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of the Dove Award-winning

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, and was the catalyst for the creation of the

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; founders of the label

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had wanted to produce the album, but after not being able to find a

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. It includes a cover of the

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hit '' Lovely Day''.

Track listing

There are 14 songs on the album. It is 49 minutes and 54 seconds long. Lovin' The Day - Out of Eden.allmusic. Accessed on July 12, 2010.

Personnel

References

1994 debut albums Out of Eden albums Albums produced by TobyMac Albums produced by Joey Elwood Gotee Records albums {{Gospel-album-stub