Winds of Heaven, Stuff of Earth is the third album by American singer and songwriter Rich Mullins, released in 1988. The album received 31st place in the book CCM Presents: The 100 Greatest Albums in Christian Music (2001).
"Awesome God" became a very popular contemporary worship song, and received first place in the book CCM Presents: 100 Greatest Songs in Christian Music (2006).
Track listing "The Other Side of the World" (Rich Mullins) – 2:45 "With the Wonder" (Rich Mullins) – 4:32 "Awesome God" (Rich Mullins) – 3:05 "If I Stand" (Rich Mullins, Steve Cudworth) – 3:46 "Home" (Rich Mullins) – 4:05 "Such a Thing as Glory" (Rich Mullins) – 2:44 "...and I Love You" (Rich Mullins) – 3:55 "Ready for the Storm" (Dougie MacLean) – 3:42 "One True Love" (Rich Mullins, Steve Cudworth) – 4:08 "How Can I Keep Myself from Singing" (Rich Mullins) – 3:53
Personnel
Rich Mullins – lead vocals, backing vocals (4, 8) Reed Arvin – keyboards (1–3, 5–7, 9, 10), Synclavier (1–3, 5–7, 9, 10), string arrangements (3, 5) Michael W. Smith – acoustic piano (4) Jerry McPherson – guitars (1–5, 7, 9, 10) Jon Goin – guitars (8) Gary Lunn – bass guitar (1–5, 7, 9) Craig Nelson – acoustic bass (8) Keith Edwards – drums (1–5, 7, 9) Rafael Padilla – percussion (1, 6, 8, 10) Fred Carpenter – fiddle (8) Alan Arnett – backing vocals (3) Janis Ellen Broughton – backing vocals (3) Heidi Brown – backing vocals (3) Susan Coker – backing vocals (3) Scott Coupland – backing vocals (3) Lyn Curley – backing vocals (3) Jennifer Farrar – backing vocals (3) Allison Gordley – backing vocals (3) Pam Mark Hall – backing vocals (3) Chris Harris – backing vocals (3, 4, 7, 10) Paul Harris – backing vocals (3) Mark Heimermann – backing vocals (3, 7, 10) Kim Hill – backing vocals (3) Bryan Lenox – backing vocals (3) Lori Lee Loving – backing vocals (3) David McCracken – backing vocals (3) Marita Meinerts – backing vocals (3) Carmen Minard – backing vocals (3) Pam Ourada – backing vocals (3) Cynthia Ratliff – backing vocals (3) Mark Ratliff – backing vocals (3) Melinda Scruggs – backing vocals (3) Billy Sprague – backing vocals (3) Wayne Kirkpatrick – backing vocals (4, 6) Billy Simon – backing vocals (4) Bonnie Keen – backing vocals (6) Melodie Tunney – backing vocals (6) Chris Rodriguez – backing vocals (7, 8, 10)
Production
Terry Hemmings – executive producer Jeff Moseley – executive producer Reed Arvin – producer Brent King – recording, mixing Jeff Balding – additional mixing Hank Williams – mastering at MasterMix Glenn Hall – photography Buddy Jackson – design
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