''Beauty Will Rise'' is

Steven Curtis Chapman Steven Curtis Chapman (born November 21, 1962) is an American contemporary Christian music singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, author, and social activist. Chapman began his career in the late 1980s as a songwriter and performer of conte ...

's 15th studio album, released on November 3, 2009.

Background

Many of the songs on the album are inspired by the accidental death of Chapman's youngest daughter, Maria Sue Chunxi Chapman. Extensive liner notes by Chapman describe how each song was related to the grieving process that he and his family went through after she died. The album was produced by

Brent Milligan Brent Milligan is an American record producer and session bass guitar player currently residing in Nashville, Tennessee. Background Brent Milligan was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and moved to Nashville after graduating from Louisiana State U ...

and initial recordings took place while Chapman was on tour in various locations such as hotel rooms, backstage dressing rooms, and theatre lobbies. "Beauty Will Rise" is dedicated to Maria Sue.

Singles

The album's lead single, "Heaven Is the Face", was released to radio on August 21, 2009, peaking at No. 7 on ''Billboards

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chart.

Commercial performance

Up to December 25, 2009, the album has sold over 81,000 copies. The album debuted at No. 27 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart and No. 1 on the

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chart.

Track listing

Personnel

* Steven Curtis Chapman – lead vocals, acoustic piano (1, 2, 3, 8, 9), acoustic guitar (1, 2, 4–7, 9-12), backing vocals (2, 5, 7, 9),

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(2),

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(4), percussion (4), electric guitar (5, 6), programming (10) * Joe Causey – programming (1, 2, 5, 7, 12), electric guitar (1, 2, 6, 10), percussion (1), acoustic piano (6, 7, 12), trumpet (7),

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(10) *

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(1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12),

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(1), acoustic piano (4, 10), bass (4, 5, 6, 10, 11), keyboards (5), percussion (5, 9, 10), pads (6),

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(12), cymbals (12) *

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(2),

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(2) * Ken Lewis – percussion (1, 6), bass drum (1),

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(1), drums (2, 10) * Will Franklin Chapman – drums (5, 10) * Richie Biggs – bass drum (12), cymbals (12) * David Davidson –

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(2), strings (3, 12) * David Angell – strings (3, 12) * Monisa Angell – strings (3, 12) * John Catchings – strings (3, 12), cello (8) * Blair Masters – string arrangements (3, 12) *

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– horns (12), horn arrangements (12) * Scott Sheriff – backing vocals (5, 10)

Production

* Steven Curtis Chapman – producer * Brent Milligan – producer, tracking (7) * Russ Long – tracking (2), piano tracking (3), mixing (3, 6-11) * Jeff Pitzer – violin recording (2) * Baeho "Bobby" Shin – string engineer (3, 12) * John Mark Painter – horn recording (12) * Steve Dady – children choir recording (12) * Konrad Snyder – tracking assistant (2) * Taylor Grubbs – tracking assistant (3) * Scott Velazco – tracking assistant (3) * Richie Biggs – mixing (1, 4, 12) * F. Reid Shippen – mixing (2) * Buckley Miller – mix assistant (2) * Joe Causey – editing (1-5, 7, 8, 12) * Adam Ayan – mastering * Jess Chambers – A&R administration * Bert Sumner – packaging design * Dale Manning – packaging design, packaging photography * Austin Mann Photography – album cover design, China photography, China collage * Jim Houser – management * Dan Raines – management

Background

Singles

Commercial performance

Track listing

Personnel

Production

Charts

Peak positions

Certifications and sales

References