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'{{Infobox album| | name = Bloom | type = studio | artist = [[Audio Adrenaline]] | cover = AudioAdrenalineBloom.jpg | alt = | released = February 20, 1996 | recorded = 1995 | venue = | studio = Ardent Recordings, [[Memphis, TN]]<br />The Salt Mine, [[Brentwood, TN]]<br />House of Insomnia, [[Franklin, TN]] | genre = [[Christian rock]] | length = 50:29 | label = [[ForeFront Records|ForeFront]] | producer = John Hampton | prev_title = [[Live Bootleg (Audio Adrenaline album)|Live Bootleg]] | prev_year = 1995 | next_title = [[Some Kind of Zombie]] | next_year = 1997 | misc = {{Extra album cover | header = Alternate cover | type = studio | cover = Audio-adrenaline-bloom-alt.jpg | border = | alt = | caption = }} }} '''''Bloom''''' is the third [[studio album]] released by [[Audio Adrenaline]]. In 1999, the album was certified [[RIAA certification|Gold]] by [[RIAA]].<ref>[https://www.riaa.com RIAA website]</ref> == Concept == ''Bloom'' represented a departure from the band's previous efforts into a more straightforward rock with hints of [[grunge]] music.<ref>[http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/Bloom.asp Bloom Reviews] on Jesus Freak Hideout</ref> According to the band, both the title and the music reflects the way they've matured and "grown into a new phase of life".<ref>[http://flickerofhislight.homestead.com/ccm96.html 100% Pure Adrenaline] on [[CCM Magazine]]; Selby, Marykay (April 1996)</ref> == Recording == ''Bloom'' was recorded in 1995 at various studios in [[Tennessee]]: Ardent Recordings in [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]], The Salt Mine in [[Brentwood, Tennessee|Brentwood]], and House of Insomnia in [[Franklin, Tennessee|Franklin]]. Producer, John Hampton, was in charge of the recording and [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]]. The [[Audio mastering|mastering]] was done by Ken Love at MasterMix, [[Nashville, Tennessee]].<ref>''Bloom'' slip cover; [[Audio Adrenaline]] (1996)</ref> == Critical reception == {{Album ratings | rev1 = [[AllMusic]] | rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r231646|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic review]</ref> | rev2 = Jesus Freak Hideout | rev2score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref>[http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/Bloom.asp Jesus Freak Hideout review]</ref> }} ''Bloom'' was well received by the audience becoming the first album of the band to be [[RIAA certification|certified gold]] by [[RIAA]].<ref>[https://www.riaa.com RIAA website]</ref> John DiBiase, of Jesus Freak Hideout, gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5, calling it "a brave and risky album for the band that only proved to be an ultimately wise stylistic change... it's among their best, and a dang good 90's rock album." Paul Portell, also of Jesus Freak Hideout, gave it 3.5 stars out of 5, and wrote that the album "showed Audio A's growth and potential... No 90's Christian rock fan should be without this monumental project." Sherwin Frias, of Jesus Freak Hideout too, praised the band's improved songwriting and called the album "fantastic" and "essential for any AudioA fan".<ref>[http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/Bloom.asp Bloom review] on Jesus Freak Hideout; John DiBiase, Paul Portell, and Sherwin Frias</ref> == Commercial performance == The album peaked at No. 77 on [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref>[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=audio adrenaline|chart=all}} Bloom] on ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''</ref> == Track listing == {{track listing | title1 = Secret | length1 = 3:43 | writer1 = Barry Blair, Bob Herdman, Will McGinniss, Mark Stuart | title2 = Never Gonna Be as Big as Jesus{{ref label|hitp|a|a}}{{ref label|adios|b|b}} | length2 = 4:27 | writer2 = Blair, Herdman, McGinniss, Stuart | title3 = Good People | length3 = 3:26 | writer3 = Blair, Herdman, McGinniss, Stuart | title4 = I'm Not the King{{ref label|hitp|a|a}} | length4 = 3:53 | writer4 = Blair, Herdman, McGinniss, Stuart | title5 = Walk on Water{{ref label|hitp|a|a}} | length5 = 3:52 | writer5 = Blair, Herdman, McGinniss, Stuart | title6 = See Through | length6 = 4:58 | writer6 = Blair, Herdman, McGinniss, Stuart | title7 = [[Free Ride (song)|Free Ride]] | length7 = 3:23 | writer7 = [[Dan Hartman]] | title8 = Man of God | length8 = 4:18 | writer8 = Blair, Herdman, McGinniss, Stuart | title9 = Gloryland | length9 = 4:24 | writer9 = Blair, Herdman, McGinniss, Stuart | title10 = Jazz Odyssey | length10 = 1:22 | writer10 = Blair, Herdman, McGinniss, Stuart | title11 = Bag Lady | length11 = 4:11 | writer11 = Blair, Herdman, McGinniss, Stuart | title12 = I Hear Jesus Calling | length12 = 3:22 | writer12 = Blair, Herdman, McGinniss, Stuart | title13 = Memoir | length13 = 5:10 | writer13 = Blair, Herdman, McGinniss, Stuart | note13 = The song "Memoir" ends at 4:06. After approximately 21 seconds of silence [4:06 - 4:27], an untitled [[hidden track]] begins: it is a brief studio [[out-take]]. | total_length = 50:37 }} : {{note label|hp|a|a}} appears on ''[[Hit Parade (Audio Adrenaline album)|Hit Parade]]'' : {{note label|adios|b|b}} appears on ''[[Adios: The Greatest Hits]]'' == Personnel == '''Audio Adrenaline''' * [[Mark Stuart (musician)|Mark Stuart]] – lead vocals * [[Will McGinniss]] – bass, vocals * [[Bob Herdman]] – guitar, keyboards, vocals * Barry Blair – guitar, vocals '''Additional musicians''' * Jason Halbert – [[Moog synthesizer]] (7) * Greg Herrington – drums * Todd Collins – percussion montage, backing vocals * John Hampton – percussion montage * Ben Cissell – percussion montage * [[Eddie DeGarmo]] – keyboard arrangements '''Production''' * John Hampton – [[record producer|producer]], engineer, mixing at Ardent Recordings, Memphis, Tennessee * [[The Gotee Brothers]] – producers * Eddie DeGarmo – executive producer * Dan R. Brock – executive producer * Erick Flettrich – engineer * John Painter – engineer * Jef Curtiss – engineer * Todd Collins – additional engineering on "See Through" * Reid Waltz – additional engineering on "See Through" * Ken Love – mastering at Master Mix, Nashville, Tennessee * John Falls – photography * Rusty Rust – aluminum photography * Kerri McKeehan Stuart – [[art direction]] * Brad Talbott – design == References == {{reflist}} {{Audio Adrenaline}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bloom (Audio Adrenaline Album)}} [[Category:1996 albums]] [[Category:Audio Adrenaline albums]] [[Category:ForeFront Records albums]]'