The Wonderlands: Dawn

Dawn is the fourth installment in an extended play series The Wonderlands by Jon Foreman. Lowercase people records released the EP on October 23, 2015. The series is a collaborative effort, with a different producer for each song, and Foreman sending in tracks recorded backstage while on tour.[1]

Dawn
EP by
Jon Foreman
ReleasedOctober 23, 2015 (2015-10-23)
GenreChristian alternative rock, folk rock
Length24:01
Labellowercase people
Jon Foreman chronology
Darkness
(2015)		 Dawn
(2015)

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
365 Days of Inspiring Media[2]
CCM Magazine[3]
Cross Rhythms[4]
Jesus Freak Hideout[5]
[6]
New Release Today[7]

Awarding the EP five stars at CCM Magazine, Matt Conner states, "Dawn brightens the horizon with six new acoustic tracks that lift the spirit...Foreman sings as one who has found light in the darkness, wrapping this EP series with the revelations learned along the way."[3] Christopher Smith, giving the EP four stars from Jesus Freak Hideout, writes, "Jon Foreman has a similar vision for his Wonderland series, but instead of paintings, he used the medium of song and instead of a church, his subject is the human condition. With the preceding EP's tackling material like mortality, addiction, and hypocrisy, Dawn EP offers relief from the weightiness."[5] Rating the EP four and a half stars for New Release Today, Mary Nikkel says, "Dawn provides us with a satisfying yet bittersweet conclusion to The Wonderlands."[7] Helen Whitall, indicating in a ten out of ten review by Cross Rhythms, describes, "vibrant gem".[4] Signaling in a 4.8 out of five review at The Christian Beat, Lauren McLean says, "Jon Foreman's collection of new EP's is truly a wonderland."[8] Joshua Andre, assigning four and a half stars to the EP from 365 Days of Inspiring Media, responds, "Each and every of the [6] songs are sure to inspire, confront, comfort, reassure, ask questions and probe, as we try to find out our purpose and destiny, and discover who God wants us to be in this life."[2]

Track listing
Track list
No.TitleLength
1."Inheritance"4:54
2."Run Free"4:37
3."Inseparable"4:01
4."When We Collide"3:05
5."Mercy's War"3:50
6."Before Our Time" (featuring Sara Watkins)2:54
Total length:24:01

Chart performance
Chart (2015) Peak
position
US Christian Albums (Billboard)[9] 11
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[10] 6
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[11] 35

References
  1. "The Rabbit Room | Jon Foreman Discusses the Wonderlands series". 25 January 2016.
  2. Andre, Joshua (November 20, 2015). "Jon Foreman – Dawn EP". 365 Days of Inspiring Media. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  3. Conner, Matt (October 15, 2015). "Jon Foreman: 'The Wonderlands—Dawn' album review". CCM Magazine. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  4. Whitall, Helen (November 15, 2015). "Review: The Wonderlands: Dawn - Jon Foreman". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  5. Smith, Christopher (October 4, 2015). "John Foreman, "The Wonderlands: Dawn" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  6. Caldwell, Alex (October 26, 2015). "John Foreman, "The Wonderlands: Dawn" Review – JFH Staff's Additional 2 Cents". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  7. Nikkel, Mary (October 28, 2015). "Redemption Dawning". New Release Tuesday. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  8. McLean, Lauren (November 11, 2015). "Jon Foreman Completes "The Wonderlands" Collection With "Dawn"". The Christian Beat. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  9. "Jon Foreman Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  10. "Jon Foreman Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  11. "Jon Foreman Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
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