Redemption Songs
Studio album by Jars of Clay
Released	March 22, 2005
Recorded	2005
Studio	Sputnik SoundNashville, Tennessee; East Iris Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre	Christian rock, folk rock
Length	54:08
Label	Essential
Producer	Jars of Clay, Mitch Dane
Jars of Clay chronology
Roots & Wings (2005) Redemption Songs (2005) iTunes Originals – Jars of Clay (2005)
Singles from Redemption Songs
"God Will Lift Up Your Head" Released: 2005

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christianity Today	[2]
Cross Rhythms	[3]
Jesus Freak Hideout	[4]

Redemption Songs is the sixth full-length studio album by Jars of Clay. It was released by Essential Records on March 22, 2005.

Overview

Redemption Songs is a collection of reinvented hymns and spiritual songs. As part of a church community that believed passionately the blessing of understanding the story of redemption through early church songs and ancient hymns, Jars of Clay found themselves a part of a growing renaissance, one that inspired them to write new songs using the rich hymn texts as the foundation. This renaissance was the beginning of Redemption Songs, a blend of familiar hymns, spirituals, and ancient texts.

Collaboration

The band enlists vocals of friends including the Blind Boys of Alabama ("Nothing But the Blood", "On Jordan's Stormy River Banks I Stand"), Sarah Kelly ("I'll Fly Away") and Martin Smith ("Let Us Love and Sing and Wonder"). It was recorded at the band's Nashville-based Sputnik Studio, and is co-produced by the band members and long-time collaborator, Mitch Dane.

Track listing

Personnel

Jars of Clay

• Dan Haseltine
• Charlie Lowell
• Stephen Mason
• Matt Odmark

Additional musicians

• Aaron Sands – bass
• Ben Mize – drums (1, 3-9, 11, 12, 13)
• Bryan Owings – drums (2)
• John Catchings – cello (9, 12)
• Andrew Osenga – backing vocals (3)
• Laura Taylor – backing vocals (3)
• Sarah Kelly – backing vocals (4)
• The Blind Boys of Alabama – backing vocals (4, 11)
• Martin Smith – backing vocals (6)

Production

Charts

Awards

In 2006, Redemption Songs won a Dove Award for Recorded Music Packaging of the Year at the 37th GMA Dove Awards. It was also nominated for Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year.^[5]