''Come Together'' is the fifth
studio album
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by
Christian rock
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band
Third Day
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. The title track is commonly used as a tribute to
9/11
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. The album won the
Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album
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in 2003 beating
Petra
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's ''
Jekyll & Hyde
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''.
Track listing
All songs written by Mac Powell except where noted; music by Third Day.
# "Come Together" – 4:31
# "40 Days" – 3:11
# "Show Me Your Glory" (
Marc Byrd
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,
Mark Lee) – 3:19
# "Get On" – 2:57
# "My Heart" (Brad Avery) – 3:40
# "It's Alright" – 5:08
# "Still Listening" – 4:08
# "I Got You" – 4:18
# "I Don't Know" – 4:53
# "When The Rain Comes" (Lee) – 2:55
# "Sing Praises" – 3:19
# "Nothing Compares" – 3:49
Personnel
Third Day
*
Mac Powell
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– acoustic guitar, lead and backing vocals
* Brad Avery – guitars
*
Mark Lee – guitars
* Tai Anderson – bass
* David Carr – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
* Monroe Jones – keyboards, programming
* Jeff Roach – keyboards
* Scotty Wilbanks – keyboards
* Blaine Barcus – percussion
* Ken Lewis – percussion
* Sam Levine – saxophone
* Barry Green – trombone
* Mike Haynes – trumpet
* David Angell – strings
* Monisa Angell – strings
* John Catchings – strings
* David Davidson – strings
* Geof Barkley – backing vocals
* Tabitha Fair – backing vocals
Production
* Monroe Jones – producer
*
Robert Beeson
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– executive producer
* Dan Raines – executive producer
* Bob Wohler – executive producer
* Jim Dineen –
engineer
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, mixing at The Castle, Franklin, Tennessee (9, 11)
* Karl Egsieker – assistant engineer
* Ryan Williams – assistant engineer (1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 12)
* Benjamin Price – assistant engineer (3, 6, 7, 10)
* Steve Short – assistant engineer (9, 11)
* Nick Didia – mixing at Southern Tracks, Atlanta, Georgia (1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 12)
* Shane Wilson – mixing at Southern Living at Its Finest, Atlanta, Georgia (3, 6, 7, 10)
* Fred Paragano – editing at Paragon Audio Productions. Franklin, Tennessee
* George Cocchini – studio technician
* Bob Dennis – studio technician
* Jeremy Ramsey – studio technician
*
Stephen Marcussen – mastering at
Marcussen Mastering, Hollywood, California
* Michelle Pearson – production coordination
* Jamie Kiner – production manager
* Terria Butler – art direction
* Jordyn Thomas – art direction
* Third Day – art direction
* Tim Parker – design
* David Dobson – photography
* Kristin Barlowe – stylist
* John Murphy – stylist
* Traci Fleming Smith – hair and make–up
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
Third Day albums
2001 albums
Essential Records (Christian) albums
Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album
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