Skillet (album)

Skillet is the debut studio album by American Christian rock band Skillet. Released in 1996 as an enhanced CD and audio cassette from ForeFront Records and Ardent Records, it showcases Christian lyrics with a grunge sound. Skillet was, at the time, a three-piece band composed of John Cooper on vocals, bass and piano, Trey McClurkin on drums and back-up vocals and Ken Steorts on guitar, back-up vocals and the guitar synth.

Skillet
Studio album by
Skillet
ReleasedOctober 29, 1996
StudioArdent Studios (Memphis, Tennessee)
GenreChristian rock, grunge
Length38:37
LabelArdent/ForeFront
ProducerPaul Ebersold, Skidd Mills
Skillet chronology
Right Upside Your Head
(1996)		 Skillet
(1996)		 Hey You, I Love Your Soul
(1998)
Singles from Skillet
  1. "I Can"
    Released: 1996
  2. "Gasoline"
    Released: 1997
  3. "Saturn"
    Released: 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
Jesus Freak Hideout [2]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."I Can"John CooperCooper4:18
2."Gasoline"CooperCooper4:02
3."Saturn"Ken SteortsSteorts5:10
4."My Beautiful Robe"CooperCooper3:39
5."Promise Blender"SteortsCooper3:56
6."Paint"SteortsSteorts3:21
7."Safe with You"CooperCooper3:49
8."You Thought"CooperSteorts & Cooper3:41
9."Boundaries"SteortsSteorts4:06
10."Splinter"SteortsSteorts2:41
Total length:38:37

Credits

Skillet

Production

  • Dana Key – executive producer
  • Patrick Scholes – executive producer
  • Paul Ebersold – producer, recording, mixing (1, 3, 4, 7)
  • Skidd Mills – producer, recording, mixing (2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
  • Ken Steorts – additional engineer
  • Larry Nix – mastering at Ardent Mastering (Memphis, Tennessee)
  • Troy Glasgow – photography
  • Jeff Kratschmer – design

Music videos
  • "I Can"
  • "Gasoline"
  • "Saturn"

Also, a new video was made for the song "Splinter".

Skillet's self-titled album was the only album with more than one music video until Comatose, which had four. Ardent Worship had none.

"I Can" is a simple video, and shows the band playing on a stage along with various shots of the crowd worshipping God. The video was shot during an actual live show, as it adds an extra portion of the band playing and a part at the end of the song where John Cooper shares his testimony with the crowd.

"Gasoline" also shows the band playing on a stage, though it is unknown if this was during an actual show or simply a video shoot. It also features scenes of John crawling around in an outdoor scene, meant to be crying out for God.

The "Saturn" video features the band wandering around a large telescope and laboratory, as well as playing on a rooftop.

References
  1. Skillet at AllMusic
  2. Beer, Nick (12 February 2004). "Skillet, "Skillet" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved July 10, 2011.



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