Raw (Ra album)

Raw
Live album by
Ra
ReleasedOctober 24, 2006 (U.S.)
RecordedThe Machine Shop in Flint, Michigan[1]
Genre
Length62:45
LabelCement Shoes
ProducerSahaj Ticotin
Ra chronology
Duality
(2005) 		Raw
(2006) 		Black Sun
(2008)
Singles from Raw
  1. "Don't Turn Away"
    Released: 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
antiMusic[2]
TuneLab Music[3]
Bullz-Eye[4]

Raw is a 2006 live album by alternative metal band Ra. Songs are taken from their former albums From One, and Duality. "Don't Turn Away" is a newly recorded track and is also included in their 2008 album Black Sun.

Vocalist Sahaj Ticotin broke the record for the longest single note for a male vocalist in a song, having held a high B for 24 seconds during "Skorn". Sahaj overtook the previous record of 20.2 seconds which was held by Morten Harket in his song "Summer Moved On".[5] Ra released an e-card on September 12, 2006, where the song "Don't Turn Away" could be streamed. The entire album of Raw can be downloaded for free on Ra's website.

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Fallen Angels"5:38
2."Rectifier"5:02
3."Only"4:13
4."Violator"5:34
5."Superman"4:28
6."I Lost Everything Today"3:56
7."Tell Me"4:15
8."Sky"6:05
9."The Only One"3:42
10."Do You Call My Name"8:03
11."Skorn"9:01
12."Don't Turn Away" (Studio Version)4:08

Credits

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  • Ben Carroll—guitar
  • P.J. Farley—bass
  • Andy Ryan—drums
  • Sahaj Ticotin—vocals, guitar, engineer & mixing (12)
  • Stephen Pellitier—engineer
  • Jason Cosaro—engineer (12)
  • Andy Johns—mixing
  • Krystal Bakkila and the fans—photo credits
  • Chris Kabisch—art direction and design

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Greene, Jo-Ann. "Raw - Ra". Allmusic. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
  2. ^ Wierzbicki, Kevin (2006). "Ra - Raw Review". Rocknworld.com. antiMusic. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
  3. ^ "Review: Ra - 'Raw'". Tunelab Music. October 23, 2006. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011.
  4. ^ "Ra: Raw". Bullz-Eye.com. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
  5. ^ Everyhit.com: Longest vocal note in a hit single
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