The Imposter (album)

This article is about the Kevin Max album. For the Dave Gahan and Soulsavers album, see Imposter (album).

The Imposter is the second full-length album by American singer-songwriter Kevin Max and was released on October 11, 2005 on Northern Records. The title and overall themes of the album draw inspiration from the writings of theologian (and friend of Max's) Brennan Manning, particularly Manning's books Ragamuffin Gospel and Abba's Child. The title track, according to Max, concerns "the fight between the flesh and the spirit."^[6]

The Imposter
Studio album by Kevin Max
Released	October 11, 2005
Recorded	2004–2005
Studio	Sonikwire Studios (Irvine, California) Northern Records (Yorba Linda, California).
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	59:58
Label	Northern Records
Producer	Kevin Max
Kevin Max chronology
Between the Fence & the Universe (2004) The Imposter (2005) The Blood (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
allmusic	[1]
Jesus Freak Hideout	[2]
Christianity Today	[3]
Jesus Freak Hideout	[4]
The Phantom Tollbooth	(favorable)[5]

The Imposter's musical textures are different from those found on Stereotype Be. Gone are the Middle Eastern musical influences in favor of a mixture of ballads and faster rock songs with more pronounced classic rock and blues influences. The album's lyrics are also more straightforward than those on Stereotype Be and, perhaps in keeping with a simpler feel, no spoken-word segments are on The Imposter,^[7] although there is a reading that opens "Fade to Red."^[8]

Songs from The Imposter album were used in a film of the same name. The songs used were "The Imposter," "Sanctuary," "Your Beautiful Mind," and "The Imposter's Song."

Track listing

Album release

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Confessional Booth"	Erick Cole, Kevin Max, Andrew D. Prickett	3:08
2.	"The Imposter"	Max, Prickett	3:47
3.	"Sanctuary"	Max, Prickett	3:54
4.	"Your Beautiful Mind"	Max, Prickett	4:15
5.	"Jumpstart Your Electric Heart!"	Max, Prickett	3:39
6.	"Platform"	Max, Dave Perkins	4:42
7.	"The Royal Path of Life"	Max, Prickett	3:39
8.	"The Imposter's Song"	Max	3:02
9.	"Stay"	Max, Prickett	4:21
10.	"I Need You, the End"	Cole, Max	6:54
11.	"When He Returns"	Bob Dylan	5:00
12.	"Fade to Red"	Max, Prickett	6:12
13.	"Letting Go"	Max	3:30
Total length:			56:03

Personnel

• Kevin Max – vocals
• Byron Hagen – keyboards, acoustic piano, programming
• Andrew D. Prickett – keyboards, programming, guitars
• Erick Cole – guitars
• Elijah Thomson – bass
• Aaron Sterling – drums
• Frank Lenz – drums, string arrangements
• Holly Nelson – backing vocals

Production

• Jeff Anderson – executive producer
• Andrew D. Prickett – producer, engineer, mixing
• Kevin Max – co-producer, mixing
• Elijah Thomson – engineer
• Chris Colbert – mixing
• Mark Rodriguez – mastering at Vision Mastering (Stanton, California)
• Lance Alton Troxel – art direction, design
• Melinda DiMauro – photography