See the Morning is the fourth studio album by Chris Tomlin released on September 26, 2006. The title comes from that idea that "our God is as faithful as the rising sun" and is the "Light of the World".See the Morning liner notes The album was originally released in two versions: one with 11 tracks, the other with 4 alternate versions of his songs (including acoustic and demo versions) and a special behind-the-scenes look at the recording of the album. Since then, another version, the tour edition, has been released, which features the standard version, along with music/live videos, along with a sermon by Louie Giglio titled "How Great Is Our God". The first single from the album was "Made to Worship", which was first heard as an iTunes bonus track for the Passion album Everything Glorious.
Commercial response
See the Morning debuted at No. 15 on the Billboard 200. Combined with a No. 1 debut on the SoundScan compiled Current Contemporary Christian, Christian Retail and Billboard Christian Album sales charts with 47,420 units sold, the CD experienced a 113% sales leap over Arrivings first-week numbers (that album went on to be Platinum-certified). The album has sold 116,000 copies as of June 2007 and was certified Gold by the RIAA in January 2008.Tomlin's See the Morning Certified Gold by the RIAA
Track listing
Singles
"Made to Worship" (2006) "How Can I Keep From Singing?" (2007) "Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)" (2007)
Personnel
Chris Tomlin – vocals, acoustic piano, acoustic guitar Matt Gilder – keyboards Ben Shive – keyboards Daniel Carson – electric guitar Ed Cash – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, backing vocals Paul Moak – electric guitar Jesse Reeves – bass Travis Nunn – drums Ken Lewis – percussionProduction'
Louie Giglio – executive producer Brad O'Donnell – executive producer Ed Cash – producer, engineer, mixing Stephan Sharp – assistant engineer Jacquire King – additional mixing Stephen Marcussen – mastering at Marcussen Mastering (Hollywood, California) Jess Chambers – A&R administration Holly Meyers – A&R administration Allen Clark – photography Jan Cook – creative direction Tim Frank – director of photography Pixel Peach Studio – package design Shelley Giglio for sixsteps – management
Awards
In 2007, the album won two Dove Awards for Praise & Worship Album of the Year and Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year at the 38th GMA Dove Awards. The song "Made to Worship" also received two nominations.38th Annual GMA Awards on About.com
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