Wherever You Are is the eighth studio album by Third Day, and the band's ninth album overall.
The album debuted on the Billboard 200 at No. 8, performing comparably to major chart debuts such as Santana's All that I Am and Blink-182's Greatest Hits.
It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel album in 2006.
Track listing
LifeWay-exclusive bonus disc "Falling to Pieces" – 3:36 "That's How the Story Goes" – 3:45 "Cry Out to Jesus (Remix)" – 5:07
Singles "Cry Out to Jesus" (No. 1 Billboard Hot Christian Songs) "Mountain of God" (No. 1 Billboard Hot Christian Songs) "Tunnel" (No. 7 Billboard Hot Christian Songs)
Personnel
Third Day Mac Powell – vocals, backing vocals Brad Avery – guitars, backing vocals Mark Lee – guitars, backing vocals Tai Anderson – bass David Carr – drums
Additional musicians
Geof Barkley – keyboards, backing vocals Blair Masters – keyboards Don McCollister – keyboards, percussion, additional arrangements, string arrangements (10, 11) Scotty Wilbanks – acoustic piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, Hammond B3 organ George Cocchini (credited as Tone Chaperone) – acoustic guitar (3) Eric Darken – percussion Conni Ellisor – string arrangements (7) Carl Marsh – string conductor (7, 9–11), string arrangements (9) Gavyn Wright – concertmaster (7, 9–11) The London Session Orchestra – strings (7, 9–11) Ellie Bannister – backing vocals Drew Cline – backing vocals Travis Cottrell – backing vocals Michael Mellett – backing vocals Ashley Cleveland – backing vocals (9)
Production
Terry Hemmings – executive producer Third Day – producers (1, 4, 5, 10–12) Don McCollister – additional production (1, 4, 5, 10–12), additional engineer (1, 4, 5, 10–12), additional editing (1, 4, 5, 10–12) Brown Bannister – producer (2, 3, 6–9) Karl Egsieker – engineer (1, 4, 5, 10–12), second engineer (2, 3, 6–9) Steve Bishir – engineer (2, 3, 6–9), string recording (7, 9–11) Matt Goldman – additional engineer (1, 4, 5, 10–12) Tom Tapley – second engineer (1, 4, 5, 10–12) Aaron Sternke – second engineer (2, 3, 6–9), digital editing (2, 3, 6–9) F. Reid Shippen – mixing (1–3, 5–7, 9–12) at Sound Stage Studios (Nashville, Tennessee) Lee Bridges – mix assistant (1–3, 5–7, 9–12), digital editing (2, 3, 6–9) Joe Baldridge – mixing (4, 8) at Garage Rock Studio (Franklin, Tennessee) Nathan Watkins – mix assistant (4, 8) Randy LeRoy – additional digital editing at Final Stage Mastering (Nashville, Tennessee) Leon Zervos – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York) Traci Bishir – production coordination (2, 3, 6–9) Tim Parker – art direction, design David Dobson – photography Traci Sgrignoli – stylist Creative Trust – management
Awards
In 2006, the album was nominated for a Dove Award for Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year at the 37th GMA Dove Awards.37th Annual GMA Dove Awards Nominations & Winners on About.com; Jones, Kim
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