ALBUM CREDITS:

Produced by Zac Upton and Chris K. Davidson
Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered by Zac Upton of Enharmonic Recordings

Chris K. Davidson: Songwriting, Vocals, Guitars
Zac Upton: Producing, Recording, Mixing, Mastering, Keyboards, Electric Guitar, Background Vocals
Lovelight Cross: Vocals on "The Light, The Love, The Overflow"
Olivia Tennant: Vocals on "Hold Fast"
Jordan Barrios: Melodica on "Clear My Head"
Jordan Miller: Percussion on "Don't Look Back"
John Crabtree: Album Art Design

Title inspiration from the following quote:

"A man must live by his lights and do what little he can and do it as best he can. In this world, goodness is destined to be defeated. But a man must go down fighting. That is the victory. To do anything less is to be less than a man." - The Moviegoer, Walker Percy

LINER NOTES by Drew Granthum:


Every so often, we're lucky enough to catch the beginnings of a movement before it takes place. A period in which we hear or see something special, before it has become widespread, and we take notice, wanting to see how far it goes.



If you're reading these album liner notes, then you've obviouly caught on to this movement. What you are listening to is something never before heard or seen. Chris K. Davidson isn't the typical singer songwriter; there's no bubblegum formulas, no hypersensitive acoustic-rock, none of the exhausted music we are so used to hearing and have come to expect as an audience.



Instead, passion and desire for something higher permeate this work. "Enlightenment Rock" is probably the best way to describe it; just a man striving to be what his Savior has him called to be, the never ending fighting push through to be closer to God. Yet, Chris makes sure his music avoids the simplicity all too often associated with "worship music." Lyrical depth and a broad sound help place this album apart from those standard CCM titles.



Throughout the album, CKD covers all emotions for a human in the midst of a social, mental, and spiritual struggle. There are highs, lows, several questions with few answers, and resolve to hang tough and hold on. Chris has said most of the songs were "letters to [him]self," but it's worth wondering if he knew how much his lyrics can be applied to our own lives in this day and time.



It's too early to call Chris a modern day psalmist, although most of what is on "A Man Must Go Down Fighting" are essentially psalms for the 21st Century. It's also too early to pass judgement on how far he or the album itself will go, but as someone who has known Chris for years, and considers him a friend of the closest degree, I can say this: do not be suprised if you join me in a few years as one who was there when Chris K. Davidson and the epic tendencies of his "Enlightenment Rock" movement first took off.