Jon Foreman

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albums

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- Fall and Winter
- Released 2007

- Limbs And Branches
- Released 2008

- Spring and Summer
- Released 2008

- Fall EP
- Released 2007

biography

Singer/songwriter Jon Foreman is the frontman of several bands, most notably the platinum-selling rock outfit Switchfoot. Although born in California on October 22, 1976, he moved with his family to Massachusetts and Virginia Beach during his childhood years. Foreman was back living in California by junior high school, eventually graduating from Torrey Pines High School in Carmel Valley and then briefly attended UC San Diego. With help from his brother Tim Foreman on bass and Chad Butler on drums, he formed the band Chin Up in 1996; the trio soon changed the name to Switchfoot (a surfing term).

The band recorded a debut LP, 1997's The Legend of Chin, for Charlie Peacock's re:Think imprint. The follow-up, 1999's New Way to Be Human, was a huge commercial success in Christian markets, with the title track garnering a 1999 Dove Award for Song of the Year. Released in 2000, Learning to Breathe found Switchfoot moving more toward mainstream modern rock, and its success, along with the band's inclusion on the soundtrack to the 2002 Mandy Moore film A Walk to Remember, brought Switchfoot a major-label run. The Beautiful Letdown, their first release for Columbia/RED, appeared in 2003. Thanks to the radio hits "Dare You to Move" and "Meant to Live," the album went double platinum and hit number one on Billboard's Christian Albums chart.

Switchfoot's fifth album, Nothing Is Sound, appeared in 2005 and almost immediately went gold. The album's radio hit, "Stars," included the work of additional guitarist Andrew Shirley, formerly of the CCM group All Together Separate. A sixth album, Oh! Gravity, appeared in 2006. That year saw Foreman branch out a bit as he formed an acoustic duo with Nickel Creek member Sean Watkins, the Real SeanJon, as a side project. Since some of his new songs didn't fit well within the Switchfoot formula, Foreman also began working on solo material, releasing a series of four linked EPs of six songs each called Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer in 2008. The first two were then packaged together for a release entitled Fall and Winter that same year, and 2009 saw the Real SeanJon issuing an album under a new name, Fiction Family. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide

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- - Switchfoot on Jimmy Kimmel Live! November 12th
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  - Dear Amigos - Mark your calendars. Switchfoot is confirmed to perform on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Thursday Nov 12th. The band will be performing on the…

- - jonathanforeman: "Confining life to an eternal present is an insidious form of soul murder." -cornell west
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  - jonathanforeman: "Confining life to an eternal present is an insidious form of soul murder." -cornell west

- - jonathanforeman: this band is true: thom york, joey waronker, mauro refosco, flea and nigel godrich. yup. yes. http://bit.ly/6QvB5
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  - jonathanforeman: this band is true: thom york, joey waronker, mauro refosco, flea and nigel godrich. yup. yes. http://bit.ly/6QvB5

- - jonathanforeman: "Remember tonight... for it is the beginning of always." -Dante Alighieri
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  - jonathanforeman: "Remember tonight... for it is the beginning of always." -Dante Alighieri

- - jonathanforeman: Homeward bound... I-5 be sweet to me!
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  - jonathanforeman: Homeward bound... I-5 be sweet to me!

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- - Honesty and Grace
  - - By Jude3Contender
    - 10/7/2009 14:49:32
  - These two words describe Jon's lyrics, music, and energy. His ability to communicate to a thoughtful listener is a gift not to be overlooked or under-appreciated. Jon is a performer who truly cares about his audience and their questions.
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- - Beautiful solo project
  - - By HiAlan
    - 9/28/2008 22:40:24
  - I'm happy Jon Foreman decided to go ahead and release these albums. The songs are beautiful, personal, and thoughtful. Check this out if you can. I bet its fun to see Jon and the rest of Switchfoot live.
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- - Excellent
  - - By Masked Nugget
    - 7/25/2008 04:41:35
  - I'm not a big Switchfoot fan. They've got some decent songs. Mr. Foreman, however, has produced four excellent albums. You gotta listen... And he's gotta come up here to Seattle and play for us!
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- - Jon Foreman. ♥
  - - By EmilyIsFoSho
    - 7/8/2008 18:42:01
  - I have always loved Switchfoot but I was really unimpressed with their latest album. It just wasn't the same as their previous music and not that there's anything wrong with trying to take another route musically, but it just didn't quite hit the mark. <br/>Then hearing Jon Foreman's EPs reminded me of why I loved that band in the first place: Jon Foreman. <br/>He's such a talented musician in every single way. With the band, he's gone onto a lot of success and on his own he will continue to.
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- - Amazing
  - - By Thater193
    - 6/30/2008 21:33:57
  - The new EP’s are more like the early days of switch foot, more meaningful and less commercial. Don’t get me wrong switchfoot is great but these new songs seam like he put alot into them. And if you are a Switchfoot fan check out "In You"
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