Out of Body is the seventh studio album by American rock band Needtobreathe, released on August 28, 2020, through Elektra Records.
Background Four years after the release of their last full-length studio album, Hard Love, and following some speculation by fans of the band, Needtobreathe announced the exit of band member Nathaniel "Bo" Rinehart on April 21, 2020. Soon after, the band released two singles, "Hang On" and "Seasons" on April 30, and announced the release of Out of Body later in the year. "Survival", featuring Drew & Ellie Holcomb, was released on June 11, and "Who Am I" was released on June 25. The final single, "Banks", was released on July 30.
Promotion The band hosted a ticketed livestream concert entitled "Celebrating Out of Body" on the day of the album's release, August 28, 2020. The band performed a series of two more ticketed interactive livestream concerts, entitled "All Dressed Up & Nowhere To Go" from their rehearsal space on January 21 and 22, 2021. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the band was unable to tour Out of Body, however they performed three socially-distanced concerts at The Caverns in Pelham, Tennessee on March 12, 13 and 14, 2021. They later released Live From the Woods Vol. 2, composed of tracks recorded live at these shows.
Track listing
Personnel Needtobreathe Bear Rinehart – lead vocals, backing vocals (3), acoustic guitar (3, 4, 5, 9), electric guitar (4, 8), mandola (6), synthesizers (8) Josh Lovelace – backing vocals, acoustic piano (1, 3–11), organ (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9), mandola (1, 8), Yamaha CP-70 electric grand piano (2, 3, 6, 10), synthesizers (3), acoustic guitar (6), marxophone (6), harmonica (8), Rhodes piano (10) Seth Bolt – backing vocals, bass (1–9, 11), electric guitar (10)
Additional musicians Cason Cooley – synthesizers (1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11), banjo (1, 10), backing vocals (1–4, 6, 7, 10), textures (2, 5, 8, 9), keyboards (3, 4), programming (3, 4, 5, 8–11), synth bass (3–7), acoustic piano (5, 7), dulcimer (5), acoustic guitar (6, 10), mandola (6), organ (10), sampling (10), mandolin (10), lap dulcimer (10) Tyler Burkum – electric guitars (1–10), acoustic guitar (1, 3, 5–8, 10), backing vocals (1–4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11), guitars (11) Will Carter – banjo (1, 3, 4), pedal steel guitar (1, 3, 4), lap steel guitar (3, 4) Jeremy Lutito – drums (1–4, 6–11), synthesizers (2, 5, 7), programming (2, 3, 5–8), percussion (2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 11), snare drum (5), dulcimer (8), acoustic piano (10), sampling (10) Randall Harris – percussion (2, 4, 9, 11), backing vocals (2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11), banjo (3), acoustic guitar (8), drums (10) Drew Holcomb – lead and backing vocals (4) Ellie Holcomb – lead and backing vocals (4) Trent Dabbs – backing vocals (9) Jeremy Lister – backing vocals (8, 10, 11) Heather Rigdon – backing vocals (8, 10, 11) Ashley Wilcox – backing vocals (8, 10, 11) Amber Woodhouse – backing vocals (8, 10, 11)
Children's Choir on "Out of Body" Everett Cooley, Knox Cooley, Rowan Cooley, Henry Lovelace, Amelia Lutito and Isla Lutito
Technical and Design Konrad Snyder – engineer Cason Cooley – engineer (1–9, 11), vocal engineer (4) Jeremy Lutito – engineer (1–9, 11) Tyler Burkum – engineer (10) Josh Lovelace – additional engineer (7) Sean Moffitt – mixing (1, 5–8, 10) Joe Visciano – mixing (2, 3, 4, 9, 11) Joe LaPorta – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY) Will McDonald – A&R Allison Murphy – A&R administration Jeremy Cowart – cover photography Mary Hooper – creative direction, design Needtobreathe – creative direction Steve Bursky, Ryan Norris Anderson and Mallory Mason – management
Charts +Billboard Album ChartsChart (2020)PeakpositionBillboard 200 17Top Album Sales 4Top Christian Albums 1Top Rock Albums 2Top Alternative Albums 2Billboard Canadian Albums 69 +Billboard Song ChartsSongChartPeak positionPeak DateWeeks On Chart"Who Am I"Adult Top 40 Airplay38January 16, 20213Alternative Digital Song Sales13September 19, 2020Christian Airplay5December 5, 202026Christian Digital Song Sales8September 19, 202014Christian Streaming Songs13September 12, 202018Hot Alternative Songs14November 14, 202013Hot Christian Songs8September 12, 202028Hot Rock & Alternative Songs14November 14. 202020Rock Digital Song Sales11September 19, 20201"Survival"Alternative Digital Song Sales12June 27, 2020Christian Airplay18June 5, 202117Hot Christian Songs26May 1, 202121Rock Digital Song Sales10June 27, 20201"Hang On"Alternative Digital Song Sales11May 9, 20202Hot Christian Songs24September 12, 20208Hot Rock & Alternative Songs33May 16, 20201Rock Digital Song Sales92"Seasons"Alternative Digital Song Sales17May 9, 2020Hot Christian Songs30September 12, 2020Rock Digital Song Sales17May 9, 20201"Banks"Alternative Digital Song Sales17August 15, 2020Hot Christian Songs27September 12, 202021Rock Digital Song Sales11August 15, 20201"Child Again"Hot Christian Songs36September 12, 2020"Out of Body"39"Riding High"42"Bottom of a Heartbreak"40
Awards and accolades Out of Body won Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year and "Who Am I" won Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year at the 52nd GMA Dove Awards.
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