''Light for the Lost Boy'' is a 2012 album by the American

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singer and songwriter Andrew Peterson, released on

Centricity Music Centricity Music is an American contemporary Christian music record label that was founded in Washington. The label's roster includes artists such as Lauren Daigle, Jordan Feliz, Jason Gray, North Point Worship, Andrew Peterson and NEEDTOBREATHE. ...

Background

Peterson worked with Cason Cooley and

Ben Shive Benjamin Aaron Shive (born September 26, 1979) is an American Christian musician, keyboardist, arranger, and music producer, who mainly plays acoustic Christian pop and folk rock music. He has released two studio albums, ''The Ill-Tempered Klavie ...

, in the production of this album.

released the album on August 28, 2012.

Critical reception

Awarding the album four stars at ''

CCM Magazine ''CCM Magazine'' is a twice-monthly online magazine focusing on contemporary Christian music, published by Salem Publishing, a division of Salem Communications. History ''CCM'' was first published in July 1978, as a printed magazine. It has bee ...

'', Matt Conner states, "''Light for the Lost Boy'' is sure throw long-time fans for an artistic loop." Jeremy V. Jones, giving the album four stars for ''

Christianity Today ''Christianity Today'' is an evangelical Christian media magazine founded in 1956 by Billy Graham. It is published by Christianity Today International based in Carol Stream, Illinois. ''The Washington Post'' calls ''Christianity Today'' "evange ...

'', writes, "What's new is the brilliant edge to ''Light for the Lost Boy''". Rating the album five stars from ''Worship Leader'', Andrea Hunter says, "His use of space and arrangement to evoke myriad moods shines on ''Light for the Lost Boy''s mostly acoustic, gentle yet dramatic folk/rock." Andy Cooper, indicating in a perfect ten review by

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, describes, "Poetry and aural art, masterfully mixed." Signaling in a five star review at New Release Today, Dawn Teresa replies, "The songwriting is superb...Lyrically deep, you'll discover nuances and meaning with each listen." Jen Rose, specifying in a five star review for Jesus Freak Hideout, recognizes, "As a lament to lost innocence and a celebration of new creation, ''Light for the Lost Boy'' is one of the year's best and bravest records yet." Giving the album a four and a half from ''The Phantom Tollbooth'', Michael Dalton responds, "''Light for the Lost Boy'' by Andrew Peterson is his boldest, most imaginative work." Timothy Estabrooks, awarding the album four and a half stars at Jesus Freak Hideout, recognizes, "Andrew Peterson for making another beautiful album and continuing to be a bright light in the world of Christian music". Rating the album four stars for Indie Vision Music, Jonathan Andre describes, "with ''Light for the Lost Boy'' as the motivational spark to remember God's extension of His grace and my freedom in just resting in His presence!" Jono Davies, assigning a four star rating by Louder Than the Music, calls, ''Light for the Lost Boy'' a "heartfelt album".

Track listing

Personnel

* Andrew Peterson – lead vocals, acoustic guitars *

Cason Cooley Cason Jay Cooley (born November 28, 1978, in Akron, Ohio) is an American record producer, audio engineer, composer, songwriter, and musician. He was raised in Wichita, Kansas. As a child, Cooley often accompanied his parents, who toured the coun ...

– acoustic piano, keyboards, electric guitars,

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, bass, percussion,

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tambourine The tambourine is a musical instrument in the percussion family consisting of a frame, often of wood or plastic, with pairs of small metal jingles, called "zills". Classically the term tambourine denotes an instrument with a drumhead, though ...

, backing vocals, string arrangements *

– acoustic piano, keyboards, synthesizers,

Hammond B3 organ The Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond and John M. Hanert and first manufactured in 1935. Multiple models have been produced, most of which use sliding #Drawbars, drawbars to vary sounds. Until 1975, Hammond organs ...

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, synth bass, acoustic guitars, electric guitars,

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, backing vocals, string arrangements * Tyler Burkum – electric guitars,

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Andy Gullahorn Andrew Gullahorn is an American Christian musician and music producer, who plays a folk rock style of Christian pop. He has released six studio albums, ''Old Hat'' in 1999, ''Room to Breathe'' in 2005, ''Reinventing the Wheel'' in 2007, ''The La ...

– acoustic guitars, electric guitars,

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, backing vocals *

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– electric guitars * Matt Pierson – bass * Will Chapman – drums, percussion * Will Sayles – drums * Claire Indie – cello * Eleanore Denig – cello, violin * Zach Casebolt – violin * Eric Peters – backing vocals *

Jill Phillips Jill Anne Gullahorn (''née'', Phillips; born February 15, 1976) is an American Christian musician based out of Nashville, Tennessee, who brings a folk rock and roots rock sound with contemporary Christian music themes. Early and personal life ...

– backing vocals * Max Corwin – backing vocals * Skye Peterson – backing vocals * Nathan Tasker – backing vocals

Production

* Cason Cooley – producer * Ben Shive – producer * Buckley Miller – engineer *

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– mixing (1, 2, 7) * Shane D. Wilson – mixing (3-6, 8-10) * Justin Dowse – mix assistant (3-6, 8-10) * Lani Crump – mix coordinator (3-6, 8-10) * Bob Boyd – mastering at Ambient Digital (Houston, Texas) * Max Corwin – production assistant * Laura Dart – photography * Katie Moore – design * Gerald Manley Hopkins – liner notes Acoustic Demos * Ben Shive – engineer * James Childs – engineer, mixing * Mike Odmark – mastering

Chart performance

In 2013, the album charted on

Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan (, lit. "the Sweden top list") is the Swedish national record chart, formerly known as Topplistan (1975–1997) and Hitlistan (1998–2007) and known by its current name since October 2007, based on sales data from the Swedish R ...

, the official Swedish albums chart.

References

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