VOTA is the second self-titled album (though the first by this name) by the Christian rock band VOTA, formerly known as Casting Pearls. The album was released as a digital download on November 11, 2008, and released as a physical CD on February 10, 2009. The band is able to give $40.00 USD to Food for the Hungry through a matching grant with US AID for every album sold from their online store and merchandise table on tour.via VOTAband.com, . Accessed February 29, 2009.via Zambooie, . Accessed July 13, 2009. Since the digital release of the album in November, the band has helped raise over $200,000 for the Food for the Hungry project in Kenya (as of July 2009).
Track listing All tracks written by Bryan Olesen/Case Maranville/Scott Rutz except where noted. "Hard to Believe" – 2:56 "Be Mine" – 2:56 "Love's Taken Over" – 3:13 "Honestly" Jason Ingram/Doug McKelvey/Bryan Olesen – 3:10 "Not Finished" – 3:06 "I'll Go" – 3:28 "Give It to Me" – 3:00 "Free to Fail" – 4:04 "Save Ourselves" Nathan Dantzler/Brad Irby – 3:51 "Bye Bye" – 3:35 "In My Heart" – 4:33 "Everyday Is the First Day" (Bonus Track) – 4:02 "Our Time Now" (Bonus Track) – 3:56 "Alright" (Bonus Track) from the Casting Pearls release "Weighted" (Bonus Track) from the Casting Pearls release "You Alone" (Bonus Track) from the Casting Pearls release
Personnel Bryan Olesen – lead vocals, guitar Case Maranville – bass guitar, background vocals Riley Freisen – guitar, background vocals Scott Rutz – drums, percussion, background vocals
Additional personnel Phil Joel – background vocals Anthony Porcheddu – keyboards Chris Carmichael – string arrangements and performances (violin, viola and cello) Jim Cooper – piano, background vocals Nathan Dantzler – digital editing, programming, piano, percussion, keyboards, background vocals, additional guitars Gang Vocals: Brandon Spinazzola, Nathan Dantzler, Brad Irby and Paige Dantzler
Charted singles "Hard to Believe" #17 (May 2, 2009)
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