Listen Closely

Listen Closely
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Studio album by Smalltown Poets
Released	December 26, 1998
Studio	Ardent Studios (Memphis, Tennessee)
Genre	Christian rock
Length	44:34
Label	ForeFront Records
Producer	Dana Key John Hampton
Smalltown Poets chronology
Smalltown Poets (1997) Listen Closely (1998) Third Verse (2000)

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Listen Closely is the second album of Christian rock band Smalltown Poets. It was released in 1998.

Track listing

1. "Call Me Christian" (Michael Johnston, Lee Moody) – 3:36
2. "Anything Genuine" (Johnston, Kevin Breuner, Miguel DeJesus) – 3:05
3. "There Is Only You" (Breuner, Danny Stephens) – 3:47
4. "Gloria" (Johnston, Stephens, Clark Leake, Brad Olsen, Todd Olsen, Brandon Thompson) – 3:10
5. "48 States" (Johnston, Stephens, Byron Goggin) – 3:46
6. "Long Long Way" (Stephens) – 4:04
7. "The Gospel Is Peace" (Johnston, DeJesus, Stephens) – 4:29
8. "Hold It up to the Light" (Johnston, DeJesus, David Wilcox) – 4:15
9. "New Man" (Johnston, DeJesus) – 4:58
10. "Quasar" (Johnston, DeJesus) – 3:19
11. "Garland of Grace" (Johnston, DeJesus) – 3:49
12. "One of These Days" (D. Stephens, Ted Stephens) – 2:16

Personnel

Smalltown Poets

• Michael Johnston – lead vocals, guitars
• Danny Stephens – keyboards, vocals
• Kevin Breuner – lead guitars
• Miguel DeJesús – bass, vocals
• Byron Goggin – drums (2, 3, 5–7, 9–12), percussion

Additional musicians

• Dana Key – 12-string guitar, backing vocals (4, 8)
• Tommy Burroughs – mandolin
• Matt Goldman – drums (1, 4, 8)
• Skidd Mills – percussion
• Carl Marsh – strings
• Kevin Paige – backing vocals (4, 8)

Production

• Patrick Scholes – executive producer
• Dana Key – executive producer, producer (1, 4)
• John Hampton – producer (2, 3, 5–12), engineer, mixing (4, 8)
• Skidd Mills – engineer, mixing (1–3, 5–7, 9–12)
• Jason Latshaw – additional engineer
• Matt Martone – additional engineer
• Pete Matthews – additional engineer
• Brad Blackwood – mastering
• Disciple Design – design
• Allen Clark – band photography
• The Mark Hollingsworth Company – management