The Ringing Bell

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Field	Value
name	The Ringing Bell
type	studio
artist	Derek Webb
cover	Derekwebbtheringingbell.jpg
released	May 1, 2007
studio	The Smoakstack and Sumner Studio, Nashville, TN
genre	Rock, singer-songwriter, contemporary Christian music
length	30:33
label	INO
producer	Derek Webb, Cason Cooley
prev_title	One Zero (Remix)
prev_year	2007
next_title	The Ampersand EP
next_year	2008
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The Ringing Bell (2007) is the fourth solo album release from singer-songwriter Derek Webb.

Background

Webb has described the record as a rock record but that "it's fitting that it would be a hard thing to categorize that you couldn't just call it a rock record, that it would be too easy." He also stated that the song "Name" was "probably as close to a thesis as the record has." It carries Webb's theme that "categories in general are not helpful...it's hard to live in a world of categories when really what we need is to know each other and to engage each other and not to let our categories do the talking."

Webb has stated in response to some of his lyrics in "A Love That's Stronger Than Our Fear" and "A Savior on Capitol Hill", which generated talk that Webb was against the George Bush administration, that "I'm not anti-Bush at all...all things considered he deserves the benefit of the doubt and I want to give it to him...This has nothing to do with any specific people."

Reception

The Ringing Bell received universally positive reviews from Christian critics. The review site Patrol gave the album a nine on the site's ten-point scale – a record high – praising its "substance." Paste Magazine gave The Ringing Bell a 5 out of 5 and ranked it No. 27 on their Top 100 albums of 2007.

Track listing

| total_length = 30:33 | title1 = The End | writer1 = Derek Webb | length1 = 1:34

| title2 = The Very End | writer2 = Webb | length2 = 3:02

| title3 = A Love That's Stronger Than Our Fear | writer3 = Webb | length3 = 3:03

| title4 = I Wanna Marry You All Over Again | writer4 = Webb | length4 = 3:17

| title5 = I Don't Want to Fight | writer5 = Webb | length5 = 3:13

| title6 = Name | writer6 = Webb | length6 = 3:39

| title7 = Can't Be Without You | writer7 = Webb | length7 = 3:34

| title8 = I For An I | writer8 = Webb | length8 = 3:22

| title9 = A Savior on Capitol Hill | writer9 = Webb | length9 = 2:04

| title10 = This Too Shall Be Made Right | writer10 = Webb | length10 = 3:45

Personnel

Band

Derek Webb – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, Rhodes piano (1), upright and tack piano (1, 2), hand claps (4), noise (1)
Cason Cooley – organ (2, 6), percussion (3, 4, 6), upright and tack piano (4, 5, 7), hand claps (4), make out guitar (4), guitar solo (6)
Matt Pierson – bass guitar
Will Sayles – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

Ben Shive – string arrangements (2, 5, 8), Mellotron (2, 8)
Jason Fitz – violin (2, 5, 8)
Court Clement – electric guitar (4)
Gary Burnette – electric guitar (5, 7)
Steve Mason – lap steel, electric and slide guitar (8), Leslie guitar (9)

Technical

Derek Webb – producer, additional engineer, vocal engineer at Sumner Studio, East Nashville, Tennessee, art direction
Cason Cooley – producer, additional engineer at The Smoakstack, Nashville, Tennessee
Andy Hunt – engineer at The Smoakstack, Nashville, Tennessee
Shane D. Wilson – mixing at Pentavarit, Nashville, Tennessee
Jim DeMain – mastering at Yes Master, Nashville, Tennessee
Brannon Mcallister – art direction
Jeremy Cowart – photography
Chris Koelle – illustration
Brannon McAllister – design, layout

Charts

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Chart (2007)	Peak position
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References

''"[http://www.inorecords.com/v2/news.php?id=26 Derek Webb Speaks Out And Is Heard]"'' (June 29, 2007). Press Release. Retrieved January 15, 2008.
[https://archive.today/20130801023536/http://derekwebb.net/discography/trb/]
Jurek, Thom. (May 2007). "The Ringing Bell – Derek Webb". [[AllMusic]].
Brandt, Randy. (June 23, 2007). "Derek Webb: The Ringing Bell". PopMatters.com.
Lusk, Caroline. (May 1, 2007). "In Review: Derek Webb: ''The Ringing Bell'' (INO)". [[Salem Publishing]].
Jones, Jennifer E.. (May 2007). "Album Reviews Archive". Christian Broadcasting Network.
Breimeier, Russ. (May 1, 2007). "The Ringing Bell – Reviewed by Russ Breimier". Crosswalk.
McCollum, Alastair. (August 1, 2007). "Review: The Ringing Bell – Derek Webb". Cross Rhythms.
Pettersson, Eric. (June 5, 2007). "Derek Webb – The Ringing Bell". Indievisionmusic.com.
Taylor, Josh. (April 29, 2007). "Derek Webb, "The Ringing Bell" Review". Jesusfreakhideout.com.
Lundy, Stewart. (July 13, 2007). "Derek Webb, 'The Ringing Bell' – Patrol – A review of religion and the modern world". Patrolmag.com.
MacNeil, Jason. (December 13, 2007). "Derek Webb: The Ringing Bell". PopMatters.com.
"- - - ( INO Records ) - - -".
Derek Webb, ''The Ringing Bell'' (liner notes), INO Records, 2007

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