Invincible (Skillet album)
| Invincible | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 1, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1999 | |||
| Genre | Christian rock, alternative rock, industrial rock, [1] hard rock[2] | |||
| Length | 52:38 | |||
| Label | Ardent, ForeFront | |||
| Producer | John L. Cooper, Skidd Mills | |||
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| Singles from Invincible | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Cross Rhythms |  [3] |
| Jesus Freak Hideout | [2] |
Invincible is the third studio album by American Christian rock band Skillet. It was released on February 1, 2000 on ForeFront Records and Ardent Records. This album continues the electronic and industrial rock that was heard on Hey You, I Love Your Soul (1998), however, this album's industrial sound is more modernized than on Hey You, I Love Your Soul. Kevin Haaland replaced original guitarist Ken Steorts, although Steorts performed additional guitar on the album. Korey Cooper, John Cooper's wife, was the keyboardist and backing vocalist on the album and also did loops, programming, and sampling.
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by John L. Cooper, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Best Kept Secret[a]" | 3:55 | |
| 2. | "You Take My Rights Away" | 4:32 | |
| 3. | "Invincible" | 3:51 | |
| 4. | "Rest" | John Cooper, Korey Cooper | 3:48 |
| 5. | "Come On to the Future" | 3:54 | |
| 6. | "You're Powerful" | J. Cooper, K. Cooper | 3:26 |
| 7. | "I Trust You" | J. Cooper, K. Cooper | 3:38 |
| 8. | "Each Other" | J. Cooper, K. Cooper | 3:26 |
| 9. | "The Fire Breathes" | 3:41 | |
| 10. | "Say It Loud" | 3:32 | |
| 11. | "The One" | 4:12 | |
| 12. | "You're in My Brain / Angels Fall Down" | 10:40 | |
| Total length: | 52:38 | ||
The final track, "You're in My Brain", contains a hidden song called "Angels Fall Down", which appears on Ardent Worship.
Personnel
[edit]Skillet
[edit]- John L. Cooper – vocals, keyboards, guitars, bass guitar, loops
- Korey Cooper – keyboards, programming, loops, sampling, backing vocals
- Kevin Haaland – guitars
- Trey McClurklin – drums
Additional musicians
[edit]- Skidd Mills – guitars, additional loops
- Tim Palmer – guitars
- Mike Salopek – guitars
- Kent Smith – guitars
- Ken Steorts – guitars
- Matt Browning – additional loops (3, 11)
Production
[edit]- Dana Key – executive producer
- Patrick Scholes – executive producer
- John Cooper – producer
- Skidd Mills – producer, engineer, mixing
- Jason Latshaw – assistant engineer
- Matt Martone – assistant engineer
- Pete Matthews – assistant engineer
- Brad Blackwood – digital editing
- Scott Hull – mastering at Classic Sound (New York, NY)
- Disciple Design – art direction, design
- Allen Clark – photography
- R.W. Management – management
Music video
[edit]There was a music video made for the song "Best Kept Secret". It was the first video by the band to have a story of some kind in it, though the story is very brief. Some of the video shows the band in the story portion in futuristic clothing, while the rest of it shows them playing in a room in similar clothing. The story portion shows the band entering a hallway, which they walk along until they come to a massive room where prisoners are being held in glass cells. All of the prisoners appear to be asleep, with gas masks over their faces. Each band member takes a pipe, at which point all of the prisoners wake up, and the band then smashes the glass of the cells. All of the prisoners fall out of the cells and onto the floor. The band helps them all up as they remove their masks. After freeing the prisoners, the band exits the way they came in.[4]
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Christian Albums (Billboard)[5] | 13 |
Notes
[edit]- a Live recording appears on Comatose Comes Alive (2008)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Huey, Steve. Invincible at AllMusic. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
- ^ a b DiBiase, John (December 12, 1999). "Skillet, "Invincible" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
- ^ "Skillet - Invincible". Cross Rhythms Magazine (CR Mag 57). Cross Rhythms. June 1, 2000. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
- ^ "Skillet-Best Kept Secret". Retrieved February 21, 2011.[dead YouTube link]
- ^ "Skillet Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
- Invincible. (2000) Ardent/ForeFront FFD5243
