''Worship'' is
Michael W. Smith's sixteenth album. The album, Smith's first 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 ...
, was recorded live and was released on
Reunion Records
Reunion Records is a contemporary Christian record label based in Brentwood, Tennessee, that operates under the Provident Label Group. The label was founded in 1982, by Dan Harrell and Mike Blanton.
History
The label was formed by Amy Grant's m ...
in 2001. The album was reissued as a
DualDisc in 2005.
Background
Smith sang "Above All" at President
George W. Bush's 2001 inaugural prayer service.
In 2002, he released a follow-up album ''
Worship Again
''Worship Again'' is Michael W. Smith's seventeenth album. This is Smith's second album of worship music. The bulk of the album was recorded on July 19, 2002 at Southeast Christian Church in Middletown, Kentucky before a live audience. The album ...
'' and a DVD comprising selections from both albums.
Track listing
Personnel
* Michael W. Smith – vocals, acoustic piano, programming on "Purified"
* David Hamilton – keyboards, music director; orchestra arrangement, writer and conductor on "Purified"
* Jim Daneker – keyboards,
MIDI programming, programming on "Purified"
* Kent Hooper – programming on "Above All" (studio version)
*
Wes King – acoustic guitars
* Glenn Pearce – electric guitars
* Jerry McPherson – additional guitars on "Above All" (studio version)
*
Brent Milligan
Brent Milligan is an American record producer and session bass guitar player currently residing in Nashville, Tennessee.
Background
Brent Milligan was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and moved to Nashville after graduating from Louisiana Stat ...
– bass
* Raymond Boyd – drums
* Ken Lewis – additional percussion on "Purified"
* David Davidson – violin, viola
*
The Nashville String Machine
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– orchestra on "Purified"
* Carl Gorodetzky – contractor
* Ric Dominico – music preparation
* Anna Smith – spoken word
* Emily Smith – spoken word
* Darren Whitehead – spoken word
Additional vocals on "Purified" and "Above All" (studio version)
*
Leigh Cappillino
*
Christine Denté
*
Darwin Hobbs
* Kristie Mays
* Fiona Mellett
* Leanne Palmore
* Chance Scoggins
* Terry White
Choir
*
Chris Rice
Chris Rice is an American singer and songwriter who works in the contemporary Christian music, contemporary folk, adult contemporary and adult album alternative genres. He became a recording artist in 1996 after signing a contract with Rocketo ...
*
Amy Grant
*
Mark Schultz
*
Geron Davis
*
Greg Long
*
Phillips, Craig & Dean
* Becky Davis
*
Erin O'Donnell
Erin O'Donnell (born Erin McDonald, March 11, 1971 in Severn, Maryland) is an American Contemporary Christian music singer. She grew up near Jacksonville, Florida before going to the University of Miami Frost School of Music, where she got her degr ...
*
Shaun Groves
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Early years
Groves became a Christian in sixth grade, and ...
*
Out of Eden
* Allison Redman
* Mike Carpino
* Raphael Giglio
*
Ginny Owens
*
Kelly Minter
*
Cindy Morgan
*
Darwin Hobbs
*
Wes King
* Jason Perry (of
Plus One)
* Nathan Walters (of
Plus One)
Production
* Michael W. Smith – executive producer, producer
* Tom Laune – producer, engineer, mixing at Bridgeway Studio (Nashville, Tennessee)
* Lynn Fuston – string session recording ("Purified")
* Brent King – live recording engineer
* Rob Burrell – live recording engineer,
Pro Tools, editing
* Joel Singer – remote recording system at On Site Recording (Hudson, Ohio)
*
Jimmy Abegg – cover illustration
* Eric Elwell – album production coordinator for MWS Productions
* Jason McArthur – label production coordinator
* Chris Schultz – production manager
* Ben Pearson – photography
* Glen Rose – photography
* Scott Hughes – art direction
* Stephanie McBrayer – art direction
* Ian Black – design
* Tim Parker – design
* B. Joyner – design
* Jamie Kearney – styling
* Cheryl Guillot – hair and make-up
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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2001 live albums
Reunion Records albums
Michael W. Smith live albums