Business Up Front/Party in the Back

Business Up Front/Party in the Back
Business Up Front/Party in the Back
Studio album by Family Force 5
Released	March 21, 2006
Studios	Bridge Street Studio, Franklin, Tennessee; FM2, Franklin, Tennessee;
Genres	Rap metal; funk metal; nu metal;
Length	41:30
Labels	Maverick, Gotee
Producers	Joe Baldridge, Butch Walker, Solomon Olds
Family Force 5 chronology
Alternative cover
	Diamond Edition
Singles from Business Up Front/Party in the Back
	"Kountry Gentleman"; Released: 2005; "Love Addict"; Released: March 23, 2006; "Replace Me"; Released: 2006; "Earthquake"; Released: 2006; "I Love You To Death (Only On Diamond Edition)"; Released: 2007;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Christianity Today
Cross Rhythms	(10/10)
Jesus Freak Hideout

Diamond Edition professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk.net	(78%)
Cross Rhythms	(10/10)
Jesus Freak Hideout

Business Up Front/Party in the Back is the debut studio album by American Christian rock band Family Force 5, released on March 21, 2006. It has been notable for putting Family Force 5 into the mainstream. "Love Addict" was a Christian radio hit. A "diamond edition" was released on March 20, 2007, with three additional tracks.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jacob Olds and Solomon Olds, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Cadillac Phunque"	Nathan Currin Jacob Olds Solomon Olds	3:27
2.	"Kountry Gentleman"		3:23
3.	"X-Girlfriend"		3:38
4.	"Drama Queen"		3:51
5.	"Put Ur Hands Up"		4:20
6.	"Love Addict"	Nathan Currin Jacob Olds Solomon Olds	2:52
7.	"Earthquake"		3:05
8.	"Replace Me"	Nathan Currin Jacob Olds Solomon Olds	3:35
9.	"Lose Urself"		3:10
10.	"Peachy"		3:46
11.	"Supersonic"		3:07
12.	"Numb"		3:11
Total length:			41:30

Diamond edition
No.	Title	Length
13.	"I Love You to Death"	2:44
14.	"Face Down"	3:52
15.	"Never Let Me Go"	3:10
Total length:		51:18

Vinyl Diamond edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
16.	"Whatcha Gonna Do with It"		3:35
17.	"Minds Eye" (dc Talk cover)	Toby McKeehan Michael Tait Mark Heimermann	2:59
Total length:			57:52

Credits

Solomon "Soul Glow Activatur" Olds – vocals, guitar, programming, synthesizers
Jacob "Crouton" Olds – drums, vocals
Joshua "Fatty" Olds – bass guitar, vocals
Nathan "Nadaddy" Currin – turntables, percussion, synthesizers
Brad "20 Cent" Allen – guitars (on tracks 1–7, 9–12)
Derek "Chap Stique" Mount – guitars on track 8 (replaced Allen)
Produced by Joe Baldridge and Solomon Olds, except "Put Ur Hands Up", "Earthquake", and "Lose Urself" (Olds, Butch Walker)
Mixed by Chris Lord-Alge
Mastered by Leon Zervos
Recorded at Bridge Street Studio and FM² (Franklin, TN), and The Rental House Studios and Ruby Red Productions (Atlanta, GA)

Notes

"Kountry Gentleman", "Replace Me", and "Love Addict" were the first singles off the record; in fact, a video for "Kountry Gentleman" was actually released in the summer of 2005, about nine months before the full-length album was released. No video was made for "Replace Me"; the song was sent only to Christian radio. A video was released for "Love Addict" in mid-2006.
Advance copies of the album did not include "Replace Me"; the song "Earthquake" was instead followed by "Lose Urself", "Peachy", "Supersonic", "Numb", and "Colour of Water", which did not make it onto the final record. Solomon Olds explained that the band's record labels (Maverick and Gotee) only wanted twelve songs for the album and the band thought "Replace Me" was a better song than "Colour of Water".
The opening track "Cadillac Phunque" is featured in the video game ATV Offroad Fury 4.
"Kountry Gentleman" was featured in the trailer for the kung-fu film "The Warrior's Way."
"Love Addict" was released as downloadable content for the music game Rock Band 2."
"Love Addict" is on the Digital Praise PC game Guitar Praise.
"Kountry Gentleman" was used in the 2019 Breaking Bad film El Camino.

Awards

In 2007, the album was nominated for a Dove Award for Rock Album of the Year at the 38th GMA Dove Awards.

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
US Top Christian Albums (Billboard)	17
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)	12

References

↑ Hill, John (July 18, 2024). "The Best Nu-metal Album of Each Year Since 1994". Loudwire. Archived from the original on August 19, 2013. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
↑ Business Up Front/Party in the Back at AllMusic
↑ "Christianity Today review". Christianitytoday.com. March 1, 2006. Archived from the original on September 7, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
↑ "Cross Rhythms review". Crossrhythms.co.uk. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
↑ "Jesus Freak Hideout review". Jesusfreakhideout.com. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
↑ "AbsolutePunk review". Absolutepunk.net. March 20, 2007. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
↑ "Cross Rhythms review". Crossrhythms.co.uk. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
↑ "Jesus Freak Hideout review". Jesusfreakhideout.com. March 20, 2007. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
↑ "JesusFreakHideout". JesusFreakHideout. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
↑ 38th Annual GMA Awards Archived April 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine on About.com
↑ "Family Force 5 Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
↑ "Family Force 5 Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2017.

[1] Hill, John (July 18, 2024). "The Best Nu-metal Album of Each Year Since 1994". Loudwire. Archived from the original on August 19, 2013. Retrieved July 18, 2024.

[allmusic-2] Business Up Front/Party in the Back at AllMusic

[3] "Christianity Today review". Christianitytoday.com. March 1, 2006. Archived from the original on September 7, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2013.

[4] "Cross Rhythms review". Crossrhythms.co.uk. Retrieved September 9, 2013.

[5] "Jesus Freak Hideout review". Jesusfreakhideout.com. Retrieved September 9, 2013.

[6] "AbsolutePunk review". Absolutepunk.net. March 20, 2007. Retrieved September 9, 2013.

[7] "Cross Rhythms review". Crossrhythms.co.uk. Retrieved September 9, 2013.

[8] "Jesus Freak Hideout review". Jesusfreakhideout.com. March 20, 2007. Retrieved September 9, 2013.

[9] "JesusFreakHideout". JesusFreakHideout. Retrieved September 9, 2013.

[10] 38th Annual GMA Awards Archived April 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine on About.com

[ac_BillboardChristian_Family_Force_5-11] "Family Force 5 Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2017.

[ac_BillboardHeatseekers_Family_Force_5-12] "Family Force 5 Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2017.

v t e Family Force 5
Studio albums	Business Up Front/Party in the Back Dance or Die III Time Stands Still
Other albums	Dance or Die with a Vengeance Family Force 5 Christmas Pageant
EPs	Family Force 5 EP Dance or Die EP III.V