Album Of The Day: Lay It Down by Jennifer Knapp

Album Art of Jennifer Knapp's Lay It Down album - A photo of a young woman taken pretty close, where we can see her right shoulder, her face, and some bright sunlight over her shoulder. Her long, brown hair is partially covering her face on the right side of the photo, and covering her shirt that seems red on her shoulders and more gray in the front. her expression is fairly neutral with only a possible hint of a smile. Below her face and to the left is her name, first name in white and last name in red, and then the album title in smaller, light gray below. All of the text is in lowercase and a very thin sans-serif font.

Released on leap day 25 years ago, this is Jennifer Knapp's second album, and a worthy successor to her label debut. It's a short but sweet album, with the 9 originals and a Shawn Colvin cover running only 36 minutes in total. Jennifer Knapp's lyrics speak of God's love and redemption along with life's daily challenges. Though this album shows her country influences, the album brings the rock 'n' roll even more than her first album, and that's what I love. And I'm just now reading in the credits that Chris Thile of Nickel Creek plays the banjo on a few tracks—that's why it sounds so good! This album has been a regular listen for all of the last 25 years.

Release Year: 2000
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