Strong Tower
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| Studio album by Kutless | ||||
| Released | March 1, 2005 | |||
| Studio | Compound Recording | |||
| Genre | Christian rock, alternative rock, contemporary worship music | |||
| Length | 50:32 | |||
| Label | BEC | |||
| Producer | Aaron Sprinkle | |||
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Strong Tower is a worship album released by the Christian rock group, Kutless, and it is also their third studio album. An enhanced deluxe edition of this album was released on March 20, 2007 with additional tracks and the "Strong Tower" live music video. The title track of this record, "Strong Tower", was once in the Top 5 on ChristianRock.net. The album peaked at No. 87 on the Billboard 200 and No. 4 on the Billboard Christian Albums. Five years later, in 2010, the album reached the Billboard Catalog Albums chart peaking at No. 39. The album was certified Gold by RIAA in 2009 and is Kutless' best selling album to date. It is the last album to feature bassist Kyle Zeigler and drummer Kyle Mitchell, who both left the band shortly before the album's release.
The title track, "Strong Tower", is used as a walk-up song by an outfielder David Murphy for the Texas Rangers and an outfielder Matt Murton for Japan's Hanshin Tigers. The song also made it to Rock Band, as a DLC on January 2011. It is only available for Xbox 360.
The album was nominated for a Dove Award for Praise & Worship Album of the Year at the 37th GMA Dove Awards. The title song was also nominated for Worship Song of the Year.
A video was released for "Strong Tower." It consists of the band playing at night outside of a courthouse building.
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