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Portable Sounds is the third full-length studio album, from Christian artist tobyMac. It was released on February 20, 2007. The album contains the singles "Made to Love", "Boomin'", "I'm for You", and "One World (featuring Siti Monroe)". This album took a slightly different direction than tobyMac's previous hip hop efforts, having more of a pop sound. When the album was released on iTunes, users were able to download a behind-the-scenes making of the album video, a digital booklet, and an acoustic version of "Made to Love."

Track listing

1. "One World" (Featuring Siti Monroe) – 3:50
2. "Made to Love" – 3:50
3. "Boomin'/Opera Trip Interlude" – 4:02
4. "I'm for You" – 3:47
5. "Face of the Earth/Chuck @ Artist Development Interlude" – 4:38
6. "No Ordinary Love" (Featuring Nirva Dorsaint) – 3:16
7. "Ignition" – 3:53
8. "Hype Man (truDog '07) (Featuring truDog)" – 1:41
9. "Suddenly" – 3:40
10. "All In (Letting Go)/Mr. Talkbox Interlude" – 4:33
11. "Feelin' So Fly" – 3:49
12. "No Signal" – 1:11
13. "Lose My Soul" (Featuring Kirk Franklin And Mandisa/Time Warp) – 6:17
14. "Boomin' (remix)" (Featuring Shonlock) - 3:36
15. "Ignition (remix)" - 3:57

Charts

The album debuted at #10 on the Billboard 200, tobyMac's highest chart position as a solo artist, selling 51,000 copies in its first week. In its second week on the Billboard 200, Portable Sounds fell to #38, in its third week to #47, and in its fourth week it fell to #63. On November 14, 2008 the album was certified gold by the RIAA.

Album Chart

Song Chart

Singles

• "Made To Love" reached #1 on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart. It was also was #1 for 9 consecutive weeks on R&R's Christian Hit Radio (CHR) Chart and was the seccond most played song on Christian CHR radio stations in 2007. It reached #3 on R&R's Christian AC Chart.

• "Boomin" was an underground single. It is the only single to get an official music video. This video won a GMA Dove award. On radio it charted only on the lower half of R&R's Christian Rock Radio Chart.

• "I'm For You" reached #2 on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart. It also was #1 for 8 consecutive weeks on R&R's Christian Hit Radio Chart and was the third most played song on Christian CHR radio stations in 2007. It reached #10 on R&R's Christian AC Chart.

• "One World" reached #10 on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart. It was also #1 for 3 non consecutive weeks on R&R's Christian Hit Radio Chart. It was the seventh most-played song on R&R magazine's Christian CHR chart for 2008. A remix of "One World" appears on the Hip Hope Hits 2009 compilation and features a verse from KJ-52.

• "Lose My Soul" reached #2 on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart.

• "No Ordinary Love" is currently going for adds on R&R's Christian Hit Radio Chart.

Deluxe Edition CD/DVD

A Deluxe Edition of Portable Sounds was released on October 23, 2007. The Deluxe Edition includes the original CD, plus a DVD containing all five music videos and behind-the-scenes footage and remixes for Ignition and Boomin'.

References

1. Katie Hasty, "Norah Stays Tight At No. 1 Amidst Slow Sales Week", Billboard.com, February 28, 2007.
2. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/riaa/index.jsp
3. ^ 2007 Year End Charts/Top Christian CHR songs, R&R magazine, Retrieved January 6 2008
4. 2008 Year End Charts/Top Christian CHR songs, R&R magazine, Retrieved January 15 2009

External links

• tobyMac.com
• Portable Sounds webpage
• tobyMac's MySpace, where songs are posted

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• ForeFront Records albums
• TobyMac albums
• 2007 albums