''Hello Love'' is the fifth studio album by

Chris Tomlin Christopher Dwayne Tomlin (born May 4, 1972) is an American contemporary Christian music singer, songwriter, and worship leader from Grand Saline, Texas, United States, who has sold over 7 million records. He is a member of Passion Conferences ...

, released on September 2, 2008. It debuted at No. 9 on the ''Billboard'' 200 with 52,000 units, his best sales and charting week to date. The album also debuted at No. 2 on the Christian album charts. It was Grammy-nominated for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album at the

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in 2009. It was certified Gold by the RIAA in September 2010.

Track listing

Personnel

* Chris Tomlin – lead vocals, acoustic guitar (2, 5, 8-12), electric guitar (3), backing vocals (4, 8) *

Ed Cash Edmond Martin Cash (born August 6, 1971) is a producer, songwriter, engineer, and multi-instrumentalist. AllMusic/ref> He was named the "Producer of the Year" at the Gospel Music Awards for four consecutive years (2004–2007) and gains recogn ...

– backing vocals (1-3, 5, 6, 9, 10), electric guitar (1-9, 11), acoustic guitar (2, 4–9, 11), string arrangements (2, 5, 8, 12), pads (6), programming (6), mandolin (6), choir arrangements (6), choir director (6), bass (7), drums (7) * Matt Gilder – keyboards (1-8, 10-12), acoustic piano (1-4, 6, 7, 9, 11), Hammond B3 organ (1, 3, 4, 11), string arrangements (2),

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(9) * Daniel Carson – electric guitar * Martin Cash – electric guitar (8) * Jesse Reeves – bass (1-6, 8-11) * Travis Nunn – drums (1-6, 8-11) * John Catchings – cello (2, 5, 12) * David Davidson – strings (2, 5, 8, 12) *

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– choir (6) * Mercy Naiukenge – choir director (6) *

Christy Nockels Christy Lynette Nockels (née Hill, born November 17, 1973) is an American singer-songwriter of contemporary Christian music. She was also one of the lead members of the band Watermark, along with her husband, Nathan Nockels. Biography and caree ...

– backing vocals (7) Singers (Tracks 2, 5, 9 & 11) * Daniel Carson, Ed Cash, Nirva Dorsaint-Ready, Matt Gilder, Gale Mayes, Christy Nockels,

Nathan Nockels Nathaniel Edward "Nathan" Nockels (born June 8, 1973) is an American singer-songwriter and worship leader, who is a producer, songwriter, and composer of sacred music. He has received seven GMA Dove Awards, for his production. Nockels and his wif ...

, Travis Nunn, Leanne Palmore, Veronica Petrucci, Seth Ready, Jesse Reeves, Christi Richardson, Chris Tomlin, Jerard Woods and Jovaun Woods Gang vocals on "You Lifted Me Out" * Daniel Carson, Ed Cash, Matt Gilder, Travis Nunn and Jesse Reeves

Production

Louie Giglio Louie Giglio (pronounced GIG-leo; born June 30, 1958) is an American Christian pastor. He is the leader of Passion City Church, located in Atlanta, Georgia. The founder of the Passion Movement, he is an author and public speaker. Biography Gigl ...

– executive producer * Brad O'Donnell – executive producer * Ed Cash – producer, overdub recording, mixing (5, 8, 9, 11, 12), engineer (7) * Shane D. Wilson – recording (1-6, 8-12) *

Chris Lord-Alge Chris Lord-Alge is an American mix engineer. He is the brother of both Tom Lord-Alge and Jeff Lord-Alge, both of whom are also audio engineers. Chris and Tom are known for their abundant use of dynamic compression for molding mixes that play wel ...

– mixing (1, 2) * F. Reid Shippen – mixing (3, 4, 6, 7, 10) *

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(Nashville, Tennessee) – recording studio (1-6, 8-12) * P.J. Fenech – assistant engineer (1-6, 8-12) * Jacob Murry – assistant engineer (1-6, 8-12) * Ed's (Franklin, Tennessee) – recording location (7, overdubs) * Matt Armstrong – overdub recording assistant, assistant engineer (7) *

Ted Jensen Ted Jensen (born September 19, 1954) is an American mastering engineer, known for having mastered many recordings, including the Eagles' ''Hotel California'', Green Day's '' American Idiot'' and Norah Jones' ''Come Away with Me''. Biography T ...

– mastering * Sterling Sound (New York City, New York) – mastering location * Jeremy Cowart – photography * Gary Dorsey – art direction, design * Shelley Giglio – art direction * Pixel Peach – design * Jan Cook – art production * Tim Frank – art production * Jess Chambers – A&R administration

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

* "Jesus Messiah" (2008) * "I Will Rise" (2009) * "Sing Sing Sing" (2009)

Worship Leader Edition

''Hello Love'' was also released as a worship leader edition, which included a bonus disc with chord charts, lyrics and seven New Song Cafe videos, along with a video greeting from Chris.

Awards

The album was nominated for a Dove Award for Praise and Worship Album of the Year at the

40th GMA Dove Awards The 40th Annual GMA Dove Awards presentation was held on April 23, 2009 recognizing accomplishments of musicians for the year 2008. The show was held at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee, and was hosted by Rebecca St. James, Matthew ...

References

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