Album by Michael W. Smith
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Worship Michael W. Smith 's sixteenth album. The album, Smith's first album of contemporary worship music , was recorded live and was released on Reunion Records in 2001. The album was reissued as a DualDisc in 2005.
Background
Smith sang "Above All" at President George W. Bush 's 2001 inaugural prayer service. In 2002, he released a follow-up album Worship Again
Track listing
No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Forever" Chris Tomlin 5:50 2. "The Heart of Worship" Matt Redman 6:15 3. "Draw Me Close" Kelly Carpenter 4:14 4. "Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus" Helen H. Lemmel 3:12 5. "Open the Eyes of My Heart " Paul Baloche 5:22 6. "Above All " Lenny LeBlanc , Baloche4:23 7. "Breathe" Marie Barnett 6:57 8. "Let It Rain" Michael Farren 5:40 9. "Agnus Dei" Michael W. Smith 6:40 10. "Awesome God" Rich Mullins 4:40 11. "More Love, More Power" Jude del Hierro 5:10 12. "Purified" Deborah D. Smith, Michael W. Smith 4:32 13. "Above All (studio version)" LeBlanc, Baloche 4:36 Total length: 67:41
DualDisc DVD side No. Title Length 1. "Entire album in PCM Stereo and 5.1 Digital Surround Sound" 2. "Concert Footage featuring "Above All" and "Awesome God"" 3. "The Worship Movement: Interview with best selling artists Michael W. Smith and Don Moen" 4. "Let It Rain Around the World Interview" 5. "The Second Chance Movie Trailer" 1:57
Personnel
Michael W. Smith – vocals, acoustic piano, programming on "Purified"
David Hamilton – keyboards, music director; orchestra arrangement, writer and conductor on "Purified"
Jim Daneker – keyboards, MIDI programming, programming on "Purified"
Kent Hooper – programming on "Above All" (studio version)
Wes King – acoustic guitarsGlenn Pearce – electric guitars
Jerry McPherson – additional guitars on "Above All" (studio version)
Brent Milligan – bassRaymond Boyd – drums
Ken Lewis – additional percussion on "Purified"
David Davidson – violin, viola
The Nashville String Machine – orchestra on "Purified"Carl Gorodetzky – contractor
Ric Dominico – music preparation
Anna Smith – spoken word
Emily Smith – spoken word
Darren Whitehead – spoken word Additional vocals on "Purified" and "Above All" (studio version)
Choir
Production
Michael W. Smith – executive producer, producer
Tom Laune – producer, engineer, mixing at Bridgeway Studio (Nashville, Tennessee)
Lynn Fuston – string session recording ("Purified")
Brent King – live recording engineer
Rob Burrell – live recording engineer, Pro Tools , editing
Joel Singer – remote recording system at On Site Recording (Hudson, Ohio)
Jimmy Abegg – cover illustrationEric Elwell – album production coordinator for MWS Productions
Jason McArthur – label production coordinator
Chris Schultz – production manager
Ben Pearson – photography
Glen Rose – photography
Scott Hughes – art direction
Stephanie McBrayer – art direction
Ian Black – design
Tim Parker – design
B. Joyner – design
Jamie Kearney – styling
Cheryl Guillot – hair and make-up Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Chart (2002)
Position
US Billboard 200
84
Certifications
References
Allmusic review
Jesus Freak Hideout review
"Worship [DualDisc] - Michael W. Smith" . AllMusic. Retrieved December 24, 2014."Above All" . Songfacts.com . Retrieved 2009-04-13."Michael W Smith Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard "Michael W Smith Chart History (Christian Albums)" . Billboard "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002" . Billboard . Retrieved January 16, 2021.
Michael W. Smith Studio albums
Instrumental albums
Christmas albums
Live albums
Compilation albums
Songs
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