''It Is Well: A Worship Album by Kutless'', more commonly referred to as ''It Is Well'', is the second worship album and sixth full-length album by the

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band Kutless. It was released on October 20, 2009. The first single, "What Faith Can Do," has seen success on the Christian Adult Contemporary Chart, the Inspirational/Soft Rock Chart, and the Christian CHR (Pop) Chart. The album debuted at No. 2 on Billboard's Hot Christian Albums chart and No. 42 on the Billboard Top 200. Recently, they have released a music video for their hit song "What Faith Can Do." The song "What Faith Can Do" charted at No. 19 on the Billboard

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chart. Musically, the album deviates away from the

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sound on their previous albums and features a softer, calmer tone.

Track listing

The deluxe edition of ''It Is Well'' features three live versions of songs from the album, one acoustic version and one new song.

Personnel

Kutless * Jon Micah Sumrall – lead and backing vocals * Nick De Partee – guitars, arrangements (1, 6, 10, 12) * James Mead – guitars * Dave Lutkenhoelter – bass, arrangements (1) * Jeff Gilbert – drums Additional musicians * Dave Lubben – keyboards, acoustic piano, backing vocals * Matt Stanfield – keyboards (5) * Brian Gocher – strings * Luke Brown – backing vocals (5) * Patrick Tetreault – backing vocals (7) * Westside Christian High School Choir – choir Production * Kutless – producers (1–4, 6–12), art direction, design * Dave Lubben – producer (1–4, 6–12) * Brown Bannister – producer (5), engineer (5) * Chance Hoag – executive producer, management * Tyson Paoletti – executive producer * Steve Bishir – engineer * Bill Whittington – engineer, digital editing * John Bannister – digital editing (5) *

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– mixing (1–4, 6–12) * J.R. McNeely – mixing (5) * Buckley Miller – mix assistant * Troy Glessner – mastering * Meghann Street-Buswell – photography

Awards

In 2010, the album was nominated for a

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for Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year at the

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.41st Annual GMA Dove Awards nominees announced
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(February 18, 2010)

References

{{Authority control Kutless albums 2009 albums BEC Recordings albums Tooth & Nail Records albums Albums produced by Brown Bannister