BarlowGirl is the debut album from the Christian rock and CCM band, BarlowGirl. The album was released on February 24, 2004 on Fervent Records.[11] The album hit No. 14 on Billboard magazine's Top Heatseekers chart, and No. 9 on the Top Christian Albums chart.[12]

BarlowGirl
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 24, 2004
RecordedAugust 2003[1]
GenreChristian rock
Length43:28
LabelFervent
BarlowGirl chronology
BarlowGirl
(2004)
Another Journal Entry
(2005)
Singles from BarlowGirl
  1. "Harder Than the First Time"
    Released: October 17, 2003[2]
  2. "Never Alone"
    Released: April 2, 2004[3]
  3. "Clothes"
    Released: June 11, 2004[4]
  4. "Mirror"
    Released: October 8, 2004[5]
  5. "On My Own"
    Released: January 2005[6]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
CCM Magazine[8]
Christianity Today[9]
Cross Rhythms[10]
Jesus Freak Hideout[11]

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by BarlowGirl

Album release
No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."On My Own"Alyssa4:01
2."Pedestal"Lauren3:29
3."Never Alone"Alyssa4:30
4."Harder Than the First Time"Alyssa & Lauren (split)4:20
5."You Led Me"Alyssa & Lauren (split)3:42
6."Mirror"Alyssa & Lauren (split)3:54
7."Superstar"Alyssa3:25
8."Clothes"Lauren2:28
9."She Walked Away"Alyssa4:13
10."Average Girl"Lauren3:24
11."Surrender"Alyssa5:56
12."We Pray" (Bonus track featuring Adam Agee of Stellar Kart, Leigh Cappillino of Point of Grace and David Leonard of Jackson Waters)Alyssa & Lauren (split)4:06
Total length:43:28

Singles edit

A total of five singles were released for this album:

  • "Harder Than the First Time" is the album's debut single. It peaked at No. 16 on the Radio & Records (R&R) Christian Rock chart and at No. 18 on the Christian Hit Radio (CHR) chart.[13]
  • "Never Alone" set a record for the longest running No. 1 song on the R&R Christian CHR and Rock charts in 2004.[14] The song also peaked at No. 20 on the R&R Christian Adult Contemporary (AC) chart and at No. 21 on Billboard Hot Christian Songs. BarlowGirl beat its R&R CHR record the following year with their single "I Need You to Love Me" from their sophomore release, Another Journal Entry.
  • "Clothes" was released for airplay on Radio Disney.[4]
  • "Mirror" peaked at No. 3 on the R&R Christian CHR chart and No. 37 on Billboard Hot Christian Songs.
  • "On My Own" peaked at No. 18 on the AC chart.

References edit

  1. ^ Barlow, Alyssa (August 30, 2013). "Photo". Instagram. Retrieved October 7, 2017. 10 years ago this month- we had just gotten signed and finished our 1st album😘 happy anniversary @laurenbarlow @rebeccaebarlow 💃👍❤🎉🍰🎁🎶🌟🌈
  2. ^ "BarlowGirl's First Single Released". Archived from the original on December 3, 2003. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
  3. ^ "Never Alone Charts First Week Out". Archived from the original on August 19, 2004. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
  4. ^ a b "BarlowGirl added to Radio Disney's Playlist". Archived from the original on February 14, 2006. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  5. ^ ""Mirror" to be Third Radio Single". Archived from the original on October 12, 2004. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
  6. ^ "What's New With BarlowGirl". Archived from the original on March 14, 2005. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
  7. ^ Allmusic review.
  8. ^ "CMCentral.com (now CCM Magazine)". Archived from the original on February 16, 2007. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
  9. ^ "Christianity Today review". Archived from the original on February 21, 2004. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
  10. ^ Cross Rhythms review.
  11. ^ a b Jesus Freak Hideout review.
  12. ^ BarlowGirl chart success on the Billboard charts; Allmusic, Retrieved July 16, 2007
  13. ^ "BARLOWGIRL RELEASES DEBUT IN FEBRUARY". Fervent Records. January 30, 2004. Archived from the original on October 20, 2004. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  14. ^ 11 November 2005 BarlowGirl.com Press Release Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved July 16, 2007