Live On Forever
2016 studio album by The Afters
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Live On Forever is the fifth studio album by American rock band The Afters, released on September 9, 2016,[1] through Fair Trade/Columbia.[2] "Live on Forever", the title track from that album, placed top 5 on the Billboard Christian Hot AC radio chart as well as top 10 on the Billboard National Christian Audience chart.[1] Chris Major of The Christian Beat describes the work as a "beautiful and inspiring album full of encouragement and hope".[3]
ReleasedSeptember 9, 2016
Recorded2016
StudioBOOMCity Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)
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| Released | September 9, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2016 | |||
| Studio | BOOMCity Studios (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
| Genre | Contemporary Christian music, pop rock | |||
| Length | 36:35 | |||
| Label | Fair Trade/Columbia | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Shadows" | Jess Cates, Matt Fuqua, Josh Havens, Jordan Mohilowski, Dan Ostebo | 3:48 |
| 2. | "Battles" | Cates, Fuqua, Havens, Mohilowski, Ostebo | 3:55 |
| 3. | "Sunrise" | Jason Ingram, Fuqua, Havens, Mohilowski, Ostebo | 3:34 |
| 4. | "Time of My Life" | Fuqua, Havens, Mohilowski, Ostebo | 3:25 |
| 5. | "Wake Up My Heart" | Fuqua, Havens, Mohilowski, Ostebo | 3:46 |
| 6. | "Live On Forever" | Ingram, Fuqua, Havens, Mohilowski, Ostebo | 4:19 |
| 7. | "Eyes of a Believer" | Fuqua, Havens, Mohilowski, Ostebo | 3:26 |
| 8. | "Survivors" | Fuqua, Havens, Mohilowski, Ostebo | 3:24 |
| 9. | "Legends" | Cates, Fuqua, Havens, Mohilowski, Ostebo | 3:13 |
| 10. | "When You're with Me" | Fuqua, Havens, Mohilowski | 3:35 |
| Total length: | 36:35 | ||
Personnel
The Afters
- Josh Havens – lead vocals, backing vocals, keyboards, guitars
- Matt Fuqua – guitars, backing vocals
- Jordan Mohilowski – programming, guitars, drums, backing vocals
- Dan Ostebo – bass, backing vocals
Additional musicians
- Tedd T – additional programming (2, 3)
- Don Eanes – keyboards (3), harmonium (3, 5)
- Chuck Butler – mandolin (4)
- William Smith IV – additional guitar ending (6)
- Chris Carmichael – strings (5, 10), string arrangements (5, 10)
Gang vocals
- "Time of My Life"
- Chris August, Matt Fuqua, Michael Gomez, Josh Havens, John Lawry, Chad Mattson, Ariel Munoz and Dan Ostebo
- "Live On Forever"
- Matt Fuqua, Caleb Grimm, Josh Havens, Dan Ostebo, Alan Powell and Joseph Stamper
Production
- James Rueger – A&R
- Jordan Mohilowski – producer (1, 4–10), engineer, recording, mixing (7)
- Tedd T – producer (2, 3), additional producer (7, 10), mixing (7)
- Eric Hebert – additional vocal recording
- Chuck Butler – vocal editing
- Ainslie Grosser – mixing (1–3, 7, 8)
- Joe Zook – mixing (4, 9)
- Sean Moffitt – mixing (5, 10)
- Ben Grosse – mixing (6)
- Tom Coyne – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY) (1, 2, 4–6, 9)
- Bob Boyd – mastering at Ambient Digital (Houston, TX) (3, 7, 8, 10)
- Lani Crump – A&R administration
- Dana Salsedo – creative director
- Joe Cavazos – design
- Jeremy Cowart – photography
- Ana Liza – grooming
- Andrew Clancey – wardrobe
Singles
Awards and nominations
GMA Dove Awards
| Year | Award | Result |
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| 2016 | Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year ("Live On Forever") | Nominated[5] |
| Short Form Video of the Year (Live on Forever) | Won[6] |
