VOTA (album)

VOTA
Studio album by VOTA
Released	November 11, 2008
Recorded	2006-2008
Genre	Christian rock
Length	37:52
Label	INO/Columbia
Producer	Nathan Dantzler
VOTA chronology
Live in Wichita (2007) VOTA (2008/2009) VOTA Special Edition Digital Download (2009)
Singles from VOTA
"Hard to Believe" Released: October 2008 "I'll Go" Released: July 2009

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Jesus Freak Hideout	[1]
NewReleaseTuesday.com	[2]
Christianity Today	[3]

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.^[4][5] 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 songs written by Bryan Olesen/Case Maranville/Scott Rutz unless noted otherwise

1. "Hard to Believe" - 2:56
2. "Be Mine" - 2:56
3. "Love's Taken Over" - 3:13
4. "Honestly" Jason Ingram/Doug McKelvey/Bryan Olesen - 3:10
5. "Not Finished" - 3:06
6. "I'll Go" - 3:28
7. "Give It to Me" - 3:00
8. "Free to Fail" - 4:04
9. "Save Ourselves" Nathan Dantzler/Brad Irby - 3:51
10. "Bye Bye" - 3:35
11. "In My Heart" - 4:33
12. "Everyday Is the First Day" (Bonus Track) - 4:02
13. "Our Time Now" (Bonus Track) - 3:56
14. "Alright" (Bonus Track) from the Casting Pearls release
15. "Weighted" (Bonus Track) from the Casting Pearls release
16. "You Alone" (Bonus Track) from the Casting Pearls release

Personnel

• Bryan Olesen – lead vocals, guitar
• Case Maranville – bass 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: Riley Friesen, Brandon Spinazzola, Nathan Dantzler, Brad Irby and Paige Dantzler

Charted singles

• "Hard to Believe" #17 (May 2, 2009)^[6]

References

1. Jesus Freak Hideout review
2. NewReleaseTuesday.com review
3. Christianity Today review
4. via VOTAband.com, . Accessed February 29, 2009.
5. via Zambooie, . Accessed July 13, 2009.
6. "R&R magazine's May 2, 2009 chart". Weekend 22. May 2, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-09.