Jesus freak

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Jesus freak
Studio album by dc Talk

Publication
(s)

1995

Label (s) ForeFront

Format (s)

CD

Genre (s)

Alternative rock

Title (number)

13

running time

57m57s

occupation

production

chronology
Free At Last
(1992) 		Jesus freak Welcome to the Freak Show
(1997)

Jesus Freak is dc Talk's fourth and best-known album and was released on November 21, 1995. To date, it has been sold over 2 million times in the United States alone.

Origin of the title

Jesus Freak was originally a derogatory term for supporters of the Jesus movement in the 1960s and 1970s. In the course of time the meaning changed at least within the Christian youth scene into a positive and describes someone who lives his Christian faith openly.

meaning

Compared to the previous album Free At Last (1992), the hip-hop influences disappear almost completely in favor of the rock parts. The content is about the Christian faith, but also about social problems such as racism against people of other skin color ( colored people ).

Track list

single

  1. Jesus Freak - 4:51
  2. Jesus Freak (Gotee Bros. Freaked-Out Remix) - 4:42
  3. I Wish We'd All Been Ready (Live) - 3:45 (Original by Larry Norman )
  4. Jesus Is Just Alright (Pre-Freaked Live Version) - 4:52

The single also contains a CD-ROM section with interviews and music videos.

album

  1. So Help Me God - 4:39
  2. Colored People - 4:26
  3. Jesus Freak - 4:50
  4. What If I Stumble - 5:06
  5. Day by Day - 4:30
  6. Mrs. Morgan - 0:57
  7. Between You and Me - 4:59
  8. Like It, Love It, Need It - 5:23
  9. Jesus Freak (reprise) - 1:18
  10. In the Light - 5:05 (Original by Charlie Peacock )
  11. What Have We Become? - 6:10
  12. Mind's Eye - 5:16
  13. Alas, My Love - 5:15

Jesus Freak 10th Anniversary Special Edition

Disc One: Jesus Freak

  1. So Help Me God
  2. Colored People
  3. Jesus freak
  4. What If I Stumble?
  5. Day by Day
  6. Mrs. Morgan
  7. Between You and Me
  8. Like It, Love It, Need It
  9. Jesus Freak (reprise)
  10. In the light
  11. What Have We Become?
  12. Mind's Eye
  13. Alas My Love

Disc Two: BONUS

  1. So Help Me God (Savadocious Junk Yard Mix 1974)
  2. Jesus Freak (The Savage Perspective Mix)
  3. What If I Stumble? (Doubledutch Remix)
  4. Between You and Me (fabs Remix)
  5. Like It, Love It, Need It (dDubb Remix)
  6. What Have We Become? (dDubb Remix)
  7. Mind's Eye (Early Demo featuring Mark Heimermann)
  8. Jesus Freak (Gotee Bros. Freaked Out Remix)
  9. Help! (Live)
  10. Colored People (Live)
  11. It's the End of the World (As We Know It) (Live)
  12. I Wish We'd All Been Ready (Live)
  13. 40 (Live)
  14. In the Light (Instrumental Version)

Publications and Achievements

Jesus Freak (Single):

  • USA 1995

Jesus Freak (album):

  • USA 1995: # 16 in the Billboard Top 200 chart

In The Light (Single):

  • USA 1996

Just Between You And Me (Single):

  • USA 1996: Number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart
  • Germany 1997: 91st place in the single charts

Colored People (Single):

  • USA 1997

Awards:

  • 1997 Grammy Award in the Rock Gospel Album category
  • Dove Award 1996 Rock Recorded Song (Jesus Freak)
  • Dove Award 1997 Short Form Music Video (Jesus Freak)
  • Dove Award 1997 Pop / Contemporary Recorded Song (Between You And Me)
  • Dove Award 1997 Rock Recorded Song (Like It, Love It, Need It)
  • Dove Award 1998 Short Form Music Video (Colored People)
  • Billboard Award 1996 Contemporary Christian Album (Jesus Freak)
  • Billboard Award 1996 Contemporary Christian Video (Jesus Freak)
  • Billboard Award 1997 Contemporary Christian Clip of the Year (Jesus Freak)

Series of books

Between 1999 and 2002 a series of books entitled Jesus Freaks was published by dc Talk in collaboration with the aid organization The Voice of the Martyrs .

  • Jesus Freaks II (2002)
  • Live Like A Jesus Freak (2001)
  • Promises For A Jesus Freak (2001)
  • Jesus Freaks Journal (2001)
  • Jesus Freaks (1999)

The books Jesus Freaks, Live Like A Jesus Freak (English title: Jesus Freaks Andachten) and Jesus Freaks II were also published in German by Gerth Medien .

Others

On June 20, 2006 Gotee Records released with Freaked! a tribute album for the ten year anniversary of the album. On December 26, 2006 Jesus Freak: 10th Anniversary Special Edition will be released, a double CD album with remastered tracks and some remixes.

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