the group released "that's the way" as a radio single in the united states on january 11, 1999. this track was also featured on an ep of the same name following a record deal with forefront records, making it their first disc to be released in the usa. shortly thereafter, their second single "always & forever" entered the christian chr charts on march 22, 1999 at the no. 20 position. it peaked at no. 1 on may 24, 1999. in june 1999, ja'marc davis temporarily left raze after privately discussing with the rest of the group about a situation not yet known to the public. during the following month on july 13, 1999, raze released "power" as their first studio album in the united states. it featured three tracks from the group's debut studio album with some minor changes. for example, "listen" was renamed to "can you hear me now" for this release, and "shouldn't it be me" has different background music.