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Biography

This Beautiful Mess is the second album by United States|American band Sixpence None the Richer , released in 1995 (see 1995 in music ). The recording was produced by Armand John Petri , who also managed the band from 1993 to 1997. This Beautiful Mess surpassed 50,000 copies sold during its first year of release and laid the foundation for Sixpence None the Richer (album)|Sixpence's self-titled breakout album two years later. This Beautiful Mess won the 1996 Dove Award for "Alternative/Modern Rock Album of the Year."

Within a couple years of the album's release, two eventually significant rock bands formed under the moniker "This Beautiful Mess." The first originated in Colorado Springs, Co in 1996 and went on to become the platinum-selling act OneRepublic . The second, formed in 1997, is the Dutch rock quintet from the Netherlands which continues making music under the same name.

"This Beautiful Mess" is also used as the title of author 's 2006 treatise on personal and social transformation. The book's forward was written by million-selling author Don Miller (author)|Donald Miller , who is set to film the movie with Sixpence None the Richer producer Steve Taylor directing.

Track listing

all songs by Matt Slocum , except where noted

#"Angeltread" – 3:28
#"Love, Salvation, the Fear of Death" ( James Arhelger , Slocum) – 3:51
#"Bleeding" – 5:04
#"Within a Room Somewhere" – 5:06
#"Melting Alone" – 4:03
#"Circle of Error" – 5:04
#"The Garden" (Arhelger, Dale Baker , Leigh Bingham , Slocum) – 4:03
#"Disconnect" ( Tess Wiley ) – 4:20
#"Thought Menagerie" – 3:11
#"Maybe Tomorrow" – 4:22
#"Drifting" – 3:42
#"I Can't Explain" – 3:25

Personnel

Dale Baker - Drum kit|drums

Leigh Nash - Singing|vocals

J.J. Plasencio - bass guitar|bass

Matt Slocum - guitar , cello

Tess Wiley - guitar, vocals

Production

Producer: Armand John Petri

Executive producers: Tyler Bacon, Gavin Morkel

Engineers: Bryan Lenox, Armand John Petri

Assistant engineers: Scott Lenox, Aaron Swihart

Mixing: Bryan Lenox, Armand John Petri

Mastering: Duncan Stanbury

Digital pre-production: Jeff Spencer

Design assistant: Jeff Spencer

Title: Chris Taylor

Photography: Ben Pearson (photographer)|Ben Pearson

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