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Chaotic Resolve
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 28, 2006
Recorded2005
Studio
  • Pentavarit and Platinum Lab (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • The Bennett House, Dark Horse Recording and The Playground (Franklin, Tennessee)
  • Czech TV Recording Studio (Prague, Czech Republic)
Genre
Length60:34
LabelCurb
ProducerMatt Bronleewe
Plumb chronology
Simply Plumb
(2005)
Chaotic Resolve
(2006)
Blink
(2007)
Singles from Chaotic Resolve
  1. "I Can't Do This"
    Released: June 21, 2005[2]
  2. "Better"
    Released: October 1, 2005[3]
  3. "Cut"
    Released: March 8, 2006[4]
  4. "Bittersweet"
  5. "Real Life Fairytale"
    Released: 2006[5]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Jesus Freak Hideout[6]
Cross Rhythms[7]
The Phantom Tollbooth[8]

Chaotic Resolve is the fourth album by Christian singer Plumb. It was released by Curb Records on February 28, 2006 and includes the single "Cut."

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Blush (Only You)"
3:49
2."I Can't Do This"
  • Arbuckle-Lee
  • Bronleewe
4:03
3."Real Life Fairytale"
  • Arbuckle-Lee
  • Bronleewe
5:05
4."Better"
4:10
5."Manic"
  • Arbuckle-Lee
  • Bronleewe
3:57
6."Cut"
  • Arbuckle-Lee
  • Brandon Arbuckle
  • Jeremy Bose
  • Bronleewe
4:01
7."Bittersweet"
  • Arbuckle-Lee
  • Bronleewe
4:49
8."Good Behavior"
  • Arbuckle-Lee
  • Arbuckle
  • Bronleewe
4:01
9."Motion"
  • Arbuckle-Lee
  • Bronleewe
3:54
10."I Have Nothing"
  • Arbuckle-Lee
  • Bronleewe
  • Savannah Packard
2:52
11."Jekyll & Hyde"
  • Arbuckle-Lee
  • Shankel
4:35
12."Sleep"
  • Arbuckle-Lee
  • Bronleewe
5:46
Bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Damaged" (Redemption extended version)
  • Arbuckle-Lee
  • Thad Beaty
  • Bronleewe
5:49
14."Pray for Me"3:36
Total length:60:27

Personnel

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  • Plumb – all vocals, Wurlitzer electric piano (11)
  • Jeremy Bose – programming
  • Matt Bronleewe – guitars (1-4, 7-10, 12), additional programming (2, 3, 5, 8-11), additional guitars (5)
  • Greg Everett – guitars (5), additional guitars (7)
  • James Gregory – bass (1-5, 7-12)
  • Joe Porter – drums (1, 3, 4, 8-12)
  • Lindsay Jamieson – drums (2, 5, 7)
  • Ric Robbins – cuts (2, 5, 7)
  • Prague Philharmonic Orchestra – strings (2, 4, 7, 12)
  • Keith Getty – string arrangements (2, 4, 7, 12)
  • Joni McCabe – string conductor (2, 4, 7, 12)
  • Rockefeller Jones – screams (4)

Production

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  • Jeremy Lee – executive producer
  • Bryan Stewart – executive producer
  • Matt Bronleewe – producer, mixing (14)
  • Aaron Swihart – engineer
  • David Streit – assistant engineer (1, 8, 10, 11), additional recording (1, 8, 10, 11)
  • Michael Modesto – assistant engineer (2, 5, 7), additional recording (5, 7)
  • Michael Morena – assistant engineer (3, 4, 9, 12), additional recording (3, 4, 9, 12)
  • Milan Jilek – string recording (2, 4, 7, 12)
  • Mark Endert – mixing (1-12) at Scream Studios (Studio City, California)
  • David Thoener – mixing (14)
  • Stewart Whitmore – digital editing (1-3, 5-14)
  • Chris Henning – digital editing (4)
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Marcussen Mastering (Hollywood, California) – editing and mastering location
  • Alice Smith – production coordinator
  • Glenn Sweitzer – art direction, design
  • Kristin Barlowe – photography
  • Melanie Shelley – hair, make-up
  • Star Klem – stylist
  • Flatrock Management – management

Singles and promotion

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"I Can't Do This" was the album's first single released to radio, followed by "Better." Both songs were later released as retail singles on the iTunes Store, each featuring a remix.[2][3] "Real Life Fairytale" appeared on the soundtrack to the 2005 film The Perfect Man,[9] and was released as a retail CD single in the United Kingdom in 2006.[5]

"Cut" was the album's third retail single, released as a remix bundle for digital download. It peaked at #26 on Billboard's Hot Dance Airplay chart.[10] Later, it appeared in a 2009 episode of The Vampire Diaries titled "The Tipping Point".[11]

"Blush (Only You)" was the iTunes Store's free Single of the Week for April 4–10, 2006.[12]

References

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  1. ^ Breimeir, Russ (February 1, 2006). "Chaotic Resolve". Crosswalk.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "I Can't Do This" at Discogs
  3. ^ a b "Better" at Discogs
  4. ^ Cut (The Remixes) - EP on iTunes
  5. ^ a b "Real Life Fairytale" at Discogs
  6. ^ DiBiase, John (February 28, 2006). "Plumb, 'Chaotic Resolve' Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  7. ^ Rimmer, Mike (April 24, 2006). "Review: Chaotic Resolve - Plumb". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved February 27, 2013.
  8. ^ Avants, Jonathan (March 12, 2006). "Chaotic Resolve". The Phantom Tollbooth. Retrieved February 27, 2013.
  9. ^ The Perfect Man (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) on iTunes
  10. ^ "Chart History: Plumb". Billboard. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  11. ^ "Plumb". Tunefind. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  12. ^ "Free iTunes 2006". MacRumors. January 2, 2006. Retrieved April 6, 2022.