''Lifer'' is the ninth studio album from

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band MercyMe, which was released on March 31, 2017, by Fair Trade Services. The album was produced by David Garcia, Ben Glover and Solomon Olds. The album debuted at No. 1 on the ''

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'' Christian Album chart and No. 10 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling 33,000 album equivalent units in its first week. The lead single from the album, " Even If", reached No. 1 on the ''

'' Christian Songs chart, becoming their twelfth No. 1 on the chart.

Commercial performance

For the ''

'' charting week of April 22, 2017, ''Lifer'' debuted at No. 10 on the ''Billboard'' 200. It also reached No. 1 on the Top Christian Albums chart. The album sold 33,000 album equivalent units in its first week, 30,000 of which are pure sales.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits taken from AllMusic. MercyMe *

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– vocals, backing vocals (4, 5, 8, 10), gang vocals (7), ghost (10) * Barry Graul – guitars, gang vocals (7), backing vocals (8) * Mike Scheuchzer – guitars, gang vocals (7), backing vocals (8) * Nathan Cochran – bass guitar, upright bass (6), gang vocals (7), backing vocals (8) * Robby Shaffer – drums, gang vocals (7), backing vocals (8) Additional musicians * David Garcia – keyboards (1-4, 6-10), programming (1-4, 6-10), additional guitars (6) * Bryon "Mr. Talkbox" Chambers –

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(1) * Fred Williams – keyboards (2, 4, 5, 9, 10), programming (2, 4, 5, 9, 10) * Solomon Olds – keyboards (3, 4, 6, 8, 10), programming (3, 4, 6, 8, 10), gang vocals (7) * Ben Glover – keyboards (4, 5, 8, 10), programming (4, 5, 8, 10), backing vocals (4, 5, 8, 10), gang vocals (7) * Olandis Gary – SPB (4) * Dan Michaels – tenor saxophone (8) * Rob Adams – trombone (8), horn arrangements (8) * Joshua Harner – trumpet (8) * Nick Haynes – trumpet (8) * Joe Murphy – tuba (8) * John Reuben – guest vocals (3) * Willy Johnson – backing vocals (4)

Production

* David Garcia – producer, engineer (1-3, 6-9) * Ben Glover – producer, engineer (4, 5, 8, 10) * Solomon Olds – co-producer (6) * Buckley Miller – engineer (1, 4, 6, 9, 10) * Ben Phillips – engineer (4, 5, 10) * Paul Rossetti – engineer (4, 5, 8, 10), additional editing (4, 5, 8, 10) * Mark Endert – mixing (1, 3, 4, 7, 9) * Sean Moffitt – mixing (2, 5, 6, 8, 10) * Joe LaPorta – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY) * David Molnar – photography * Dana Salsedo – creative director, grooming * Brody Harper – art direction * Nick DePartee – graphic design * Amber Lehman – wardrobe * Stephanie Kincheloe – wardrobe assistant * BrickHouse Entertainment – management

Charts

Certifications

References

{{Authority control 2017 albums MercyMe albums Fair Trade Services albums