The Long Fall Back to Earth
# The Long Fall Back to Earth

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The Christian Manifesto | |
| Christianity Today | |
| CM Spin | 8.69/10 |
| Cross Rhythms | |
| Indie Vision Music | |
| Jesus Freak Hideout | [7] [7] |
| Louder Than the Music | 4.8/5 |
| New Release Tuesday | |
| Patrol magazine | 6.9/10 |

The Long Fall Back to Earth is the ninth full-length studio album from Jars of Clay. It was released on April 21, 2009 through Gray Matters and Essential Records.

## Overview

The Long Fall Back to Earth is the first Jars of Clay album that doesn't include any cover songs since 2002's The Eleventh Hour. The Long Fall Back to Earth is their follow-up to the acclaimed Good Monsters album.

In mid-February, the band released the first single off the album, "Two Hands," with a mix of song clips on their website along with a pre-order package. The album came in at number 10 on the Jesus Freak Hideout most anticipated albums of 2009.

In late October, the second single, "Heaven", was released.

The album was nominated for a Grammy in the "Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album" category.

### Composition

The songs are heavily influenced by the 80's New Wave sound like Tears For Fears, The Cure, Fra Lippo Lippi, Psychedelic Furs, Modern English, When In Rome, Spandau Ballet and U2.

## Track listing

All tracks are written by Jars of Clay except where noted.

## Charts

The album peaked at No. 29 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Christian Albums.

## Awards

In 2010, both the regular and limited edition of the album were nominated for a Dove Award for Recorded Music Packaging of the Year at the 41st GMA Dove Awards, with the limited edition winning the award. The album also won the award for Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year, while the song "Two Hands" was also nominated for Song of the Year.

The Long Fall Back to Earth was also nominated Grammy Award for Best Pop Gospel Album of the Year.

## Credits

Jars of Clay

* Dan Haseltine – vocals
* Charlie Lowell – acoustic piano, keyboards, synthesizers, organ, backing vocals
* Stephen Mason – guitars, backing vocals
* Matthew Odmark – guitars, backing vocals

Additional musicians

* Gabe Ruschival – bass guitar, keyboard bass, percussion
* Jeremy Lutito – drums, percussion, loops, sounds
* Katie Herzig – backing vocals (7, 8)

Choir on "Weapons"

* Jars of Clay, Ben Shive, Joshua V. Smith

Production

* Jars of Clay – producers at Sputnik Sound, Nashville, Tennessee, art direction
* Ron Aniello – producer (4, 5, 6, 11, 12)
* Mitch Dane – engineer
* Vance Powell – engineer (7, 8, 10, 13, 14)
* Joshua V. Smith – assistant engineer
* Jay Ruston – mixing at TRS West, Sherman Oaks, California
* Stephen Marsh – mastering at Marsh Mastering, Los Angeles, California
* Michelle Box – A&R production
* Tim Parker – art direction
* Kharyn Hill – photography
* Brandy St. John – stylist
* Denika Bedrossian – hair, make-up
