''Conversations'' is the first studio album and second album overall from Christian singer-songwriter

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, and was released on March 20, 2001, by

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. The producer on the album is Nate Sabin.

Critical reception

At ''

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'', Russ Breimeier gave an unrated review, calling this a "truly outstanding album." Sue Rann of ''

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'' rated the album nine out of ten squares, proclaiming this to be "Great stuff from a transparently gifted American singer/songwriter hearteningly offering musical and lyrical intelligence in a scene heavy with disposable Nashville pop." At ''

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'', Michele Howe gave an unrated review, affirming that "''Conversations'' is a rare find for those who seek, yes, thirst for honest answers to life's difficult questions", and noting how "Listeners will happily surrender to Sara Groves' soulful, rich vocals, which declare with stumbling humility our ongoing search for God." Kevin Davis of New Release Tuesday rated the album four-and-a-half stars, exclaiming that this is a "perfect debut album with standout songs". However,

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's Ashleigh Kittle rated the album just two-and-a-half stars in the only mixed review and rating on the project.

Commercial performance

For the ''

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'' charting week of April 7, 2001, ''Conversations'' ranked at No. 35 for the best-selling albums in the Christian music market via the

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position.

Track listing

Personnel

* Sara Groves – arrangements, lead vocals, backing vocals (2, 5, 6, 11), piano (12, 13) * Jeff Roach – piano (1–6, 8, 9, 11), keyboards (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11) * Gary Burnett – guitar (1, 2, 3, 5–9, 11), electric guitar (4), acoustic guitar (10) * Peter Ostroushko – mandolin (1), fiddle (9) * Matt Pierson – bass (1–7, 10, 11) * Tim Smith – bass (8, 9) * Dan Needham – drums (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11), percussion (1, 2, 5, 7, 9, 10) * Marc Anderson – percussion (3, 4, 9, 10, 11) * Troy Groves – klong yao (11) * Greg Lewis – string arrangements (8) * Solveg Peterson – cello (8, 12), viola (8) * Sarah Bertsch – violin (8) * Nate Sabin – arrangements, backing vocals (1, 11), electric guitar solo (3, 10), acoustic guitar (4, 10), percussion (4) * Michael Olson – backing vocals (2, 5) * Lori Sabin – backing vocals (2, 5, 6, 10, 11) * Andrew Brown – backing vocals (11) * Katie Colbaugh – backing vocals (11) * Dwight Colbaugh – backing vocals (12) * Nancy Colbaugh – backing vocals (12) Production * Nate Sabin – producer * Keith Compton –

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* Nate Sabin – engineer, mixing (1, 4–13) * Tom Laune – mixing (2, 3) * Hank Williams –

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at MasterMix, Nashville, Tennessee

Charts

References

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