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Album by Michael W. Smith
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[1] Jesus Freak Hideout
[2]
Worship is
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.
[3]
Background
Smith sang "Above All" at President
George W. Bush 's 2001 inaugural prayer service.
[4] In 2002, he released a follow-up album
Worship Again and a DVD comprising selections from both albums.
Track listing
Title Writer(s) 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 , Baloche 4:23 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 Title 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 guitars
Glenn Pearce – electric guitars
Jerry McPherson – additional guitars on "Above All" (studio version)
Brent Milligan – bass
Raymond 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 illustration
Eric 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
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