The Essential Jars of Clay (2007)
The Essential Jars of Clay is a two disc compilation album from the American rock band Jars of Clay. It was released on September 4, 2007 by Essential Records/Provident Music Group and Legacy Recordings/Sony Music. The collection was released on the same day as their live EP Mini Monsters. It contains 34 songs of their Christian hits, rarities, B-sides and contributions from various artists projects. The Essential Jars of Clay is part of The Essential, which is a series of greatest hits collections from former Sony artists.
NOTE: due to licencing issues, the track "The Widowing Field" is not on streaming platforms. A YouTube link to listen to the track is posted below this article.
Track listing
All songs written by Jars of Clay, except where noted.
Disc 1
1. Flood (from Jars of Clay) -3:32
2. Liquid (Charlie Lowell, Stephen Mason, Matt Bronleewe, Josh Cougle, Miguel
DeJesus) (from Jars of Clay) -3:31
3. World's Apart (from Jars of Clay) -5:18
4. Love Song For a Savior (Dan Haseltine, Charlie Lowell, Stephen Mason, Matt
Bronleewe) (from Jars of Clay) -4:46
5. Tea and Sympathy (Dan Haseltine, Mark Hudson, Greg Wells) (from Much
Afraid) -4:47
6. Fade to Grey (Jars of Clay, Matt Bronleewe) (from Much Afraid) -3:33
7. Crazy Times (Dan Haseltine, Steve Mason, Mark Hudson, Greg Wells) (from
Much Afraid) -3:35
8. Five Candles (You Were There) (from Much Afraid) -3:49
9. Goodbye, Goodnight (from If I Left the Zoo) -2:54
10. Grace (Jars of Clay, Greg Wells, Mark Hudson) (from If I Left the Zoo) -4:32
11. Can't Erase It (from If I Left the Zoo) -3:33
12. Unforgetful You (from If I Left the Zoo) -3:21
13. I Need You (from The Eleventh Hour) -3:40
14. Fly (from The Eleventh Hour) -3:19
15. Silence (from The Eleventh Hour) -5:17
16. Revolution (from The Eleventh Hour) -3:41
17. The Coffee Song (from The White Elephant Sessions) -3:02
18. New Math (Tweed Horse Session demo) (from The White Elephant Sessions)
-3:20
Disc 2
1. Sunny Days (from Who We Are Instead) -3:31
2. Tonight (from the EP Roots & Wings) -3:38
3. Shipwrecked (from the EP Roots & Wings) -2:59
4. Faith Enough (from Who We Are Instead) -5:25
5. Jealous Kind (from Who We Are Instead)-4:09
6. Needful Hands (from Furthermore: From the Studio, From the Stage) -2:46
7. Dig (Gene Eugene, Riki Michele, Greg Lawless, Paul Valadez, Jon Knox) (from
Furthermore: From the Studio, From the Stage) -3:15
8. God Will Lift Up Your Head (based on the hymn "Give to the Wind Thy Fears"
written by John Wesley; music by Jars of Clay) (from Redemption Songs) -4:27
9. Work (from Good Monsters) -3:54
10. Oh My God (from Good Monsters) -6:05
11. Dead Man (Carry Me) (from Good Monsters) -3:19
12. Mirrors & Smoke (from Good Monsters) -3:58
13. This Road (from the various artists compilation album City On A Hill: Songs of
Worship and Praise) -5:07
14. The Widowing Field (from the various artists compilation album Music From
and Inspired By "We Were Soldiers") -3:58
15. Bethlehem Town (from the various artists compilation album City On A Hill:
It's Christmas Time) -4:35
16. Little Drummer Boy (Harry Simeone, Katherine Kennicott Davis, Henry Onorati)
(from the EP Drummer Boy) -4:26
Personnel
Jars of Clay:
Dan Haseltine, Charlie Lowell, Stephen Mason and Matt Odmark
and various additional musicians on various releases.
Production credits
Jars of Clay -producers (Disc 1: tracks 3, 4, 17 and 18; Disc 2: tracks 2, 3, 5 -12, 14 -16)
Adrian Belew -producer (Disc 1: tracks 1 and 2)
Stephen Lipson -producer (Disc 1: tracks 5 -8)
Dennis Herring -producer (Disc 1: tracks 9 -12)
Ron Aniello -producer (Disc 2: track 1 and 4)
Mitch Dane -co-producer (Disc 2: tracks 2, 3, 5 and 8)
Steve Hindalong -producer (Disc 2: track 13)
Robert Beeson -co-producer (Disc 2: track 16)
Previous release: Live Monsters (live EP) (2007)
Next release: Christmas Songs (2007)
Listen to the track "The Widowing Field," taken from Music From and Inspired By "We Were Soldiers" :
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