Raw (Ra album)

Raw is a 2006 live album by rock band Ra. Songs are taken from their former albums From One, and Duality. "Don't Turn Away" is a newly recorded track and is also included in their 2008 album Black Sun.

Raw
Live album by
Ra
ReleasedOctober 24, 2006 (U.S.)
RecordedThe Machine Shop in Flint, Michigan[1]
GenreHeavy metal
Length62:45
LabelCement Shoes Records
ProducerSahaj Ticotin
Ra chronology
Duality
(2005)		 Raw
(2006)		 Black Sun
(2008)
Singles from Raw
  1. "Don't Turn Away"
    Released: 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
antiMusic[2]
TuneLab Music[3]
Bullz-Eye[4]

Vocalist Sahaj Ticotin broke the record for the longest single note for a male vocalist in a song, having held a high B for 24 seconds during "Skorn". Sahaj overtook the previous record of 20.2 seconds which was held by Morten Harket in his song "Summer Moved On".[5] Ra released an e-card on September 12, 2006, where the song "Don't Turn Away" could be streamed. The entire album of Raw can be downloaded for free on Ra's website.

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Fallen Angels"5:38
2."Rectifier"5:02
3."Only"4:13
4."Violator"5:34
5."Superman"4:28
6."I Lost Everything Today"3:56
7."Tell Me"4:15
8."Sky"6:05
9."The Only One"3:42
10."Do You Call My Name"8:03
11."Skorn"9:01
12."Don't Turn Away" (Studio Version)4:08

Credits
  • Ben Carroll—guitar
  • P.J. Farley—bass
  • Andy Ryan—drums
  • Sahaj Ticotin—vocals, guitar, engineer & mixing (12)
  • Stephen Pellitier—engineer
  • Jason Cosaro—engineer (12)
  • Andy Johns—mixing
  • Krystal Bakkila and the fans—photo credits
  • Chris Kabisch—art direction and design

References
  1. Greene, Jo-Ann. "Raw - Ra". Allmusic. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
  2. Wierzbicki, Kevin (2006). "Ra - Raw Review". Rocknworld.com. antiMusic. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
  3. "Review: Ra - 'Raw'". Tunelab Music. October 23, 2006. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011.
  4. "Ra: Raw". Bullz-Eye.com. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
  5. Everyhit.com: Longest vocal note in a hit single
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