Never Going Back to OK

Never Going Back to OK
Studio album by The Afters
Released	February 26, 2008
Recorded	2006–2008
Genre	Christian rock
Length	41:53
Label	INO/Columbia
Producer	Dan Muckala
The Afters chronology
I Wish We All Could Win (2005) Never Going Back to OK (2008) Light Up the Sky (2010)
Singles from Never Going Back to OK
"NevNever Going Back to OK" "Keeping Me Alive" "Myspace Girl" "We Are The Sound" "Ocean Wide"

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
''Billboard	(?)[2]
Jesus Freak Hideout	[3]

Never Going Back to OK is the second album by Christian rock group The Afters, released on February 26, 2008.

The first single from the album is the title track, "Never Going Back to OK". The track has been released as a streaming file on their MySpace website and for purchase on iTunes. Since the album's release, "Keeping Me Alive" and "We Are the Sound" have both been played as singles on Christian radio. "We Are the Sound" was used in commercials and promotion of the reality-talent competition show American Idol.^[4] The song "Ocean Wide" also made an appearance on Vampire Diaries.

Following its release, it debuted at #41 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling about 16,000 units in its first week.^[5]

Awards

The album won a Dove Award for Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year at the 40th GMA Dove Awards. The title song was also nominated for Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year.^[6]

Track listing

Album release
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Secret Parade"	Josh Havens, Matt Fuqua, Brad Wigg	1:40
2.	"Never Going Back to OK"	Havens, Fuqua, Wigg, Dan Muckala	2:37
3.	"Keeping Me Alive"	Havens, Fuqua, Ben Glover, Wigg	3:55
4.	"Tonight"	Havens, Muckala, Fuqua, Wigg	3:26
5.	"Ocean Wide"	Wigg, Brandon Heath, Havens, Muckala, Fuqua	4:24
6.	"MySpace Girl"	Fuqua, Wigg, Havens, Nate Campany	3:04
7.	"We Are the Sound"	Wigg, Campany, Havens, Fuqua	3:03
8.	"Falling Into Place"	Jess Cates, Lindy Robbins, Muckala	3:28
9.	"Beautiful Words"	Havens, Wigg, Muckala, Fuqua, Campany	3:24
10.	"Forty-Two"	Wigg, Havens, Fuqua	4:00
11.	"Summer Again"	Wigg, Campany, Fuqua, Havens, Muckala	4:42
12.	"One Moment Away"	Wigg, Havens, Fuqua, Muckala	4:14
Total length:			41:53

Never Going Back to OK - EP

An EP of this album has also been released exclusively to iTunes, containing three tracks:

Album release
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Never Going Back to OK"	2:36
2.	"Keeping Me Alive"	3:55
3.	"Tonight"	3:26

Personnel

The Afters

• Josh Havens - lead vocals, guitar
• Matt Fuqua - guitar, backing vocals
• Brad Wigg - guitar, bass, backing vocals
• Marc Dodd - drums

Additional production

• Jeremy Lutito - additional drums
• Justin Sanders - cello
• Chuck Butler - additional bass, additional acoustic guitar
• David Davidson - strings
• David Angell - strings
• John Catchings - strings
• Dan Muckala - producer, engineering, string arrangement
• Joe Baldridge - engineering
• Skye McCaskey - engineering
• Josh Muckala - engineering assistant
• Jess Thompson - engineering assistant
• F. Reid Shippen - mixing
• Ted Jensen - mastering
• James Rueger - A&R
• Dana Salsedo - creative direction
• Esther Havens - photography
• Melanie Peskett - wardrobe
• Ray Medrano - grooming

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Billboard review
3. Jesus Freak Hideout review
4. "American Idol Chooses The Afters' We Are The Sound For Show Promo". CCM Magazine. 2008-04-01. Retrieved 2008-09-04.
5. Katie Hasty, "Janet Dethrones Jack To Top Billboard 200", Billboard.com, March 5, 2008.
6. Nominations Announced for 40th GMA Dove Awards at CBN.com

External links

• The Afters Official Site
• Never Going Back To OK at Jesus Freak Hideout