True Beauty
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True Beauty is the debut album by the American singer Mandisa. The album sold 17,000 copies on the first week of its released.
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[edit] About
True Beauty was released on July 31, 2007 under Sparrow records. The album hit no.43 on the U.S. Chart and no.1 on the Hot Christian Albums chart. The first single in the album "Only The World" reached no.7 on the Hot Christian Songs. The second single "God Speaking" peaked no.26 on the Hot Christian Songs. The album also received a Grammy Award nomination in December 2007 for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album.
[edit] Tracks
| Track | Title | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Only the World | 3:24 |
| 2 | True Beauty | 3:23 |
| 3 | God Speaking | 4:56 |
| 4 | Voice of a Savior | 4:47 |
| 5 | Love Somebody | 3:48 |
| 6 | Unrestrained | 4:31 |
| 7 | Shackles (Praise You) | 3:29 |
| 8 | (Never Gonna) Steal My Joy | 3:14 |
| 9 | Oh, My Lord | 3:17 |
| 10 | Only You | 3:26 |
| 11 | He Will Come | 7:15 |
| 12 | Bonus | 0:34 |
[edit] Chart Toppers
| Year | Title | Hot Christian AC | Hot Christian Songs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | "Only The World" | 6 | 7 |
| 2007 | "God Speaking" | 18 | 26 |
[edit] Credits
Performance Credits
Mandisa Primary Artist
Cindy Morgan Background Vocals
John Catchings Cello
David Davidson Strings
Scott Dente Acoustic Guitar
Blair Masters Piano, Keyboards
Jerry McPherson Electric Guitar
Lynn Nichols Guitar
Mike Payne Electric Guitar
Dan Needham Drums
Peter Penrose Background Vocals
Akil Thompson Bass, Guitar
Ben Phillips Drums
Jason Eskridge Background Vocals
Jamie Moore Bass
Nirva Dorsaint Background Vocals
Prague Orchestra & Symphony Strings
Matt Pierson Bass
Tony Lucido Bass
Michelle Swift Background Vocals
Lamar Carter Drums
Jamie Kenney Keyboards
Kimberly Mont Background Vocals
Debbie Selby Background Vocals
Christopher Stevens Bass, Guitar, Drums, Keyboards
Shonlock Background Vocals
Cary Barlowe Guitar
Drew Cline Background Vocals
Gabriel Patillo Background Vocals
Greg Hagan Acoustic Guitar, Guitar, Electric Guitar
Shane Philen Saxophone
Technical Credits
Brown Bannister Producer, Engineer
Joe Baldridge Engineer
Steve Bishir Engineer
Brian Gardner Mastering
Carl Marsh String Arrangements
Chance Scoggins Vocal Arrangements, Vocal Producer
Bill Whittington Engineer, Digital Editing
Jason Lehning Engineer
[edit] Trivia
- The album covers a remake of gospel duo Mary Mary's smash hit song "Shackles (Praise You)".
[edit] Shop
- Find this CD on Amazon
