Fourth from the Last

Fourth from the Last

Infobox Album |
Name = Fourth From the Last
Type = Album
Artist = The W's


Released = July 28, 1998
Recorded =
Genre = Ska/Swing
Length =
Label = Sarabellum,
Five Minute Walk
Producer = Frank Tate
Reviews =
* [http://www.tollbooth.org/reviewm/w.html The Phantom Tollbooth]
*"Cross Rhythms" [http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/products/The_Ws/Fourth_From_The_Last/5899/ link] cite journal |last=Rimmer |first=Mike |year=1998 |month=October |title=The W's "Fourth From the Last" |journal=Cross Rhythms |issue=47 |pages= |accessdate=2007-04-24]
* [http://www.christianmusic.org/cmp/cmrh/index.cgi?command=Display_Review&review_id=47 christianmusic.org]
*"HM Magazine" [http://web.archive.org/web/20010222184244/www.hmmagazine.com/issue74/74Albums.htm link] cite journal |last=McGovern |first=Brian Vincent |year=1998 |month=November/December |title=Album Reviews: THE W's "Fourth From the Last" |journal=HM Magazine |id=ISSN|1066-6923 |issue=74 |pages= |accessdate=2007-04-24]
*"CCM Magazine"cite journal |last=Urbanski |first=David |year=1998 |month=September |title=Reviews |journal=CCM Magazine |id=ISSN|1524-7848 |volume=21 |issue=3 |pages=54 ]

Last album = "Split EP Limited Edition" (1998)
This album = "Fourth From the Last" (1998)
Next album = "Trouble With X" (1999)

"Fourth From the Last" is the first album by the band The W's. The name of the album is derived from the fact that the letter W is the fourth from the last letter in the Latin alphabet.cite journal |last=Hendrickson |first=Lucas W. |year=1999 |month=January |title=W's Good, Devil Bad |journal=CCM Magazine |volume= |issue= |pages= |url=http://www.connectionmagazine.org/archives_old/archives/1999/march/ws_good_devil_bad.htm |format=reprint |accessdate=2007-02-05 ]

The album was well received, achieving #4 on Billboard's Heatseekers chart and "Top Contemporary Christian" charts, and #147 on "The Billboard 200".cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:lh9ss30ia3rg~T5 |title=The W's > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums |accessdate=2007-03-01 |publisher="Allmusic" ] Although the album was pulled from the shelves of LifeWay Christian Resources stores for containing "indecent" wordscite web |url=http://www.tollbooth.org/reviewm/w.html |title="Fourth from the Last" Review |last=Baldwin |first=Steven Stuart |coauthors=Stonehocker, Linda T. |accessdate=2007-03-01 |year=1998 |publisher= [http://www.tollbooth.org The Phantom Tollbooth] ] the album eventually sold over 200,000 units.cite web |url=http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/artists/ws.html |title=The W's Biography |accessdate=2007-03-01 |publisher="Christianity Today" (courtesy of Five Minute Walk Records) ] The album received two Dove Awards in 1999, first for "Modern Rock Album of the Year," and "Modern Rock Record Song of the Year" for the song "The Devil Is Bad".cite web |url=http://www.doveawards.com/history/browse.cfm?year=1999 |title=Dove Award Recipients for 1999 |accessdate=2007-03-01 |publisher=Gospel Music Association ]

The hidden track is a tribute to the band Five Iron Frenzy, performed in the style of Wesley Willis.cite web |url=http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/interviews/Ws.asp |title=The W's: Todd Gruener Interview |accessdate=2007-04-30 |date=1999-04-20 |publisher="Jesus Freak Hideout" ]

Track listing

# "Open Minded"
# "The Devil Is Bad" (Audio|The W's - The Devil Is Bad.ogg|Sample)
# "Frank"
# "J.P."
# "Moses"
# "Pup"
# "King of Polyester"
# "Jason E"
# "Alarm Clock"
# "Flower Tattoo"
# "Dexter"
# "Hui"
#*Hidden Track (about Five Iron Frenzy)

Music credits

*Andrew Schar - Lead Vocals, Guitar
*Brian Morris - Drums, Cover Art Talent
*Valentine Hellman - Tenor Sax, Clarinet
*Bret Barker - Trumpet
*Todd Gruener - Bass, vocals
*James Carter - Alto Sax, background vocals

*All songs were written by The W's except:
**"Frank" and "Dexter" were written by Todd Gruener
**"Flower Tattoo" was written by Hunter Oswald

Production credits

*Produced by Masaki Liu
*Executive Produced by Frank Tate
*Mastered by Ken Lee at Kenneth Lee Mastering, Oakland, CA
*Album design and Layout by Aaron James
*Photography by David Dobson

References

External links

*"Fourth From the Last" [http://christianmusic.com/w's/lyrics/mainpage.html Lyrics from christianmusic.com]


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