For Those Who Wait
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{{Infobox album
| name = For Those Who Wait
| type = studio
| artist = Fireflight
| cover = Forthosewhowait.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2010|2|9}}
| recorded = 2009
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Christian rock, hard rock
| length = {{Duration|m=35|s=12}}
| label = Flicker
| producer = Rob Hawkins
Jason McArthur (executive)
| prev_title = Unbroken and Unplugged
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = Now
| next_year = 2012
| misc = {{Singles
| name = For Those Who Wait
| type = studio
| single1 = Desperate
| single1date = November 2009
| single2 = For Those Who Wait
| single2date = May 2010
| single3 = All I Need To Be
| single3date = June 2010
| single4 = What I've Overcome
| single4date = November 23, 2010
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = Allmusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1712945|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]
|rev2 = Jesus Freak Hideout
|rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/ForThoseWhoWait.asp |title=Jesus Freak Hideout review |publisher=Jesusfreakhideout.com |date=February 9, 2010 |accessdate=October 12, 2011}}
}}
For Those Who Wait is the fourth full-length studio album released by Christian rock band Fireflight. The album was released on February 9, 2010 on Flicker Records.
Release and promotion
On February 2, 2010 until the release of the album, Fireflight posted their lead track, "For Those Who Wait", for free to download on Amiestreet.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#/posted.php?id=9727454955&share_id=287872131836&comments=1#s287872131836 |title=Facebook |publisher=Facebook |accessdate=October 12, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111010121856/http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo |archivedate=October 10, 2011 }}
For Those Who Wait was released on February 9, 2010. It peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart,{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=fireflight|chart=Christian Albums}} |title=Fireflight - Chart history |publisher=Billboard |date= |accessdate=April 10, 2013}} No. 16 Alternative Albums{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=fireflight|chart=Alternative Albums}} |title=Fireflight - Chart history |publisher=Billboard |date= |accessdate=April 10, 2013}} and No. 96 on the Billboard 200.{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=fireflight|chart=Billboard 200}} |title=Fireflight - Chart history |publisher=Billboard |date= |accessdate=April 10, 2013}} It was their highest CD on the chart, selling over 15,000 copies in its first week.{{Citation needed|date=April 2013}}
The Japanese bonus track, "Proof of Our Love", was given out to fans via e-mail on February 9, 2010. The website for the promotion, titled "For Those Who Waited", ended and the site address is now defunct.{{Citation needed|date=April 2013}}
The album received largely favorable reviews. The band toured in late 2010 on the For Those Who Wait Tour with Group 1 Crew and Manic Drive in support of the album.{{Citation needed|date=April 2013}}
On December 1, 2010, it was announced that For Those Who Wait had been nominated for a Grammy in the Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album category, marking Fireflight's first Grammy nomination. It lost to Switchfoot's Hello Hurricane.{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees |title=Nominees And Winners |publisher=GRAMMY.com |accessdate=October 12, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101204023547/http://www.grammy.com/NOMINEES |archivedate=December 4, 2010 |df=mdy }}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing = Fireflight and where noted
| title1 = For Those Who Wait
| writer1 = Rob Hawkins
| length1 = 4:07
| title2 = Desperate
| writer2 = Rob Hawkins
| length2 = 2:54
| title3 = Fire in My Eyes
| writer3 = Ben Glover
| length3 = 2:59
| title4 = Core of My Addiction
| writer4 = Jason McArthur
| length4 = 3:14
| title5 = What I've Overcome
| writer5 = Ben Glover
| length5 = 3:05
| title6 = Name
| writer6 = Ben Glover
| length6 = 3:49
| title7 = New Perspective
| writer7 = {{hlist|Jason McArthur|Rob Hawkins}}
| length7 = 3:20
| title8 = You Give Me That Feeling
| writer8 = Rob Hawkins
| length8 = 3:23
| title9 = All I Need to Be
| writer9 = Rob Hawkins
| length9 = 3:35
| title10 = Recovery Begins
| writer10 = Rob Hawkins
| length10 = 4:54
| total_length = 35:12
}}
{{Track listing
|headline = Japanese bonus track
|title11= Proof of Our Love
|writer11= Fireflight
|length11= 3:33
}}
{{Track listing
|headline = Alternate Japanese Edition bonus tracks
|title11= Stand Up (Acoustic)
|writer11= Fireflight
|length11= 3:31
|title12= Unbreakable (Acoustic)
|writer12= Fireflight
|length12= 4:04
| total_length = 42:49
}}
Personnel{{cite web |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/2662113-Fireflight-For-Those-Who-Wait |title=Fireflight-For those who wait (2010,CD) |website=Discogs.com |publisher=Discogs.com}}
- Dawn Michele - Lead vocals
- Justin Cox - guitar
- Glenn Drennen - guitar
- Wendy Drennen - bass
- Rob Hawkins - producer, enginner, digital editing
- Ben Grosse - mixing (track 1)
- Paul Pavao - mixing (tracks 2-10)
References
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