Missing Love" -#2 Christian CHR, -#7 Christian AC

Previous release: The Late, Great PFR (1997) (compilation album) 

Next release: The Bookhouse Recordings (2004)

Listen to the album Disappear here: