''I Will Sing'' is an album of
contemporary worship music
Contemporary worship music (CWM), also known as praise and worship music, is a defined genre of Christian music used in contemporary worship. It has developed over the past 60 years and is stylistically similar to pop music. The songs are fr ...
recorded by
Don Moen
Donald James Moen (born June 29, 1950) is an American singer, pianist, and songwriter of Christian worship music.
Early and personal life
Moen grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota where he attended high school in 1968. Moen attended Oral Rob ...
. Recorded live in the
CBN studios in
Virginia Beach, Virginia
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, the album was produced by Paul Mills, and includes the vocals by
Lenny LeBlanc
Lenny LeBlanc (born June 17, 1951) is an American musician and songwriter. He started his career with Pete Carr in 1975 and later separated ways when both had different plans for their profession. A resident of Alabama, he is known for the song ...
and guitar by
Chris Rodriguez. The album also includes narrations that contain Bible verses. The video and the DVD are the same recording of this album.
Conception
Moen's preceding albums have been recorded in front of large audiences, particularly ''God Is Good – Worship with Don Moen'', which was recorded with an audience of 7000 worshippers. However, for ''I Will Sing'', Moen decided to record an album with only a small number of worshippers. Speaking on this, he said,
You hear a lot about mega-churches, but most people worship in small churches. My heart goes out to music directors who hear our CDs and think, "That sounds great, but we've got 85 people in our church."
Moen thus decided to record an album to encourage other worship leaders to lead worship in front of small audiences.
''I Will Sing'' was recorded with only 70 local worshippers.
Moen described the experience as being the "second most powerful worship experience
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ever had".
Song inspiration
The title track of the album, ''I Will Sing'', was written by Moen. It was written while Moen was in his car at one of
Alabama
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's
gulf coast
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beaches, trying to write songs for his upcoming album. He had been having a frustrating day, and the
lyrics
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he wrote demonstrated his feelings. However, he did not like the lyrics. He said,
I didn't feel anything the entire day. It was one of those times when you wonder where God is. I was driving back home, feeling frustrated, and I said, "Lord, You seem so far away, a million miles or more it feels today." It just popped out. Then I got another line: "And though I haven't lost my faith, I must confess right now that it's hard for me to pray." The words kept coming, and I wrote the entire song right there in my car, but I didn't like it. I thought, "What a waste! I need songs for the album; I don't need this!"
Moen did not plan to use the song, thinking that he would "never put it on a
Hosanna! Music
Integrity Music is part of the David C Cook nonprofit group. Founded as a direct-to-consumer music club in 1987 as ''Integrity Music'', Integrity was at the forefront of contemporary worship music's widespread popularity of praise and worship ...
album".
Later, he found out about the death of David C. Reilly's daughter. Reilly had been designing album covers for Integrity Music for more than a decade. Moen then recorded the song on a CD and sent it to David, with an encouragement. The note he attached to Reilly said,
I know you're going to have days when you feel like, "Where in the world is God?" but I want to encourage you to sing. Don't give up.
It was then that Moen discovered the value of the song, realizing that God wanted his people to be "honest before the Lord".
Track listing
#"Our Father Overture" – 01:23
#"Our Father" – 05:52
#"Lift Up Your Heads" – 04:34
#"Sing For Joy" – 04:06
#"River Of Love" – 04:34
#"Two Hands, One Heart" – 04:07
#"Glory To The Lord" – 04:39
#"As We Worship You" – 07:34
#"Here We Are" – 04:37
#"Have Your Way" – 02:14
#"Like Eagles" – 05:29
#"We Wait" – 05:18
#"I Will Sing" – 06:02
#"Narration"(Don Sharing) – 00:42
#"Lord You Are Good" – 04:49
#"Lord We've Come To Worship" – 05:10
IN TOTAL 71:10
Credits
Producer:
* Paul Mills
Executive Producers:
*
Don Moen
Donald James Moen (born June 29, 1950) is an American singer, pianist, and songwriter of Christian worship music.
Early and personal life
Moen grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota where he attended high school in 1968. Moen attended Oral Rob ...
* Chris Thomason
Arrangers:
*
Lenny LeBlanc
Lenny LeBlanc (born June 17, 1951) is an American musician and songwriter. He started his career with Pete Carr in 1975 and later separated ways when both had different plans for their profession. A resident of Alabama, he is known for the song ...
– Vocal Arrangement
* Michael Mellett – Vocal Arrangement
* Paul Mills – String Arrangements, Track Arrangement
*
Don Moen
Donald James Moen (born June 29, 1950) is an American singer, pianist, and songwriter of Christian worship music.
Early and personal life
Moen grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota where he attended high school in 1968. Moen attended Oral Rob ...
– Vocal Arrangement, Track Arrangement
*Rachel Wilson – Vocal arrangement
Liner Notes:
* Michael Coleman
A&R Director:
* Chris Springer
Worship Leader:
*
Don Moen
Donald James Moen (born June 29, 1950) is an American singer, pianist, and songwriter of Christian worship music.
Early and personal life
Moen grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota where he attended high school in 1968. Moen attended Oral Rob ...
Musicians:
* Steve Brewster –
Drums
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* Mark Childers –
Bass
* Carl Gorodetzky – String contractor
*
Lenny LeBlanc
Lenny LeBlanc (born June 17, 1951) is an American musician and songwriter. He started his career with Pete Carr in 1975 and later separated ways when both had different plans for their profession. A resident of Alabama, he is known for the song ...
–
Acoustic guitar
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* Ken Lewis –
Percussion
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* Blair Masters –
Keyboards
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,
Hammond organ
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* Jerry McPherson –
Acoustic Guitar
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,
Electric guitar
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* Paul Mills – Keyboards
*
Don Moen
Donald James Moen (born June 29, 1950) is an American singer, pianist, and songwriter of Christian worship music.
Early and personal life
Moen grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota where he attended high school in 1968. Moen attended Oral Rob ...
–
Piano
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*
Nashville String Machine
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Strings
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* Alberto Rivera – Keyboards
*
Chris Rodriguez – Acoustic guitar, Electric guitar
Vocals:
*
Lenny LeBlanc
Lenny LeBlanc (born June 17, 1951) is an American musician and songwriter. He started his career with Pete Carr in 1975 and later separated ways when both had different plans for their profession. A resident of Alabama, he is known for the song ...
–
Vocals
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* Michael Mellett –
Vocals
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* Rachel Wilson –
Vocals
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Engineers
* Randy Adams –
Engineer
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* Paul Mills –
Mixing
* Garrett Rockey –
Engineer
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References
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Don Moen live albums
2000 live albums
Epic Records albums
2000 video albums
Live video albums