Backwards from the Front (album) - Revision history

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	The songs recorded for the album depict the two leads navigating their challenging times, ultimately resulting in one of the most personal albums the band has ever produced. Three days before the album was released, Jensen left the band after a phone call with Porter. No one knows exactly what was said during the call, but Porter would later confirm that, in a drunken state, he called Jensen and demanded she leave the band or he'd do something rash.		The songs recorded for the album depict the two leads navigating their challenging times, ultimately resulting in one of the most personal albums the band has ever produced. Three days before the album was released, Jensen left the band after a phone call with Porter. No one knows exactly what was said during the call, but Porter would later confirm that, in a drunken state, he called Jensen and demanded she leave the band or he'd do something rash.

	~~==Artwork==~~
	~~[[File:FoolishCreeper 1989.png\|thumb\|right\|This photo was taken during ''Inside Out'''s photo shoot and used for the cover of this album when the band couldn't agree on the final look.]]~~
	The album cover artwork was ultimately assembled by the studio because the band couldn't agree on what to put on it. With the growing tension and fighting among band members, the studio used a promo photo from [[Inside Out (album)\|Inside Out]]'s photo shoot and slapped it onto a generic desert road sunrise. To hide the fact that it was an older photo, they darkened the band's image, putting them in silhouette against the sunset.

	In Japan, marketers disliked the drab, dark colors and created their own version of the cover, using bright, neon lights to grab the buyer's attention. Ultimately, this artwork would be retired and the North American design would be used for future re-issues.

	== Track listing ==		== Track listing ==
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	== Reception ==		== Reception ==
	The album received generally favorable reviews; however, many noted its noticeable tonal shift in lyrics. Some claimed the internal bickering between Porter and Jensen ultimately gave the album more depth than previous records, but at the same time, the general "spark" that made the last two albums hits was missing.		The album received generally favorable reviews; however, many noted its noticeable tonal shift in lyrics. Some claimed the internal bickering between Porter and Jensen ultimately gave the album more depth than previous records, but at the same time, the general "spark" that made the last two albums hits was missing.

			==Artwork==
			[[File:FoolishCreeper 1989.png\|thumb\|right\|This photo was taken during ''Inside Out'''s photo shoot and used for the cover of this album when the band couldn't agree on the final look.]]
			The album cover artwork was ultimately assembled by the studio because the band couldn't agree on what to put on it. With the growing tension and fighting among band members, the studio used a promo photo from [[Inside Out (album)\|Inside Out]]'s photo shoot and slapped it onto a generic desert road sunrise. To hide the fact that it was an older photo, they darkened the band's image, putting them in silhouette against the sunset.

			In Japan, marketers disliked the drab, dark colors and created their own version of the cover, using bright, neon lights to grab the buyer's attention. Ultimately, this artwork would be retired and the North American design would be used for future re-issues.

	== Personnel ==		== Personnel ==

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	The songs recorded for the album depict the two leads navigating their challenging times, ultimately resulting in one of the most personal albums the band has ever produced. Three days before the album was released, Jensen left the band after a phone call with Porter. No one knows exactly what was said during the call, but Porter would later confirm that, in a drunken state, he called Jensen and demanded she leave the band or he'd do something rash.		The songs recorded for the album depict the two leads navigating their challenging times, ultimately resulting in one of the most personal albums the band has ever produced. Three days before the album was released, Jensen left the band after a phone call with Porter. No one knows exactly what was said during the call, but Porter would later confirm that, in a drunken state, he called Jensen and demanded she leave the band or he'd do something rash.

			==Artwork==
			[[File:FoolishCreeper 1989.png\|thumb\|right\|This photo was taken during ''Inside Out'''s photo shoot and used for the cover of this album when the band couldn't agree on the final look.]]
			The album cover artwork was ultimately assembled by the studio because the band couldn't agree on what to put on it. With the growing tension and fighting among band members, the studio used a promo photo from [[Inside Out (album)\|Inside Out]]'s photo shoot and slapped it onto a generic desert road sunrise. To hide the fact that it was an older photo, they darkened the band's image, putting them in silhouette against the sunset.

			In Japan, marketers disliked the drab, dark colors and created their own version of the cover, using bright, neon lights to grab the buyer's attention. Ultimately, this artwork would be retired and the North American design would be used for future re-issues.

	== Track listing ==		== Track listing ==

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	\| artist = [[Foolish Creeper (band)\|Foolish Creeper]]		\| artist = [[Foolish Creeper (band)\|Foolish Creeper]]
	\| cover = ~~FoolishCreeper-Albums-~~4-Backwards-From-the-Front.jpg		\| cover = 4-Backwards-From-the-Front (2026-Update).jpg
	\| alt =		\| alt =
	\| released = {{start date\|1989\|07\|11}}		\| released = {{start date\|1989\|07\|11}}
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	\| Upper caption = Alternative cover		\| Upper caption = Alternative cover
	\| Type = cover		\| Type = cover
	\| Cover = 4-Backwards-From-the-~~Front_~~(~~alt_cover~~)~~_sm~~.jpg		\| Cover = 4-Backwards-From-the-Front alt (2026-Update).jpg
	\| Alt = ~~Backards~~ from the Front alternate album cover		\| Alt = Backwards from the Front alternate album cover
	\| Lower caption = In Japan, an alternate cover art was created that focused more on brighter, flashier colors. This cover art was eventually replaced with the North American artwork on all subsequent releases.		\| Lower caption = In Japan, an alternate cover art was created that focused more on brighter, flashier colors. This cover art was eventually replaced with the North American artwork on all subsequent releases.
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	During the middle of the band's 1987 '''Inside Out''' tour, trouble started arising between [[Denis Porter]] and [[Lauren Jensen]] after the two got into a massive fight at a hotel. Their argument ended after Porter threw a television out the balcony window, narrowly missing Jensen and landing on a bystander's car 12 stories below. The fight, the result of Porter being intoxicated and drugged up, was the start of a separation between the two lead members.		During the middle of the band's 1987 '''Inside Out''' tour, trouble started arising between [[Denis Porter]] and [[Lauren Jensen]] after the two got into a massive fight at a hotel. Their argument ended after Porter threw a television out the balcony window, narrowly missing Jensen and landing on a bystander's car 12 stories below. The fight, the result of Porter being intoxicated and drugged up, was the start of a separation between the two lead members.

	A few months later, producer [[Dave Shevil]] told the band the studio wanted a new album for their 1989 release window and urged ~~the band~~ to start writing and producing again, in hopes of mending the rift starting to form. However, the mend never happened. After the tour ended, Porter and Jensen went their separate ways to write songs, joining up with the other members on their own time to ~~write songs that would eventually fill out~~ the album's playlist. Porter and Jensen never wrote together, a drastic departure and an obvious observation by fans.		A few months later, producer [[Dave Shevil]] told the band that the studio wanted a new album for their 1989 release window and urged them to start writing and producing again, in hopes of mending the rift that was starting to form. However, the mend never happened. After the tour ended, Porter and Jensen went their separate ways to write songs, joining up with the other members on their own time to complete the album's playlist. Porter and Jensen never wrote together, a drastic departure and an obvious observation by fans.

	The songs recorded ~~and included on~~ the album depict the two leads navigating ~~through~~ their challenging times, ultimately resulting in one of the most personal albums the band has ever produced. Three days before the album was released, Jensen left the band after a phone call with Porter. No one knows exactly what was said during the call, but Porter would later confirm that, in a drunken state, he called Jensen and demanded she leave the band or he'd do something rash.		The songs recorded for the album depict the two leads navigating their challenging times, ultimately resulting in one of the most personal albums the band has ever produced. Three days before the album was released, Jensen left the band after a phone call with Porter. No one knows exactly what was said during the call, but Porter would later confirm that, in a drunken state, he called Jensen and demanded she leave the band or he'd do something rash.

	== Track listing ==		== Track listing ==

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	\| prev_year = 1987		\| prev_year = 1987
	\| next_title = [[Look Again (album)\|Look Again]]		\| next_title = [[Look Again (album)\|Look Again]]
	{{Extra album cover		\| next_year = 1992
			\| misc = {{Extra album cover
	\| Upper caption = Alternative cover		\| Upper caption = Alternative cover
	\| Type = cover		\| Type = cover
	\| Cover = 4-Backwards-From-the-Front_(alt_cover)_sm.jpg		\| Cover = 4-Backwards-From-the-Front_(alt_cover)_sm.jpg
	\| Alt = "Backards from the Front ~~(Alternate Cover)"~~		\| Alt = Backards from the Front alternate album cover
	\| Lower caption = In Japan, an alternate cover art was created that focused more on brighter, flashier colors. This cover art was eventually replaced with the North American artwork on all subsequent releases.		\| Lower caption = In Japan, an alternate cover art was created that focused more on brighter, flashier colors. This cover art was eventually replaced with the North American artwork on all subsequent releases.
	}}		}}
	~~\| next_year =~~
	}}		}}

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	\| ~~Italic Title =~~		\| name = Backwards from the Front
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	\| ~~Released = July~~ 11~~, 1989~~		\| genre = Rock, Pop-Rock
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	\| ~~Venue~~ =		\| label = [[Split Phones Records]]
	\| ~~Studio~~ =		\| producer = Dave Shevil
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	\| ~~Language =~~		\| next_title = [[Look Again (album)\|Look Again]]
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	~~\| Producer~~ = Dave Shevil
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	~~\| Chronology =~~
	~~\| Last album = ''~~[[Inside Out (album)\|Inside Out]]~~''<br />(1987)~~
	\| ~~This album~~ = ~~'''''Backwards from the Front'''''<br />(1989)~~
	\| ~~Next album~~ = ''[[Look Again (album)\|Look Again]]~~''<br />(1992)~~
	{{Extra album cover		{{Extra album cover
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	\| Lower caption = In Japan, an alternate cover art was created that focused more on brighter, flashier colors. This cover art was eventually replaced with the North American artwork on all subsequent releases.		\| Lower caption = In Japan, an alternate cover art was created that focused more on brighter, flashier colors. This cover art was eventually replaced with the North American artwork on all subsequent releases.
	}}		}}
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	==Production==		==Production==
	During the middle of the band's 1987 '''Inside Out''' tour, trouble started arising between [[Denis Porter]] and [[Lauren Jensen]] after the two got into a massive fight at a hotel. Their argument ended after Porter threw a television out the balcony window, narrowly missing Jensen and landing on a bystander's car 12 stories below. The fight, the result of Porter intoxicated and drugged up, was the start of a separation between the two lead members.		During the middle of the band's 1987 '''Inside Out''' tour, trouble started arising between [[Denis Porter]] and [[Lauren Jensen]] after the two got into a massive fight at a hotel. Their argument ended after Porter threw a television out the balcony window, narrowly missing Jensen and landing on a bystander's car 12 stories below. The fight, the result of Porter being intoxicated and drugged up, was the start of a separation between the two lead members.

	A few months later, producer [[Dave Shevil]] told the band the studio wanted a new album for their 1989 release window and urged the band to start writing and producing again, in hopes of mending the rift starting to form. However, the mend never happened. After the tour ended, Porter and Jensen went their separate ways to write songs, joining up with the other members on their own time to write songs that would eventually fill out the album's playlist. Porter and Jensen never wrote together, a drastic departure and an obvious observation by fans.		A few months later, producer [[Dave Shevil]] told the band the studio wanted a new album for their 1989 release window and urged the band to start writing and producing again, in hopes of mending the rift starting to form. However, the mend never happened. After the tour ended, Porter and Jensen went their separate ways to write songs, joining up with the other members on their own time to write songs that would eventually fill out the album's playlist. Porter and Jensen never wrote together, a drastic departure and an obvious observation by fans.

	The songs ~~ultimately~~ recorded and ~~put~~ on the album~~, show~~ the two leads ~~attempting to work~~ through ~~the rough~~ times ~~they were facing~~, ultimately ~~becoming~~ one of the ~~more~~ personal albums the band has ever produced. Three days before the album was released, Jensen left the band after a phone call with Porter. No one knows exactly what was said during the call, but Porter would later confirm that in a drunken state he called Jensen and demanded she leave the band or he'd do something rash.		The songs recorded and included on the album depict the two leads navigating through their challenging times, ultimately resulting in one of the most personal albums the band has ever produced. Three days before the album was released, Jensen left the band after a phone call with Porter. No one knows exactly what was said during the call, but Porter would later confirm that, in a drunken state, he called Jensen and demanded she leave the band or he'd do something rash.

	== Track listing ==		== Track listing ==
	{{Track listing		{{Track listing
	~~\| headline =~~
	\| total_length = 40:11		\| total_length = 40:11

	~~\| writing_credits = yes~~

	\| title1 = Don't Question Me		\| title1 = Don't Question Me
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	== Reception ==		== Reception ==
	The album received generally favorable reviews; however, many noted its noticeable tonal shift in lyrics. Some claimed the internal bickering between Porter and Jensen ultimately gave the album more depth than previous records, but at the same time, the general "spark" that made the ~~previous~~ two albums hits was missing.		The album received generally favorable reviews; however, many noted its noticeable tonal shift in lyrics. Some claimed the internal bickering between Porter and Jensen ultimately gave the album more depth than previous records, but at the same time, the general "spark" that made the last two albums hits was missing.

	== Personnel ==		== Personnel ==

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| Name = Backwards from the Front
| Type = studio
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| Artist = [[Foolish Creeper (band)|Foolish Creeper]]
| Cover = FoolishCreeper-Albums-4-Backwards-From-the-Front.jpg
| Border =
| Alt =
| Caption =
| Released = July 11, 1989
| Recorded = June 1988 - February 1989
| Venue =
| Studio =
| Genre = Rock, Pop-Rock
| Length = {{Duration|m=40|s=11}}
| Language =
| Label = [[Split Phones Records]]
| Director =
| Producer = Dave Shevil
| Compiler =
| Chronology =
| Last album = ''[[Inside Out (album)|Inside Out]]''<br />(1987)
| This album = '''''Backwards from the Front'''''<br />(1989)
| Next album = ''[[Look Again (album)|Look Again]]''<br />(1992)
{{Extra album cover
| Upper caption = Alternative cover
| Type = cover
| Cover = 4-Backwards-From-the-Front_(alt_cover)_sm.jpg 
| Alt = "Backards from the Front (Alternate Cover)"
| Lower caption = In Japan, an alternate cover art was created that focused more on brighter, flashier colors. This cover art was eventually replaced with the North American artwork on all subsequent releases.
}}
}}

'''''Backwards from the Front''''' is the fourth album released by [[Foolish Creeper (band)|Foolish Creeper]] and the last with the band's original lineup until 2009.

==Production==
During the middle of the band's 1987 '''Inside Out''' tour, trouble started arising between [[Denis Porter]] and [[Lauren Jensen]] after the two got into a massive fight at a hotel. Their argument ended after Porter threw a television out the balcony window, narrowly missing Jensen and landing on a bystander's car 12 stories below. The fight, the result of Porter intoxicated and drugged up, was the start of a separation between the two lead members.

A few months later, producer [[Dave Shevil]] told the band the studio wanted a new album for their 1989 release window and urged the band to start writing and producing again, in hopes of mending the rift starting to form. However, the mend never happened. After the tour ended, Porter and Jensen went their separate ways to write songs, joining up with the other members on their own time to write songs that would eventually fill out the album's playlist. Porter and Jensen never wrote together, a drastic departure and an obvious observation by fans.

The songs ultimately recorded and put on the album, show the two leads attempting to work through the rough times they were facing, ultimately becoming one of the more personal albums the band has ever produced. Three days before the album was released, Jensen left the band after a phone call with Porter. No one knows exactly what was said during the call, but Porter would later confirm that in a drunken state he called Jensen and demanded she leave the band or he'd do something rash.

== Track listing ==
{{Track listing
| headline =
| total_length = 40:11

| writing_credits = yes

| title1 = Don't Question Me
| writer1 = Denis Porter
| length1 = 4:29

| title2 = Finally You
| writer2 = Porter
| length2 = 3:52

| title3 = See It Out
| writer3 = Porter, Karen Weber
| length3 = 3:47

| title4 = Toppled Your Dreams
| writer4 = Porter
| length4 = 3:12

| title5 = Wrong Again (Feel It Inside)
| writer5 = Lauren Jensen
| length5 = 4:47

| title6 = Apple
| writer6 = Porter, Craig Hansen
| length6 = 4:20

| title7 = Back At You
| writer7 = Porter, Weber, Roman Erickson
| length7 = 3:48

| title8 = Stoned Alive
| writer8 = Weber, Jensen
| length8 = 4:01

| title9 = You've Got It Again
| writer9 = Porter
| length9 = 4:11

| title10 = Backwards (From the Front)
| writer10 = Jensen, Hansen, Weber, Erickson
| length10 = 3:37
}}

== Reception ==
The album received generally favorable reviews; however, many noted its noticeable tonal shift in lyrics. Some claimed the internal bickering between Porter and Jensen ultimately gave the album more depth than previous records, but at the same time, the general "spark" that made the previous two albums hits was missing.

== Personnel ==
* Denis Porter – lead vocals, keyboards
* Lauren Jensen – lead guitar, backing vocals
* Craig Hansen – rhythm guitar
* Karen Weber – bass
* Roman Erickson – drums, percussion

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